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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. 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 …

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

    I am interested in mapping the pre-war (WWII) border between Poland and Germany. Is there any data available in a public resource? Can anyone describe waypoints along the border in terms …

  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. Was Switzerland really impossible to invade during WW2?

    Aug 19, 2019 · Germany also enjoyed a brisk business with Switzerland's banks where they squirrelled away their loot and booty from across Europe. So overall there was very little to …

  9. world war two - Why and how were east Brandenburg, Pomerania …

    Borders Post-war Polish borders were agreed upon in Teheran (1943) and finalized in Yalta (1945) by the "Big 3". The land was taken from Germany on the grounds of Germany having …

  10. 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 …