The former eastern territories of Germany refer to those territories east of the current eastern border of Germany, i.e. the Oder–Neisse line, which historically had been considered German and which w
Expellee memorial, showing the coat of arms of East Prussia, Danzig, West Prussia, Pomerania, Brandenburg (for East Brandenburg), Silesia, Upper Silesia, and the (originally Austrian) Sudetenland. Historically, these coats of arms did not all exist at the same time. In addition, Posen is not included.
Recovered Territories
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The Recovered Territories or Regained Lands, also known as the Western Borderlands, and previously as the Western and Northern Territories, Postulated Territories and Returning Territories, was an off
Former eastern territories of Germany
…University in Lwów were also relocated, to Wrocław, the former Breslau). The territories acquired by Poland after World War II are known there as the Recovered Territories. The territories added to Poland had been ruled as part of Poland by the Piast dynasty in the High Middle Ages, with the exception of southern East…
Polish nationalist propaganda from the 1930s: "Nie jestesmy tu od wczoraj. Sięgaliśmy daleko na zachód." (We are not here since yesterday. Once we reached far west.)
Castle of the Dukes of Pomerania in Szczecin
Gdańsk was a principal seaport of Poland since the Middle Ages. From the mid-15th to the early 18th century, it was the largest city in Poland. Lost by Poland in the Second Partition in 1793.
Birthplace of Stanisław Staszic, a leading figure of Polish Enlightenment, in Piła (nowadays a museum)