Die Aussiedlung der deutschen Bevölkerung aus den an Polen anzuschließenden Gebieten in den Plänen der polnischen Exilregierung (1942-1945)

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The problem of the resettlement of the German population from the territories incorporated into Poland after World War II from the perspective of the Polish government in exile (1942—1945) Abstract The territorial program of the Polish government in exile was based on the assumption that the Western border of Poland must be onstructed. Between 1939 and 1941, Polish diplomacy in exile postulated the incorporation of the Free City of Danzig (Gdańsk), Eastern Prussia, Upper Silesia and the district of Oppeln (Opole) into Poland. In October 1942, the idea of a future delimitation between post-war Poland and post-war Germany along the rivers Oder and the Lusatian Neisse appeared. On October 7, 1942, this program was adopted by the Council of Ministry under General Sikorski just before his journey to the United States in December of that year. The Polish conditions for the future peace agreement were the subject of studies in a special Ministry for the Works for Peace Congress. Studies were coordinated by Dr. Marian Seyda, a right-wing politician and former Polish Minister for Foreign Affairs. In June 1944, the Ministry adopted the ”Theses on the resettlement of Germans from Poland.” This memorandum was a basic document for the creation of the Polish resettlement planning. The arguments of the authors of this text were centered on three general assumptions: (1) the security of Poland re-quires a new ”strategic” border; (2) the coexistence of the Polish na-tion and the large German population in a common State is absolutely impossible; (3) the coming total defeat of German Reich created an unique opportunity for Poland to achieve a new ”comforta-ble” settlement of the territorial problems between both nations. ----- Bibliographie: Kornat, Marek: Die Aussiedlung der deutschen Bevölkerung aus den an Polen anzuschließenden Gebieten in den Plänen der polnischen Exilregierung (1942-1945), JB historie, 1-2013, S. 52-90. https://doi.org/10.3224/jbh.v7i1.06