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| Poland and Germany have had a centuries-long relations. | Poland and Germany have had a centuries-long relations. | ||
| ===Twentieth Century=== | |||
| After Poland regained independence in 1918, it received parts of what had been German territory during the ]. Much of this territory had been part of Poland in earlier centuries. However, particularly in border regions of ] and ], Polish and German nationalists fought over the right to the disputed land. Eventually, Poland won back almost all of the province of Greater Poland and the industrialized part of Upper Silesia. In 1939 Germany ] and occupied the country together with the ] in the early years of the war, prior to ]. In 1943 Stalin demanded at the ] that the post-war territory of Germany and ] be redrawn further west as a buffer between ] and ]. This lead to the expulsion of Germans from former German territory (that was originally Polish territory) to ] and Poles reclaimed some of their historic territory from Germany. This event has created tension between the two ethnic groups despite being orchestrated by the ] under ]. | |||
| ====1918-1939==== | |||
| After Poland regained independence in 1918, it received parts of what had been German territory during the ]. Much of this territory had been part of Poland in earlier centuries. However, particularly in border regions of ] and ], Polish and German nationalists fought over the right to the disputed land. Eventually, Poland won back almost all of the province of Greater Poland and the industrialized part of Upper Silesia. | |||
| ====Second World War==== | |||
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| In 1939 Germany ] and partitioned the country together with the ]. In 1941 ] ylaunched ], attacking the Soviet Union. | |||
| In 1943 Stalin demanded at the ] that the post-war territory of Germany and ] be redrawn further west as a buffer between ] and ]. | |||
| Following the success of the ] in defeating the ] this policy lead to the expulsion of Germans from former German territory (that was originally Polish territory) to ] and Poles reclaimed some of their historic territory from Germany. | |||
| ====From 1945 to ?==== | |||
| ====Cold War (? -1981) | |||
| During the ], communist Poland had good relations with ], but had strained relations with ]. | |||
| ====From independence to accession==== | |||
| ⚫ | After the ], Poland and the reunited Germany have had a mostly positive but occasionally strained relationship due to some political issues. After the collapse of the ], Germany has been a proponent of Poland's participation in ] and the ]. | ||
| The Polish-German border is 467 km long.<ref name="Prez">{{pl icon}} . Page gives Polish ] as reference.</ref> | The Polish-German border is 467 km long.<ref name="Prez">{{pl icon}} . Page gives Polish ] as reference.</ref> | ||
| ====Following Accession to the ]==== | |||
| German-Polish relations were not historically friendly (the two were often rivals and adversaries), and are often rather strained at the present, especially when topics about World War II or the forced expulsion of Germans after it are brought up.<ref>Jorunn Sem Fure, Department of History, University of Bergen, </ref> |
German-Polish relations were not historically friendly (the two were often rivals and adversaries), and are often rather strained at the present, especially when topics about World War II or the forced expulsion of Germans after it are brought up.<ref>Jorunn Sem Fure, Department of History, University of Bergen, </ref> | ||
| == Notes and references == | == Notes and references == | ||
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German-Polish relations have a long and complicated history. From the 10th century on, the Kingdom of Poland had relations with the Holy Roman Empire, which were however soon overshadowed by the Polish-Teutonic wars, as a result of which, Prussia became a fief of the Kingdom of Poland. Prussia retained a certain level of autonomy under Polish rule. Later, the Kingdom of Prussia rose and eventually became one of the partitioners of Poland.
Overview
Poland and Germany have had a centuries-long relations.
Twentieth Century
1918-1939
After Poland regained independence in 1918, it received parts of what had been German territory during the partitions. Much of this territory had been part of Poland in earlier centuries. However, particularly in border regions of Upper Silesia and Greater Poland, Polish and German nationalists fought over the right to the disputed land. Eventually, Poland won back almost all of the province of Greater Poland and the industrialized part of Upper Silesia.
Second World War
In 1939 Germany invaded Poland and partitioned the country together with the Soviet Union. In 1941 Hitler ylaunched Operation Barbarossa, attacking the Soviet Union.
In 1943 Stalin demanded at the Tehran Conference that the post-war territory of Germany and Poland be redrawn further west as a buffer between Soviet Russia and Germany.
Following the success of the Red Army in defeating the German Army this policy lead to the expulsion of Germans from former German territory (that was originally Polish territory) to East Germany and Poles reclaimed some of their historic territory from Germany.
From 1945 to ?
====Cold War (? -1981) During the Cold War, communist Poland had good relations with East Germany, but had strained relations with West Germany.
From independence to accession
After the fall of communism, Poland and the reunited Germany have had a mostly positive but occasionally strained relationship due to some political issues. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Germany has been a proponent of Poland's participation in NATO and the European Union.
The Polish-German border is 467 km long.
Following Accession to the European Union
German-Polish relations were not historically friendly (the two were often rivals and adversaries), and are often rather strained at the present, especially when topics about World War II or the forced expulsion of Germans after it are brought up.
Notes and references
- Template:Pl icon Informacje o Polsce - informacje ogólne. Page gives Polish PWN Encyklopedia as reference.
- Jorunn Sem Fure, Department of History, University of Bergen, "The German-Polish Border Region. A Case of Regional Integration?"
- German-Polish relations: A History Of Betrayals, Spiegel Online, June 18, 2007
- Timeline: War and Peace in German-Polish Relations, Deutsche Welle, 23.08.2006
- Kimberly Harris, German-Polish Relations, IHJR
- Jean Ciechanowski, German-Polish Relations, International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1931-1939), Vol. 12, No. 3 (May, 1933), pp. 344-366, JSTOR
- Harold von Riekhoff, German-Polish Relations, 1918-1933, Slavic Review, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Dec., 1972), pp. 917-918
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