9 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ) ▁was ▁registered ▁in ▁the ▁districts ▁of ▁Ry b nik ▁and ▁P sz cz yna ▁( P less ). ▁The ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Ry b nik ▁were ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Polish ▁Republic ; ▁W od z is ław ▁thus ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁Polish ▁state ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 5 2 6 . ▁The ▁Upper ▁S iles ia ▁ple bis cite ▁and ▁event ual ▁division ▁of ▁Upper ▁S iles ia ▁were ▁accompanied ▁by ▁three ▁S iles ian ▁U pr is ings ▁of ▁Polish ▁mil icians . ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁Second ▁Polish ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁inter war ▁period , ▁W od z is ław ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁S iles ian ▁Vo iv odes hip , ▁which ▁enjoyed ▁far - re aching ▁political ▁and ▁financial ▁aut onomy . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁border ▁city ▁W od z is ław ▁returned ▁under ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁Germany , ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Poland ▁that ▁was ▁directly ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁German ▁state . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁eth n ically ▁categor ized ▁and ▁either ▁" re - G erman ized " ▁or ▁dis f ranch ised ▁and ▁partially ▁deport ed ▁into ▁the ▁General ▁Government ▁as ▁Pol es . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁a ▁death ▁march ▁from ▁Naz i ▁German ' s ▁death ▁camp ▁Aus ch witz , ▁