The Germany–Poland border is the state border between Poland and Germany, mostly along the Oder–Neisse line, with a total length of 467 km (290 mi). It stretches from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Czech Republic in the south.
Boundary stones of Germany and Poland in the Ueckermünde Heath
The modern border mostly follows the Oder and Lusatian Neisse rivers
Image: St. Marien Kirche panoramio (3)
Image: Świnoujście, Polska, ul. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego panoramio (2)
The Oder–Neisse line is an unofficial term for the modern border between Germany and Poland. The line generally follows the Oder and Lusatian Neisse rivers, meeting the Baltic Sea in the north. A small portion of Polish territory does fall west of the line, including the cities of Szczecin and Świnoujście.
The Oder and Neisse rivers
The Oder–Neisse line at Usedom (2008)
Marking the new Polish-German Border in 1945
Polish authorities issued an order to the population of Bad Salzbrunn (Szczawno-Zdrój) to force them to immediately leave Poland on 14 July 1945, issued at 6 a.m. to be executed until 10 am