Impact On The Ethnic Composition
One of the chief aims of the Commission was to stop the restoration of Polish population in Germanised territories of Greater Poland which was restoring its numbers after drastic fall during initial Prussian takeover. While the Commission never fully realised its goals, it managed to weaken Polish influence. In Greater Poland the Polish share of the population didn't reach its pre-1815 levels:
| Ethnic composition of the Greater Poland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | 1815 | 1861 | 1890 | 1910 |
| total population | 776.000 | 1.467.604 | 1.751.642 | 2.099.831 |
| % Poles (including bilinguals) |
73% | 54,6% | 60,1% | 61,5% |
| % Germans | 25% | 43,4% | 39,9% | 38,5% |
| Ethnic composition of West Prussia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | 1858 | 1890 | 1905 | 1910 |
| total population | ? | 1.433.681 | 1.641.936 | ? |
| % Poles (including Kashubians) |
30,9% | 33,8% | 34,4% | ~35% |
| % Germans * including bilinguals |
69,1% | 66,2%* | 65,6%* | ~65% |
According to Władysław Kulski the Commission was only a part of the German efforts to eradicate Poles from territories conquered by Prussia from Poland;in addition to 154,000 colonists, Germany also settled 378,000 German military personnel and officials in Polish territories.
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