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The territorial changes of Germany after World War II can be interpreted in the context of the evolution of global nationalism and European nationalism. The latter half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century saw the rise of nationalism in Europe. Previously, a country consisted largely of whatever peoples lived on the land ...
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Germany went from a territory of 468,787 km 2 [4] before the 1938 annexation of Austria to 357,022 km 2 [5] after the 1990 reunification of Germany, a loss of 24%. [6] Despite its acquisition of the formerly German territory, the war also saw Poland's territory reduced by about 20% overall because of its losses in the east to the Soviets.
German territorial losses 1919-1945: Date: 6 April 2008: Source: This file was derived from: Germanborders.gif: by Adam Carr: Author: Renata3: Permission (Reusing this file) PD: Other versions: Derivative works of this file: German territorial losses 1919 and 1945.svg; DeutscheLandverluste.svg; Other:
Map showing Poland's borders pre-1938 and post-1945. The Eastern Borderlands is in gray while the Recovered Territories are in pink. Map showing German territorial losses of 1919 and 1945. 1919 losses are in yellow. Recovered Territories are in green.
1919–1922 — The Treaty of Versailles divides Germany's African colonies into mandates of the victors (which largely become new colonies of the victors). Most of Cameroon becomes a French mandate with a small portion taken by the British and some territory incorporated into France's previously existing colonies; Togo is mostly taken by the British, though the French gain a slim portion ...
Made differences clearer between occupation zones and eventual territorial losses. 2007-08-31 14:57 52 Pickup 3492×2966× (755561 bytes) New version: regions placed under Polish and Soviet administration now presented slightly differently (borders instead of colour fill), Saar colour now only slightly different to French zone (still needs some ...
German-occupied Europe at the height of the Axis conquests in 1942 Gaue, Reichsgaue and other administrative divisions of Germany proper in January 1944. According to the Treaty of Versailles, the Territory of the Saar Basin was split from Germany for at least 15 years. In 1935, the Saarland rejoined Germany in a lawful way after a plebiscite.