, ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁county ▁of ▁O str ów ▁constit utes ▁Polish ▁territory , ▁which ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁Nation ▁of ▁Poland . ▁We ▁express ▁our ▁sympathy ▁for ▁the ▁movement ▁for ▁freedom ▁of ▁our ▁German ▁co - cit iz ens . ▁Until ▁the ▁Polish ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁finally ▁takes ▁over ▁the ▁government , ▁this ▁Polish ▁committee ▁cons iders ▁itself ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁only ▁legit imate ▁authority . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁Polish ▁controllers ▁were ▁introduced ▁into ▁German ▁administrative ▁offices ▁with ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁counter - sign ▁any ▁orders ▁issued ▁by ▁German ▁authorities . ▁The ▁local ▁Land rat ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁power . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁ins urre ction ists ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁g arrison , ▁together ▁with ▁its ▁arms ▁supply , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁significant ▁public ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁▁ ▁Through out ▁November , ▁German ▁pro - re volution ary ▁newsp apers ▁in ▁Berlin ▁reported ▁on ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Republic . ▁ ▁End ▁of ▁republic ▁▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁bel ieving ▁the ▁ins urre ction ▁to ▁have ▁begun ▁too ▁early , ▁the ▁N acz el na ▁R ada ▁Lud owa , ▁which ▁claimed ▁authority ▁over ▁the ▁entire ▁pro - Pol ish ▁movement ▁in ▁Wiel k opol ska , ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁armed ▁Polish ▁units ▁to ▁dis band . ▁The ▁Polish ▁Cit iz ens ' ▁Committee ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁German ▁Sold iers ' ▁Council . ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Regiment ▁and ▁other ▁organizations ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁Polish ▁Republic ▁in ▁nearby ▁Sz