Author : Gustavo Uruena A
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781544620374
Total Pages : 774 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (23 download)
Book Synopsis Second World War from Poland to Kursk 1939-1943 by : Gustavo Uruena A
Download or read book Second World War from Poland to Kursk 1939-1943 written by Gustavo Uruena A and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On November 5, 1916, in the midst of the First World War, Poland was made an autonomous state by Germany and Austria-Hungary. After the collapse of the German Empire in November 1918, Poland became independent and at Versailles received new boundaries which included a considerable amount of formerly German territory. By cutting off East Prussia from the rest of the Reich and by setting up the Free City of Danzig as an independent political organism, a source of conflict was created which, together with the minorities question, eventually made German-Polish relations intolerable and helped cause this war.The Versailles Treaty also sought to assure just treatment for the German minorities in Poland; but the Poles did not live up to these obligations. Complaints by the German Government, which began in November 1921 and were continually repeated, led to no improvement in the conditions under which the German communities lived. Arbitrary arrests were frequent; Germans were assassinated and the culprits often left unpunished; and German-owned lands were expropriated. As a result of all this there was a large German emigration. But the Weimar Republic, deprived of military force by the Versailles Treaty, was unable to defend German rights against Polish arrogance.