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Germany–Poland relations

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3882:: "Es ist allerdings nicht so, dass Deutschland an Polen keinerlei Reparationen geleistet hätte. Das zwischen den Westalliierten und der Sowjetunion geschlossene Potsdamer Abkommen vom 2. August 1945 sah vor, dass sowjetische Reparationsforderungen aus der sowjetischen Besatzungszone bedient werden und die UdSSR hieraus wiederum unter anderem Ansprüche der Volksrepublik Polen befriedigt. Die Weiterleitung dieser nicht unerheblichen Reparationsleistungen war somit einerseits zwar von der sowjetischen Führung abhängig. Andererseits endeten die von der Sowjetischen Besatzungszone und der DDR erfüllten Reparationsleistungen im Vergleich zu den westlichen Besatzungszonen vergleichsweise spät erst aufgrund einer Erklärung Moskaus vom 22. August 1953" 2404: 1507: 3996:: "Die DDR und Polen schlossen am 6. Juli 1950 ein Abkommen über die Markierung der festgelegten Staatsgrenze an Oder und Lausitzer Neiße. Die Görlitzer Grenzformel hatte nicht nur für die DDR, sondern auch für das gesamte deutsch-polnische Verhältnis Bedeutung. Prof. Jerzy Sulek, einer der Architekten der 2+4- Verhandlungen von 1989, sah für die polnische Seite mit dem Abschluss des Abkommens folgenden Vorteil: 'Es war ganz gewiss kein Zufall, sondern eine klare Absicht, dass die DDR nicht als einer der beiden deutschen Teilstaaten, sondern als ganz Deutschland, als der einzig legitimierte Vertreter der ganzen deutschen Nation für das damalige kommunistische Polen galt.' Diese Tatsache hatte Auswirkungen auf die Reparationsfrage" 1195: 2597: 2585: 1272: 1693: 2312: 2519: 2360: 2531: 1912: 2507: 895: 1942: 2573: 2495: 2098: 29: 2621: 4843: 2609: 3945:: "Der Artikel strebt eine plausible Berechnung der wirtschaftlichen Produktivität in den Kresy sowie in den ehemaligen deutschen Ostgebieten an. Im Artikel wird ermittelt, dass das Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP) der Kresy etwa 9,4 Milliarden 1990 Geary-Khamis-Dollar (oder 19 % des polnischen BIP; alle Zahlen für 1936) betrug, während das BIP der ehemaligen deutschen Ostprovinzen bei 25,4 Milliarden Geary-Khamis-Dollar lag" 1931: 978: 718: 397: 4654: 1096: 5704: 48: 5595: 59: 4593: 4012:: "Drei Jahre später, am 23. August 1953 verzichtete Polen auf die noch verbliebenen Reparationsleistungen aus der DDR. Stichtag war hierbei der 1. Januar 1954. Prof. Sulek ist hier der festen Überzeugung, dass die DDR auch in diesem Kontext sowohl von der UdSSR als auch von Polen als Alleinvertreter von ganz Deutschland betrachtet wurde" 533: 3766:"There is no document that would meet the formal requirements of the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of 23 August 1953 on the renunciation of war reparations by the People's Republic of Poland – emphasized the PiS MP Arkadiusz Mularczyk, chairman of the council of the Jan Karski Institute of War Losses." 2132:, according to archived German Foreign Ministry files released in 2022. Germany, pursuing a pro-Russian policy, tried to discourage Poland from joining NATO during confidential discussions, and tried to convince other member countries against Poland's NATO membership. Poland eventually joined NATO in 1999. 2121:, and implied that the Federal Republic might wish to restore the frontier of 1937, by force if necessary. After the statement caused a major international backlash that threatened to halt German reunification, Kohl retracted his comments after knuckling under international rebuke, and assured both the 2031:
had torn apart a great many of families who pressured the German authorities to support their relatives for leaving Poland. During 1950-55, difficult negotiations for family reunions were conducted between Poland and the GDR. The GDR was very cautious not to cause Polish anger but anything that went
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Family reunions were handled more liberally by the Polish from 1956 on but the more generous exit policy for Germans from Poland was flanked by massive attempts by the Polish and GDR authorities to influence the Germans to stay in Poland or move to the GDR. In 1959/60, as was the case several times
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in Berlin that would "honour their lives, their resistance and their courage". He also revealed plans to establish a forum for remembrance and exchange with Poland stating that "The future forum could become a milestone for German-Polish reconciliation. For addressing the past is not something we
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and assassinations of local Polish leaders, activists and prominent individuals. There were numerous cases of attacks on Polish property, schools, printing houses, many Polish organizations were seized, Polish press and culture centers were closed down, Polish church services were banned. Germany
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ushered in the next phase of family reunions and departures of Germans, preferably the "autochthonous" population, from Poland, especially to West Germany. Eventually, the Polish had to realize that their assimilation policy towards the German minority - the German citizens and the so-called
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for captured ethnic Poles from the Russian Army, with the aim of subjecting them to propaganda and conscripting them into a planned German-controlled Polish army to fight against Russia. Faced with the mass reluctance and distrust from the Polish POWs, the plan failed and was abandoned.
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to Poland. According to the German government, there is no legal basis for further compensation payments. The Polish government rejects this view, stating that the then Polish communist government was under the sway of the Soviet Union and that its 1954 refusal is non-binding.
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German–Polish relations are sometimes strained when topics like World War II and the postwar forced expulsion of the German citizens from the territories assigned to Poland are brought up. Occasional xenophobic statements by politicians on both sides, most notably
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between 1939 and 1945. The report, which covered both human and material loses, placed the value of wartime damages caused by the German occupation at $ 1.3 trillion. The report also addressed the issue of post-war reparations stating that apart from the 1953
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Hit the Poles so hard that they despair of their life; I have full sympathy with their condition, but if we want to survive, we can only exterminate them; the wolf, too, cannot help having been created by God as he is, but people shoot him for it if they
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stressed the close relationship between the two countries and announced a joint action plan for a more intense cooperation between Poland and Germany in key areas including security and defence, support for Ukraine in the context of the ongoing
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and Germany against Russia, in hope of defeating at least one of the partitioning powers and restoring independent Poland at least in the former Russian Partition. Moreover, just before the outbreak of the war, some 40,000 Poles served in the
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killed nearly 6 million Polish citizens, including Polish academics, doctors, lawyers, nobles, priests and others. Poland was subjected to the largest amount of destruction among all German-occupied countries during World War II.
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suggested the creation of a political union between the Republic of Poland and the Federal Republic of Germany; his reason was that the borders in Europe don't matter anymore and in the future they will change anyway.
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and were subjected to strict segregation policies, with certain activities, such as sexual intercourse with German people, being punishable by deportation to concentration camps or death. Germany also extensively
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is often forgotten, as they were originally Polish. The fixing of the Oder-Neisse border can only mark a renunciation of territory in favor of Poland in German-Polish relations. Authors have pointed out that the
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Poland and Germany have held intergovernmental consultations to discuss the political and economic cooperation between the two countries on a number of occasions in the past. In 2018, Polish Foreign Minister
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Poland's existence is intolerable and incompatible with the essential conditions of Germany's life. Poland must go and will go - as a result of her internal weakness and of action by Russia - with our aid.
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agreed a to pass a declaration specifying the strategic priorities for German-Polish cooperation which stated that "both countries support a multilateral, rules-based order and champion a united Europe".
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The city must completely disappear from the surface of the earth and serve only as a transport station for the Wehrmacht. No stone can remain standing. Every building must be razed to its foundation.
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According to current estimates, roughly 2,770,000 Poles were killed during the German occupation of Poland. This number represented 11.3% of the 24.4 million ethnic Poles who lived in prewar Poland.
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proposed the creation of a Central European Economic Union, comprising a number of European countries, including Germany and Poland, in which, as the Chancellor secretly stressed, there was to be
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Under Prussian rule in areas where the Polish population lived alongside Germans a virtual apartheid existed, with bans on the Polish language and religious discrimination, besides attempts to
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When the Germans shot tens of thousands of Poles in 1944, with the intention of making sure that Warsaw would never rise again, that was also genocide. Far less dramatic measures, such as the
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would gain the upper hand and in turn sparked a long-term conflict with the Bohemian dukes over Silesia and Lesser Poland. Mieszko backed the German forces several times against the revolting
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was widespread among the oppressed Poles, a sentiment which was triggered by the policy which the Germans implemented during their occupation of Poland, this sentiment was reflected in the
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The British War Blue Book: Miscellaneous No. 9 (1939) Documents concerning German-polish Relations and the Outbreak of Hostilities between Great Britain and Germany on September 3, 1939
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in 1922. Germany remained hostile to Poland and refused to regard the German-Polish border as permanent nor even Poland's independence itself. Already in 1922, Chief of the German Army
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signed a formal diplomatic note asking Germany to start an official negotiations process, and on 3 October 2022 presented the diplomatic note to the visiting German Foreign Minister
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Between 1870 and 1914, some 3.5 million Poles have emigrated to Germany, including 1.2 million in internal migration from Polish territories under German rule, 1.2 million from the
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coast. The Teutonic Knights continued to occupy the region despite papal verdicts. They remained powerful until 1410, when a combined Polish-Lithuanian army was able to win
5476: 2113:, Poland and the reunited Germany have had a somewhat positive, but occasionally strained relationship due to sensitive political issues. In March 1990, German chancellor 2530: 2518: 485:. During the fight with Germanic duchies Mieszko I in 963 recognized Otto I as Emperor In return for tribute to the newly crowned Emperor, Otto I recognized Mieszko I as 6241: 5456: 4185: 1650: 282: 4066: 1864: 2658: 1334: 1144: 2303:
seen as in the name of whole Germany, Poland renounced further reparations, which, according to scholars, must be seen as likewise applying to the whole of Germany.
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is hence of utmost relevance in the context of reparations. Communist Poland acknowledged the GDR to act on behalf of Germany as a whole when recognizing the
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Osses, Dietmar (2024). "Ruhrpolen. Historie und Gegenwart einer "Minderheit" / Ruhrpolen. Polacy w Zagłębiu Ruhry. Historia i współczesność "mniejszości"".
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have been marked by an extensive and complicated history. Currently, the relations between the two countries are friendly, with the two being allies within
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in the 1950s, family reunifications were declared complete by the Polish and in the 1960s family reunions were handled restrictively by the Polish.
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The number of Jewish victims is estimated to be 2,9 million. This number represented about 90% of the 3.3 million Jews who lived in prewar Poland.
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Die Geschichte der Oder-Neiße-Linie."Westverschiebung" und "Umsiedlung" - Kriegsziel der Alliierten oder Postulat polnischer Politik?
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Liczba Żydów i Polaków żydowskiego pochodzenia, obywateli II Rzeczypospolitej, zamordowanych przez Niemców sięga 2,7- 2,9 mln osób.
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its western half. The western and northern portions of this territory were directly annexed to Germany, while in the remainder, the
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From 1972 to 1980, Poland and East Germany enjoyed visa-free travel. Due to large anti-communist protests and the emergence of the
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and the Soviet Union that a reunified Germany would accept the Oder–Neisse line as the final border between Poland and Germany.
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in 1424. He is considered the first writer to formulate the argument in justification of genocide of another nation. During the
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Cygański, Mirosław (1984). "Hitlerowskie prześladowania przywódców i aktywu Związków Polaków w Niemczech w latach 1939-1945".
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policies were pursued by Prussia and, since 1871, Germany. Several Polish uprisings broke out, with the largest one being the
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was even murdered by the Germans for refusing to form one. Several Polish uprisings against Germany broke out, including the
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Stanek, Piotr (2017). "Niemieckie obozy jenieckie dla Polaków z armii rosyjskiej w latach I wojny światowej (1916–1918)".
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Charles W. Ingrao, Franz A. J. Szabo, Jan Piskorski Medieval Colonization in Europe, page 31, Purdue University Press,2007
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beyond the reunification of separated spouses, minor children with their parents was rejected by the Polish authorities.
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There is a consensus that the German eastern provinces gained by Poland were economically better developed than the lost
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superior to all secular and ecclesiastical rulers. Mieszko sought to improve the relations with Otto I: he appeared as
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occurred, in which up to 11 million ethnic Germans were forced to leave their homes in Poland and resettle in post-war
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Poland and Bavaria enjoyed good relations since the late Middle Ages, and several Bavarian dukes and electors married
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of 1831 triggered enthusiasm for the Polish cause among German liberals, mocked by conservatives as Polish gushing (
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of Poles. After the Battle of Grunwald, he suggested that the Polish nation, including the King, should either be
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and were killed in battles there, as Germany feared potential desertions by Poles fighting on Polish soil on the
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In 2020, Poland surpassed Italy to become Germany's fifth biggest trading partner as well as the biggest one in
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movement in Poland, East Germany unilaterally terminated the visa-free travel agreement and closed the border.
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Merkl, Peter H. German Unification in the European Context University Park: Penn State Press, 2010 page 132.
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attacked a Polish train station near the Polish-Slovak border, but it was repelled by the Polish Army (see
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After Poland regained independence in 1918, it sought to regain its former western regions, and the Polish
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only owe to the dead. For Germans and Poles it remains the basis of our common path towards the future".
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were both punishable by death, not only for the rescuers, but also for their entire families. In all of
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to settle in Poland. Ethnic conflicts erupted between the newly arrived settlers and local populations.
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Meanwhile, Poland had to face the claims to universal power raised by Otto I when he had conquered the
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The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl: How Two Brave Scientists Battled Typhus and Sabotaged the Nazis
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or exterminated, either in its entirety, or in its majority. After Poland challenged his works at the
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Poland 1939–1945. Casualties and the victims of repressions under the Nazi and the Soviet occupations
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in southern Poland, killing 20 people and wounding 35 others. On August 31, 1939, Germany staged the
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The European policy of détente at the beginning of the 1970s, and in particular the signing of the
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had created favorable and just borders encompassing the entire historical territory of Poland, the
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in 1970, was regarded as a major step in the process of reconciliation between the two countries.
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concept was proliferated in Germany, and it also pertained to annexed ancient Polish territories.
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of the Kingdom of Poland, later transformed with the consent of the Polish King into the secular
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and Poles engaged in various activities, who were considered capable of organising or leading a
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and concentration camps, some of which were established in occupied Polish territory (including
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Two conferences addressed the matter of the school history-books used in Poland and in Germany:
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caused a diplomatic firestorm when he suggested that a reunified Germany would not accept the
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However, while the Poles were still insisting 20 years after the end of the war that the 1945
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in 966. The next year however, he once again entangled with the troops of the Saxon renegade
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Wardzyńska, Maria (2003). ""Intelligenzaktion" na Warmii, Mazurach i północnym Mazowszu".
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admitting that the union would be a veiled form of German domination in Europe (see also:
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was fought between 1003 and 1018. In 1109, Poland defeated the invading German forces at
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Heike Amos (2009). "Deutsche in Polen: Auswirkungen auf das Verhältnis DDR – VR Polen".
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by the Soviet Union in 1940. In April 1943, Germany exposed the crime, now known as the
753:, the Order fell into a series of conflicts with the Polish state. The Teutonic Knights 4413: 4385: 2764: 2730: 1841: 1712: 1632: 1617: 1501: 1407: 1403: 1300: 927: 888: 877: 873: 774: 746: 599: 444: 352: 92: 4511: 4270:"Polska sprzeda Niemcom jeszcze prawie 3,5 miliona dawek szczepionki przeciw Covid-19" 3098: 2356:, and passport-free and visa-free travel between Germany and Poland is allowed since. 1259:, and Piłsudski proclaimed the independence of Poland. That day, during his speech in 977: 6230: 3933: 2750: 2423:
announced a project to build a monument commemorating the Polish civilian victims of
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over the Teutonic Order at Grunwald. As a result, Poland emerged as a major power in
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Nowosielski, Michał (2011). "Profil działalności polskich organizacji w Niemczech".
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A history of modern Germany, 1800-2000 Martin Kitchen Wiley-Blackwel 2006, page 130)
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which was held in 1943, Stalin demanded that the post-war territory of Germany and
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government informing it of Poland's intentions to renounce its reparation rights.
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presented to the public a three volume report detailing war damages caused by the
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which was created in 1991 to strengthen cooperation between the three countries.
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Hitler's Foreign Workers: Enforced Foreign Labor in Germany Under the Third Reich
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On 2 July 2024, the Polish-German intergovernmental consultations took place in
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of Polish children, were also genocide, according to the legal definition of it
1307:. Eventually, Poland regained the majority of the lands lost to Prussia in the 1095: 396: 5491: 3251: 3071:
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region in western Germany and forming a vibrant Polish community known as the
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The Oder-Neisse Line: The United States, Poland, and Germany in the Cold War
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amounting to a loss of territory equal in size to the territory of the GDR.
2001:, which officially confirmed and recognized the Polish-East German border. 1763: 1678: 1591: 1244: 1043: 623: 404: 4371:
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of its cultural and industrial possession and vandalized its heritage. The
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of Poland, including 500,000 Poles migrating to work in the industrialized
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Article from Der Spiegel 31/10.2006 on Polish–German Relations, in English
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relations, on the other hand, were strained, although they improved after
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was a part of a larger French-led alliance with the German states of the
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and along with the Holy Roman Empire, ended the growing expansion of the
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Germany, Poland, and Europe: Conflict, Co-operation, and Europeanization
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Polska 1939–1945. Straty osobowe i ofiary represji pod dwiema okupacjami
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in late 1944, and in October 1944, Himmler stated in regards to Warsaw:
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the Duchy of Warsaw was dissolved, and partially re-annexed by Prussia.
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A Cold War in the Soviet Bloc: Polish-East German Relations: 1945-1962
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government under German occupation, and pre-war Polish Prime Minister
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God's Playground A History of Poland: Volume II: 1795 to the Present
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concluded that the German eastern provinces were valued 25,8 billion
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were established and operated by Germany in occupied Poland. In 1941
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allies and partners, having an open border and being members of the
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Inside a Gestapo Prison: The Letters of Krystyna Wituska, 1942–1944
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From Peace to War: Germany, Soviet Russia, and the World, 1939-1941
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Związek Pruski i poddanie się Prus Polsce: zbiór tekstów źródłowych
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Polish firefighters helped in flood recovery in Germany during the
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reparations from World War II were continued to be repaid to Poland
2044:"autochthons" who insisted on their German ethnicity - had failed. 1224:. Moreover, Germany still planned the annexation of the so-called " 765:, and therefore took the control of the nearly entire southeastern 4249:"Monument to Polish WWII victims to be erected in Berlin – dep FM" 4023:"The German-Polish Border Region. A Case of Regional Integration?" 3257:
Strategic Denial and Deception: The Twenty-First Century Challenge
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On 1 September 2022, Poland's government headed by Prime Minister
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be redrawn further west as a buffer between the Soviet Union and
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Daniela Fuchs (13 September 2004). "Reparationen aus der DDR".
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stipulated that Soviet reparations would be satisfied from the
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The relations between West Germany and Poland improved through
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of Poland, and in August 1914, the German Army carried out the
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Around 1900, the Polish national movement was organized in the
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were also subjected to anti-Polish and Germanisation policies.
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Jorunn Sem Fure, Department of History, University of Bergen,
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anticipated a total destruction of Warsaw, the capital of the
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of Prussia (right) quarrelling over their territorial seizures
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In the 13th century, Poland was suffering from the attacks of
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The New Cambridge Medieval History, Vol. III: c. 900-c. 1024
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as the bedrock of the Polish nation to regain independence.
285:, and as compensation for this loss, it received most of the 4354: 1311:, and parts of the territories lost even earlier, including 777:. Already in the 15th century, German theologian and writer 517:
coast. He also had to defend the Polish border on the lower
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fought against Germany on various war fronts as one of the
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stabilize Germany's economic predominance in Central Europe
281:, Poland lost the eastern half of its territory, which was 3818:"Poland upholds WWII reparation claims from Germany - DPA" 201:
regained independence and its place on the map. Under the
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Following accession to the European Union (2004–present)
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kidnapping of Polish girls and women for sexual slavery
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Helmut Kohl and Tadeusz Mazowiecki during meeting in
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In October 1938 Germany expelled about 17,000 Polish
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against Germany broke out in the disputed regions of
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with Poland. It was seen as a great injustice in the
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Wituska, Krystyna (2006). Tomaszewski, Irene (ed.).
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and confiscations of Polish press and publications.
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but in fact it was to be under German leadership to
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Embassy of Poland in Germany (in German and Polish)
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blocked the Germans' road to the east for 700 years
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German camps in occupied Poland during World War II
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Taylor & Francis. p. 165. 2349:floods, and helped extinguish wildfires in 2019. 1110:, Germany invaded and occupied vast areas of the 339:and it confirmed the Polish-German border on the 2717:The German Myth of the East: 1800 to the Present 2338:, have slowed the improvement of the relations. 1175:a semblance of equality among the member states, 614:, interfered in the conflict between minor King 489:("Friend of the Emperor") and stated that he is 4604:German-Polish relations: A History Of Betrayals 4549:, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Dec., 1972), pp. 917–918 4493:Ciechanowski, Jean. "German-Polish Relations." 3588:"Kohl Retreats, Says He Accepts Polish Borders" 3505: 3482: 2704:German-Polish Relations: A History Of Betrayals 2665:List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany 2199:On 2 October 2022, the Polish Foreign Minister 2078:laureate Willy Brandt, which took place at the 1993:shared the fate of Poland, which fell into the 872:broke out in the German lands, Poland became a 146:in 1772–1795. Following the partitions various 3562:The Nobel Peace Prize 1971 Presentation Speech 3099:"The September Memorandum (September 9, 1914)" 2670:List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland 2153:The Polish-German border is 467 km long. 2150:, a foundation supported by both governments. 1554:Nazi Germany's Directive No. 1306 stated that 1539:and partitioned the country together with the 1490:Pacification actions in German-occupied Poland 5577: 4636: 4497:Vol. 12, No. 3 (May 1933), pp. 344–366, 3539:Die Vertriebenenpolitik der SED 1949 bis 1990 2180:made by the then communist government led by 2128:In the 1990s, Germany opposed Poland joining 2080:Monument to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Heroes 1210:, Germany and Austria-Hungary proclaimed the 958:against Prussia, including in the victorious 729:, and resulted in a decisive victory for the 122:into Polish territory and the centuries-long 8: 2210:Earlier in December 2021, German Chancellor 1904: 1446:, which started the next morning, without a 1357:In the late 1930s, before the German-Soviet 918:In the second half of the 18th century, the 751:converting the Old Prussians to Christianity 745:hired an army of unemployed crusaders - the 142:rose and eventually became one of the three 21: 3524: 3288:Dick, Sheldon (1997). Wegner, Bernd (ed.). 2926: 2659:German–Polish declaration of non-aggression 2148:Foundation for Polish-German Reconciliation 2146:and that money was distributed through the 2135:Poland, Germany and France are part of the 2062:'s Ostpolitik. West Germany recognized the 1566:and the Polish population was subjected to 1335:German–Polish declaration of non-aggression 1155:), enemies of Germany. Germany ran special 110:had close and chequered relations with the 5584: 5570: 5562: 4643: 4629: 4621: 3684: 3682: 4540:The partitions of Poland 1772, 1793, 1795 3469: 3467: 3465: 2824:The Military Orders: History and Heritage 2415:during welcoming ceremony in Warsaw, 2022 1881:Following the defeat of Germany in 1945, 415:marked the beginning of statehood in 966. 359:. Both countries are also members of the 229:in 1933. On 1 September 1939, Poland was 6242:Relations of colonizer and former colony 3315: 3313: 3311: 3040: 2899: 2735:"The fatal fact of the Nazi-Soviet pact" 2315:German soldiers at a military parade in 2253:would in turn satisfy the claims of the 1844:, to the world. The Germans allowed the 1313:the industrialized part of Upper Silesia 1283:on December 27, 1918, which sparked the 249:. During the war, Poland suffered circa 3663:Informacje o Polsce - informacje ogólne 3341: 3339: 3260:. Transaction Publishers. p. 100. 3246: 3244: 2696: 2614:Consulate-General of Germany in Wrocław 2568: 2490: 2299:Corresponding to the conclusion of the 1251:. Three days later, Germany signed the 1020:, and since the late 19th century, the 4441: 4431: 4325: 4324: 4313: 2914:A History of Modern Germany: 1840-1945 2602:Consulate-General of Germany in Kraków 2590:Consulate-General of Germany in Gdańsk 2524:Consulate-General of Poland in Hamburg 2512:Consulate-General of Poland in Cologne 2163:World War II reparations § Poland 1903: 1486:Kidnapping of children by Nazi Germany 606:was married to a daughter of Margrave 540:, commemorating the successful Polish 287:pre-war eastern territories of Germany 20: 3603: 3601: 3301: 3299: 3201: 3199: 3197: 3121: 3119: 3117: 3115: 2787: 2785: 2536:Consulate-General of Poland in Munich 2468:Polish diplomatic missions in Germany 2018:Nazi crimes against the Polish nation 1474:Nazi crimes against the Polish nation 761:with the country's main port city of 560:in 962. According to the idea of the 521:river against the forces of Margrave 419:In the 10th century, the West Slavic 255:it also suffered huge material losses 150:policies were pursued, including the 7: 5487:East Germany–United States relations 3898:Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas 3225:(in Polish). No. 12-1 (35-36). 3223:Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej 2848: 2846: 2844: 2842: 2542:German diplomatic missions in Poland 2283:In today's Germany, the loss of the 2214:rejected the idea of paying further 1592:extermination of mentally ill people 459:and in 962/63 he first met with the 2715:Liulevicius, Vejas Gabriel (2010). 2024:relations were generally strained. 1033:of Poland and 1.1 million from the 984:in 1885–1890 on a 1915 painting by 590:in 973 and in 978 secondly married 431:about 960 were able to establish a 4556:, Cambridge University Press, 2000 3904:(1). Franz Steiner Verlag: 27–42. 2822:, in Victor Mallia-Milanes (ed.), 2222:As a consequence of aggression by 2066:as Poland's western border in the 2029:expulsion from west-shifted Poland 1753:Western Allied invasion of Germany 1699:of 728 Poles from German-occupied 1683:rescuing and helping Jews by Poles 1570:, including large massacres, mass 1482:Expulsion of Poles by Nazi Germany 1370:carried out extensive anti-Polish 1293:Greater Poland uprising of 1918–19 544:during the German invasion of 1109 481:rivers established in 937 by King 291:a series of flights and expulsions 118:both by the push eastwards of the 98:From the 10th century onward, the 14: 5512:Foreign relations of East Germany 5507:Foreign relations of Nazi Germany 4400:Institute of National Remembrance 3973:"Es geht um Politik, nicht Recht" 3874:"Es geht um Politik, nicht Recht" 3378:. Translated by William Templer. 2247:Soviet occupation zone in Germany 2229:However, as a consequence of the 2074:gesture by Chancellor and future 1061:most portentous national disaster 257:because Germany sought to commit 5702: 5593: 4841: 4652: 4612:, Deutsche Welle, 23 August 2006 4591: 2619: 2607: 2595: 2583: 2571: 2529: 2517: 2505: 2493: 1940: 1929: 1910: 1889:from the territories which were 1470:Occupation of Poland (1939–1945) 1169:authorized by German Chancellor 1126:initially fought on the side of 1083:even claimed the industrialized 727:German Order of Teutonic Knights 674:rivers, which were inhabited by 373:Council of the Baltic Sea States 57: 46: 27: 4598:Relations of Germany and Poland 4573:Great Britain. Foreign Office. 4507:(Oxford University Press. 2005) 3955:Hartenstein, Michael A (2006). 2435:, Poland sold some 6.5 million 1772:underground resistance movement 1564:are on the same inferior level, 1436:attack which was to serve as a 1337:. A trade agreement followed. 1145:Polish Armed Forces in the East 1001:Greater Poland uprising of 1848 960:Greater Poland uprising of 1806 938:. The partitions took place in 864:In the 16th century, after the 799:Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466) 536:Children of Głogów Monument in 447:. Mieszko's territory included 166:Greater Poland uprising of 1848 6247:Bilateral relations of Germany 5551:Germany and the United Nations 4606:, Spiegel Online, 18 June 2007 3959:. München: Olzog. p. 129. 3448:. W. W. Norton & Company. 3442:Allen, Arthur (21 July 2014). 2986:. Berghahn Books. p. 27. 1854:International Katyn Commission 1398:was signed by Germany and the 1249:German Revolution of 1918–1919 1011:, in regards to Poles, wrote: 920:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 793:, his views were condemned by 618:and the deposed Bavarian duke 509:, fighting over the island of 1: 6252:Bilateral relations of Poland 6212:Diplomatic missions of Poland 5462:German entry into World War I 4402:(IPN). Hardcover, 353 pages. 4276:(in Polish). 20 December 2021 3506:Materski & Szarota (2009) 3483:Materski & Szarota (2009) 3016:Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny 2626:Consulate of Germany in Opole 2324:Multinational Corps Northeast 1856:to investigate the massacre. 1778:. Poland did not establish a 1580:kidnapping of Polish children 1460:History of Poland (1939–1945) 1253:Armistice of 11 November 1918 1171:Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg 982:Expulsion of Poles by Germany 962:, and the short-lived Polish 954:, the Poles fought alongside 757:the Polish coastal region of 5533:Foreign ministers of Germany 4659:Foreign relations of Germany 4355:Embassy of Germany in Poland 4010:. Berlin: nd.Genossenschaft. 3994:. Berlin: nd.Genossenschaft. 3353:(in Polish). 21 January 2015 3330:Wayne State University Press 2675:Poland in the European Union 2578:Embassy of Germany in Warsaw 2463:Resident diplomatic missions 1905:East German–Polish relations 1852:to the site, and formed the 1705:Auschwitz concentration camp 1568:extensive genocidal policies 1454:Second World War (1939–1945) 1243:and then imprisoned them in 305:of a population in history. 273:populations. As a result of 5600:Foreign relations of Poland 5502:Ambassadors of Nazi Germany 4373:Przegląd Nauk Historycznych 4097:(in Polish). 16 August 2002 3853:WELT, DIE (2 August 2017). 2980:Polak-Springer, P. (2015). 2653:German–Polish Border Treaty 2500:Embassy of Poland in Berlin 2388:and his German counterpart 2352:In 2007, Poland joined the 2173:German occupation of Poland 1966:, including 700,000 in the 1671:massacre of Lwów professors 1329:began in 1925, but in 1934 1091:First World War (1914–1918) 885:relieve the siege of Vienna 781:proposed and advocated the 314:People's Republic of Poland 283:annexed by the Soviet Union 128:State of the Teutonic Order 126:, as a result of which the 6268: 5033:Consuls in Haifa and Eilat 3380:Cambridge University Press 3189:Cambridge University Press 2550:and consulates-general in 2546:Germany has an embassy in 2476:and consulates-general in 2285:former eastern territories 2266:"westward shift" of Poland 2192:was ever presented to the 2160: 2051: 1995:Soviet sphere of influence 1760:Polish resistance movement 1743:(including the victorious 1622:Polish resistance movement 1578:, arrests, incarceration, 1463: 1457: 972:War of the Sixth Coalition 968:Confederation of the Rhine 834:Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska 644:under the auspices of the 318:German Democratic Republic 120:Margraviate of Brandenburg 5700: 4839: 4149:(in Polish). 27 June 2019 4123:(in Polish). 27 July 2021 3254:; James J. Wirtz (2011). 2793:"wojny polsko-krzyżackie" 2648:German minority in Poland 2472:Poland has an embassy in 1952: 1939: 1928: 1909: 1647:Catholic Church in Poland 1524:(standing behind Frank), 1327:German–Polish customs war 1275:Visit of Polish composer 1212:Regency Kingdom of Poland 1016:Germany also carried out 970:, however, following the 497:by marrying his daughter 403:in 996 under the rule of 225:, in part leading to the 69: 56: 45: 26: 6237:Germany–Poland relations 5477:Soviet Union before 1941 4688:Central African Republic 4422:Andrzej Krzysztof Kunert 2777:The Germans and the East 2255:Polish People's Republic 2216:World War II reparations 2184:under pressure from the 2157:World War II reparations 2016:as a reparation for the 2012:saw the loss of the old 1976:American occupation zone 1768:Polish Underground State 1657:camps and several major 1653:. Countless prisons and 1522:Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger 1394:On August 23, 1939, the 596:Dietrich of Haldensleben 443:in an area later called 381:World Trade Organization 277:and the decision of the 4512:German-Polish Relations 4035:"Return of xenophobia?" 3372:Ulrich Herbert (1997). 2876:(in Polish and Latin). 1972:British occupation zone 1964:Allied-occupied Germany 1846:International Red Cross 1818:, which has supposedly 1745:Battle of Monte Cassino 1478:The Holocaust in Poland 1396:Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact 1285:Greater Poland uprising 1267:Interbellum (1918–1939) 924:partitioned three times 749:. After the failure of 725:was fought against the 694:roughly stretched from 612:Boleslaus II of Bohemia 602:. In 984 Mieszko's son 106:established under Duke 22:German–Polish relations 6184:Multilateral relations 5546:Ambassadors of Germany 5538:Diplomatic missions of 5528:Federal Foreign Office 5482:Inner German relations 5230:Bosnia and Herzegovina 4563:(Manchester UP, 2004). 4357:(in German and Polish) 4274:Polska Agencja Prasowa 3910:10.25162/jgo-2020-0002 3722:Polska Agencia Prasowa 3351:zwangsarbeit-archiv.de 3181:Germany Turns Eastward 2872:Górski, Karol (1949). 2416: 2372: 2326: 2178:non-binding resolution 2106: 2048:Ostpolitik (1970–1989) 1980:French occupation zone 1968:Soviet occupation zone 1776:German-occupied Europe 1749:Vistula–Oder Offensive 1733:North African campaign 1717:Allies of World War II 1708: 1687:German-occupied Europe 1529: 1333:and Poland signed the 1288: 1214:, a German-controlled 1203: 1103: 988: 915: 850:Augustus III of Poland 734: 702:, and southwards into 545: 416: 407:, whose acceptance of 357:European Single Market 347:. Both states are now 227:Nazi takeover of power 144:partitioners of Poland 4528:(Princeton UP, 2015). 4517:16 April 2012 at the 4495:International Affairs 4412:. With a Foreword by 3892:Kouli, Yaman (2020). 3613:Spiegel International 3423:. Imperial War Museum 2853:Cassar, John (1997). 2818:Ekdahl, Sven (2008), 2680:Germany–Poland border 2655:, 1990; now in effect 2406: 2375:On 24 September 2013 2367:and Polish President 2362: 2314: 2274:International Dollars 2270:International Dollars 2100: 1883:anti-German sentiment 1824:destruction of Warsaw 1806:. During the latter, 1796:Operation Ostra Brama 1695: 1659:prisoner-of-war camps 1509: 1422:train station bombing 1277:Ignacy Jan Paderewski 1274: 1197: 1157:prisoner-of-war camps 1116:destruction of Kalisz 1098: 1067:20th and 21st century 1059:in 1410 the Germans' 980: 897: 868:was launched and the 842:Maximilian III Joseph 830:Maximilian II Emanuel 720: 535: 399: 301:. It was the largest 5927:United Arab Emirates 5169:United Arab Emirates 4600:at Wikimedia Commons 4559:Zaborowski, Marcin. 4384:Materski, Wojciech; 4041:. 28 September 2010. 3672:. Page gives Polish 3668:25 June 2009 at the 3210:(in Polish) (4): 23. 3157:"Poland and Germany" 2767:, 164. Howorth, 226. 2691:Notes and references 2369:Bronisław Komorowski 1897:Cold War (1945–1969) 1887:expulsion of Germans 1834:Operation Barbarossa 1816:former Polish nation 1697:First mass transport 1667:Operation Barbarossa 1594:and deportations to 1588:pacification actions 1498:Operation Tannenberg 1309:Partitions of Poland 1241:Kazimierz Sosnkowski 1133:Imperial German Army 908:Joseph II of Austria 826:Casimir IV Jagiellon 791:Council of Constance 604:Bolesław I the Brave 507:Wichmann the Younger 251:6 million casualties 203:Treaty of Versailles 168:during the European 124:Polish–Teutonic Wars 6205:Diplomatic missions 4510:Harris, Kimberly. 4483:Anderson, Sheldon. 4173:The Daily Telegraph 3977:Legal Triune Online 3971:Patrick Heinemann. 3878:Legal Triune Online 3872:Patrick Heinemann. 3824:. 26 November 2021. 3806:. 13 December 2021. 3788:. 13 December 2021. 3639:auswaertiges-amt.de 2963:von Bülow, Bernhard 2562:and a consulate in 2431:To help combat the 2398:East-Central Europe 2301:Treaty of Zgorzelec 2290:Treaty of Zgorzelec 2278:Eastern Borderlands 2142:In the 1990s, some 2072:Warschauer Kniefall 1999:Treaty of Zgorzelec 1906: 1901:Bilateral relations 1651:brutally persecuted 1367:concentration camps 1226:Polish Border Strip 1208:Act of 5th November 1100:Act of 5th November 1073:Narodowa Demokracja 1018:expulsions of Poles 1005:Revolutions of 1848 912:Frederick the Great 904:Catherine the Great 902:of Poland, showing 866:Counter-Reformation 743:Konrad I of Masovia 686:peoples, including 616:Otto III of Germany 574:as guardian of the 463:forces of Margrave 303:forced displacement 243:concentration camps 170:Revolutions of 1848 162:expulsions of Poles 77:bilateral relations 23: 18:Bilateral relations 4542:(Routledge, 2014). 4455:Przegląd Polonijny 4300:bundesregierung.de 4083:. 4 December 2022. 3755:. 3 September 2022 3724:. 2 September 2022 3127:Kowalski, Waldemar 2861:on 22 August 2006. 2733:(5 October 2010). 2417: 2409:Mateusz Morawiecki 2373: 2336:Jarosław Kaczyński 2327: 2169:Mateusz Morawiecki 2107: 1978:and 68,000 in the 1891:assigned to Poland 1770:, was the largest 1721:Norwegian campaign 1709: 1560:. 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Index

Map indicating locations of Germany and Poland
Germany
Poland
bilateral relations
Poland
Germany
NATO
European Union
Piast
Kingdom of Poland
Mieszko I
Holy Roman Empire
Late Middle Ages
Margraviate of Brandenburg
Polish–Teutonic Wars
State of the Teutonic Order
fief
Duchy of Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia
partitioners of Poland
anti-Polish
Kulturkampf
Germanization
expulsions of Poles
Greater Poland uprising of 1848
Revolutions of 1848
November Uprising
Polenschwärmerei
de
World War I

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