Przemyśl, Galicia: A Garrison Town Before, During, Between and After War (1873-1953)

Authors

  • John E. Fahey Purdue University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53351/ruhm.v5i9.161

Keywords:

Austria-Hungary, Poland, World War I, Urban History, Fortress

Abstract

Título: Przemyśl, Galicia: A Garrison Town Before, During, Between and After War (1873-1953)

Title: Przemyśl, Galitzia: Una ciudad guarnición antes, durante, entre y después de la guerra (1873-1953)

 

[EN] Summary: The fortress town of Przemyśl, now located in Southeastern Poland, exemplifies many trends in Eastern European military history. Constructed in the 1870s and 1880s, Fortress Przemyśl was one of Austria-Hungary’s most important military centers. I trace the growth of the fortress and civilian community from the 1880s through the end of World War II, as they underwent sieges, invasion, population exchange, economic decline, and atrocities.  I argue that Przemyśl illustrates the shift from multi-national to mono-ethnic communities, the increase in ethnic violence in Eastern Europe through the period of the World Wars, and the long duration of military infrastructure. 

Keywords: Austria-Hungary, Poland, World War I, Urban History, Fortress

 

[ES] Resumen: La plaza fuerte de Przemyśl, hoy en día situada al sureste de Polonia, ejemplifica muchas de las tendencias de la historia militar de Europa oriental. Construida en los años 70 y 80 del siglo XIX, la Fortaleza Przemyśl fue uno de los más importantes centros militares del Imperio austrohúngaro. En este artículo rastreo el crecimiento de dicha plaza fuerte y su población civil desde los años 80 del siglo XIX hasta el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, un periodo en el que sufrirán asedios, invasiones, intercambios de población, decadencia económica y atrocidades. Finalmente, sostiendo que Przemyśl ilustra el cambio de un modelo de comunidad multinacional a otro de carácter étnicamente homogéneo, el incremento de la violencia étnica en Europa oriental durante todo el periodo de entreguerras y la larga duración de la infraestructura militar.

Palabras clave: Austria-Hungría, Polonia, Primera Guerra Mundial, historia urbana, fortaleza.

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Author Biography

  • John E. Fahey, Purdue University

    John E. Fahey is a PhD candidate studying the late Habsburg Monarchy at Purdue University.  He will graduate in May 2017.  His dissertation, “Bullwark of Empire: Imperial and Local Government in Przemysl, Galicia (1867-1939)” examines civil-military relations in Austria-Hungary’s most important fortress complex.  John is the author of “From Imperial to National: Przemyśl, Galicia’s Transformation Through World War I,” in REGION: Regional Studies of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia, “Humans Need Fantasy to be Human: Belief on Terry Pratchett’s Discworld,” in Ex Nihilo: Periodyk Młodych Religioznawców, and “The Secret Poison Plot: Adolf Hofrichter and the Austro-Hungarian General Staff” in the Journal on European History of Law.  He is the recipient of a Graduate Studies and Research in Poland Grant from the Kosciusko Foundation, the Global Synergy Grant from Purdue University, and a US Student Award from the Poland-US Fulbright Commission.

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Published

2016-05-29

How to Cite

Przemyśl, Galicia: A Garrison Town Before, During, Between and After War (1873-1953). (2016). Revista Universitaria De Historia Militar, 5(9), 212-229. https://doi.org/10.53351/ruhm.v5i9.161

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