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  1. How was Germany's border decided? - History Stack Exchange

    Germany's borders were defined by three wars. After its victory in the Franco-Prussian War in 1871, Germany took Alsace, and a quarter of Lorraine from France, defining its Western …

  2. Where was the pre-war (ww2) border between Poland and Germany?

    The borders of Poland changed after that - they had a war with Russia that they won, which might have gained territory. They also grabbed a bit of Czechoslovakia in 1938 and had a border …

  3. political history - Why was the shape of German states pre-WWII ...

    Mar 14, 2015 · This unnecessarily complicated border thus made it into the internal divisions of Imperial Germany in 1871. This stands in contrast to military conquests, for instance the …

  4. Did the division between East and West Germany coincide with …

    Dec 3, 2014 · The main historical cultural boundary within Germany has been for centuries between the parts that used to be occupied by the Romans, and the parts that weren't. Which …

  5. How and why was the boundary between West and East Berlin …

    Oct 19, 2021 · The work began immediately after the British had recognized the borders of the Soviet zone and Gusev had agreed not to present the "zoning" of Germany to the Germans as …

  6. How was the border between Vichy and German Occupied France …

    Jul 2, 2019 · The border between Vichy France and German-Occupied France strike me as exceptionally strange. The stated intent for Germany separating the two was to give Germany …

  7. What was the largest land area that Germany has ever controlled?

    Feb 18, 2018 · 29 Depends on what you mean by "Germany". In terms of modern ethno-national nation-states, the "core territories" of the Third Reich were the largest any modern German …

  8. Why were the Romans unable to conquer Germania?

    Jan 21, 2013 · 3 Well, the Romans did conquer "Germania", specifically, Southern Germany- (parts of greater Bavaria) and especially Western Germany- (The Rhineland). In fact, many of …

  9. nazi germany - Why did the French "surrender" all of its troops …

    Oct 8, 2021 · After losing the Battle of France, in 1940, France concluded an "Armistice," basically a "cease fire in place," with Germany. (The borders were adjusted so the Germans were give...

  10. What was the reason that Poland wanted a part of Germany north …

    Sep 2, 2018 · Poland knew from first experience how their attempt to defend against Nazi Germany was spoiled from the start by their overlong borders. So why did Poland actually …