Misja pułkownika Harry'ego Wade'a do Polski a wybuch Powstania Wielkopolskiego
Colonel Harry Wade’s mission to Poland and the outbreak of the Greater Poland Uprising

Summary/Abstract: On 27 December 1918 an uprising against Germans broke out in Poznań, with a goal to lead to the incorporation of Greater Poland into the Republic of Poland which was just coming back to life after years of partitions. The moment of outbreak coincided with the presence in Poznań of British colonel Harry Wade, an attaché in Copenhagen, who was accompanying Ignacy Paderewski on his journey to Poland. The article answers the following questions: was Harry Wade sent to the capital of Greater Poland by the secret intelligence service; or was his presence due to the fact that London had granted a cruiser to transport Paderewski; did the colonel’s presence have an impact on the outbreak of the uprising; and how was his stay in Poznań assessed by the British authorities.

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