NOUN
- a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland
How To Use Schlesien In A Sentence
- Then they went on to protest about refugees who took food out of the mouths of decent people, like the Baum family, who had fled from Schlesien and opened a bicycle shop in Burgdorf. Stones from the River
- Three were hit: Schleswig-Holstein, Pommern, and Schlesien; Posen, in turn, struck Princess Royal with an 11-inch shell. Castles of Steel
- In October 1939, Nazi Germany annexed the Polish town of Oswiecim, renamed it Auschwitz and incorporated it into its gau (province) of Oberschlesien (Upper Silesia) as part of the Landkreis (county) of Bielitz. Alex Storozynski: The Wall Street Journal understands history, when will the rest of the American media?
- Refugees from Schlesien and other parts of the country settled in Burgdorf. Stones from the River
