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The territorial changes of Germany after World War II can be interpreted in the context of the evolution of global nationalism and European nationalism. The latter half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century saw the rise of nationalism in Europe.
This map shows the territorial expansion of Germany between 1935 and 1939, that is, before the beginning of the Second World War. The process started in 1935, when residents of the Saar region, which had been ruled under a mandate by the League of Nations since the Versailles Treaty, decided to join Germany after holding a popular referendum.
25 gru 2016 · After WWII, all territorial increases were canceled, and pre-war Germany territory was divided into British, French, American, and Soviet occupation zones. Germany’s former eastern lands were given to Poland and the USSR. Below is the map of German territorial losses since first world war
23 maj 2014 · This map shows the international boundaries of Germany prior to its WWII invasion of Poland, Austria and Czechoslovakia in 1938 and 1939. View Full Details.
German History Maps II. The Essential List, 1870-1945.
Germany Egypt Poland Czechoslovakia Austria Hungary Turkey Yugoslavia Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) Lebanon Iraq Syria Iran Caspian Sea Morocco (France) (France) Tunisia Spanish Morocco (Spain) Libya (Italy) Iceland (Denmark) Malta (Great Britain) l Trans-Jordan (Great Britain) Saudi Arabia Palestine (Great Britain) l Cyprus
A set of topographic maps of pre-World War II Germany, originally printed by the German government, and confiscated by the British and U.S. military after the war. Most of these maps are reprints by the British Geographical Section, General Staff, or the U.S. Army Map Service.
