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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 ...
English: German territorial losses, 1919/1945 Territories lost according to the Treaty of Versailles, 1919 . ... This map is saved in human-editable plain text format.
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.
1939 September 26 — The Free City of Danzig and a large portion of Poland are annexed into Germany. The remainder of the territory occupied by Germany is reorganized under the General Government. 1939 November 26 — Germany grants Slovakia the territories lost in 1938 and 1920-1924 as a reward for their contribution in the Invasion of Poland ...
Map showing the Oder–Neisse line and pre-war German territory ceded to Poland and the Soviet Union. (click to enlarge) The reconstruction of Germany was the process of rebuilding Germany after the destruction endured during World War II. Germany suffered heavy losses during the war, both in lives and industrial power.
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 ...