region voted for Germany for fear that if the area joined Poland, it would soon fall under Soviet rule. During the plebiscite, the Red Army came closer to Warsaw every day and committed crimes against the civilian population. According to several Polish sources, the Germans engaged in a massive persecution of Polish activists and their Masurian supporters and went as far as engaging in regular hunts and murder to influence the vote. The organisation of the plebiscite was also influenced by Britain, which then supported Germany out of fear of an increased power for France in postwar Europe. According to Jerzy Minakowski, terror and their unequal status made Poles boycott the preparations for the plebiscite, which allowed the Germans to add ineligible voters. After the plebiscite in Masuria, attacks on Poles were commenced by pro-German mobs. In particular, Polish priests and politicians were charged, even in their homes. Results as published by Poland in 1920, however, giving also Polish place names as fixed in the late 1940s. Olsztyn/Allenstein Plebiscite Area The results for Olsztyn / Allenstein Plebiscite Area were: Registered voters: 425,305, valid: 371,189, turnout: 87.31% To honour the exceptionally high percentage of pro-German votes in the , with 2 votes for Poland compared to 28,625 for Germany, the district town Marggrabowa (i.e. Margrave town) was renamed "Treuburg" (TreueGerman = "faithfulness") in 1928, with the district following this example in 1933. In the villages of Lubstynek (Klein Lobenstein), Czerlin (Klein Nappern) and Groszki (Groschken) in the (Ostróda), situated directly at the border, a majority voted for Poland. The villages became a part of Poland after the plebiscite. Other Polish-majority villages were scarce but would have been more numerous if they had not been surrounded by Mazurian German disposed villages, making a geographical connection with Poland improbable and so a vote for Poland would not be useful. The strategic importance of the Prussian Eastern Railway passing through the area of Soldau in the was the reason that it was transferred to Poland without plebiscite, and renamed Działdowo. Marienwerder / Kwidzyn Plebiscite Area The results for the precincts of Marienwerder / Kwidzyn were: Registered voters: 125,090 valid: 104,941 turnout: 84.00% The West Prussian plebiscite area remained with Germany and became part of the new West Prussia Government Region, annexed to East Prussia in 1922. See also Territorial changes of Germany after World War I Territorial changes of Poland after World War I