Wednesday 10th March 2010
Freie Stadt Danzig 1920 – 1939.Alex Webber - 14th January 2010
For over a century Poland had existed in memory only, its territories carved up between Prussian, Habsburg and Russian empires. The end of WWI brought with it a house-of-cards collapse, and a new independent Polish republic was established on the back of this redress of power. But there was one key problem; the re-born Poland needed access to the sea. To meet this end the Treaty of Versailles stipulated a chunk of West Prussia be handed over to Poland, thereby creating a Polish ... NPE Premium stories are only available to members of My NPE
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