Poland regained its independence as the Second Polish Republic in 1918 after World War I, but lost it in World War II through occupation by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Poland lost over six million citizens in World War II, emerging several years later as the socialist People's Republic of Poland within the Eastern Bloc , under strong ...

Jan 30, 2025 · The map below traces the history of Poland’s borders from 1635 right through to the present day. Watch as the borders shrink from their peak during the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth to the partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century to …

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Jan 20, 2012 · In keeping with my map theme, I have provided links and pointers to what I consider 4 of the Internet’s best sites for genealogically useful maps covering the regions of pre-WW2 Poland (Polska) and the former German Eastern Provinces (mainly, Ost und West Preussen, Silesian, Pommern).

Historical Map of Poland, 1831-1918 (Eugeniusz Romer) The political subdivision of the Polish territory before the war and its linguistic areas (Woodrow Wilson) The Polish question on the maps, 1914 (Joseph de Lipkowski)

Poland Czechoslovakia Austria Hungary Turkey Yugoslavia Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) Lebanon Iraq Syria Iran ... (Great Britain) l Cyprus (Great Britain) Romania Luxembourg l 0 300 600 miles Europe Before World War Two (1939) Note: Boundaries were constantly changing and are approximate for this year. United Kingdom l l Arizona ...

Jun 12, 2023 · In 2011, Cartomatic launched the geoportal ‘Maps with the Past’, which presents mosaicked and georeferenced old maps, including topographic maps of the Polish Military Geographical Institute from the interwar period, Prussian and German maps from the 19th century, Prussian and German maps or old city maps.

Occupied Poland in World War II. Fig 10. Post World War II territorial shifts.

The boundary of Poland was redrawn again after World War II, with territories East of the Curzon Line, a huge part of the pre-war territory, given to the Soviets and German territory, East of the Oder and Nesse Rivers, given to Poland in reparation.

32. Poland Map - Pre-WWI Regions