Why German autism was so triggered by this strip of land? Fun

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>>2959369
As historical events showed, that was just an excuse for a bigger land-grab. No matter how Poland appeased Nazi Germany, it would never be enough - as was shown in the German subjugation of Czechoslovakia.

>>2959369
hitler wanted Poland specifically in Anti-Comintern Pact, when Poland chose Allies he wad butthurt and chimped out

Why where Germans aloud keep all that land to the east after ww1 anyway...

>>2959549
>aloud

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>>2959369
NOOOOOOOO! DELET THIS UNTERMENSCH

>>2959549
because except for the very south of east prussia and i think the very south-east of silesia it was populated by germans

>>2959369
>Prussia literally steals Pomerania and Silesia from Poland during the partitions
>Poland is given these lands back by Allies after ww1 except from Gdansk (Danzig) which is made a free city
>"Fucking polaks stole our Clay!!!!!! we must genocide them!!!!!! reeeeee")

>>2959937
>except for the very south of east prussia and
true

>the very south-east of silesia it was populated by germans
That's more complicated than that, the populace was divided between cities, which were German and countryside. And the Slavic population spoke German, haven't been under Polish rule since 1200s and some of them didn't consider themselves Polish, but rather just Silesian or local. Germans didn't bother them mostly, while Poland in 1920 was a new country many didn't think would last, not to mention having a very big risk of being overrun by Soviets.

>>2959369
Because he knew they'd tell him to fuck off if he demanded it so he could "couldn't be helped lol", it's the only major sea port Poland had

>>2959979
>and some of them didn't consider themselves Polish, but rather just Silesian or local.

This is true for East Prussia but not Silesia. In Silesia the Polish nationalism literally exploded in late 19th century in rural areas. Cities remained pro-German though.

>>2959369

The narrative of 'poor germans after ww1 they had no option but to turn to natsoc and kill everyone ;_;' is proof history is not written by the victors.

>>2959369
It's because western historiography about WWII is a joke. If it's not D-Day they don't care about it.

One thing that mattered was the fact that Hitler wanted Poland as his ally but they declined in April 1939.

>>2960030
>Hitler wanted Poland as his puppet
Fixed, inb4 muh pilsudski worship

>>2960051
Not him, but it still would be much better than nazi occupation. It was a mistake to count on help from Britain and France and their guarantees were worth shit. And Poland ultimately became communist puppet thanks to dear western allies.

>>2960963
>Not him, but it still would be much better than nazi occupation.

After the war Poland would have modern Eastern borders and pre-ww2 Western borders.

>>2959997
Yeah but thats only the case for very recent history and caused by shitty documentaries, historians, /pol/ and the like.
I think looking at antiquity and the middle ages its safe to say the victors did write history.

>>2960030
Thats americans, not the entire west. All the other western countries just care about their own thing they did during ww2.

>>2959369

What is an "extraterritorial train" you idiot?

>>2963117
once they left Germany the poles allowed them to pass without border checks etc until they reached East Prussia

>>2959527
Wait a second

The poles partiotioned Czechoslovakia together with Germany

>>2963159
That doesn't make them "extraterritorial".

>>2963166
You are correct, they did annex former Czechoslovak land. my comparison to the Czechoslovak situation was in the sense than Czechoslovakia was doomed from the beginning. Just as Germany did not stop at Sudetenland and only used it as an excuse to put the whole Czech part of the country under its control, it seized the opportunity when it came to the Gdansk corridor. Poland's invasion on Czechoslovakia may have been the reason the UK and France did not act immediately after Germany invaded Poland.

>>2963166
No. It was an independent action and there was a very good reason to do this.

>Within the region originally demanded from Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany in 1938 was an important railway junction city of Bohumín. The Poles regarded the city as of crucial importance to the area and to Polish interests.
>Nevertheless, the Polish leader, Colonel Józef Beck believed that Warsaw should act rapidly to forestall the German occupation of the city. At noon on 30 September, Poland gave an ultimatum to the Czechoslovak government. It demanded the immediate evacuation of Czechoslovak troops and police and gave Prague time until noon the following day. At 11:45 a.m. on 1 October the Czechoslovak foreign ministry called the Polish ambassador in Prague and told him that Poland could have what it wanted.

Dindu nuffin

>>2963230
And also this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Czechoslovak_War

>The disputed territory was placed under international control. The final division of Cieszyn Silesia came in July 1920 as a result of the Spa Conference.

>Watt argues that Beneš strategically waited for Poland's moment of weakness, and moved in during the Polish-Soviet War crisis in July 1920. As Watt writes, "Over the dinner table, Beneš convinced the British and French that the plebiscite should not be held and that the Allies should simply impose their own decision in the Teschen matter. More than that, Beneš persuaded the French and the British to draw a frontier line that gave Czechoslovakia most of the territory of Teschen, the vital railroad and all the important coal fields. With this frontier, 139,000 Poles were to be left in Czech territory, whereas only 2,000 Czechs were left on the Polish side".[35]
>As Polish Prime Minister Wincenty Witos warned: 'The Polish nation has received a blow which will play an important role in our relations with the Czechoslovak Republic. The decision of the Council of Ambassadors has given the Czechs a piece of Polish land containing a population which is mostly Polish.... The decision has caused a rift between these two nations which are ordinarily politically and economically united'

>>2959970
Pomeriana and Silesia have been German since the high medieval period. However, Alsace, Lorraine, Franche-Comté and Savoy have been French since the 17th/18th/19th-century, which is a really short time. Friendly reminder that a Polish guy literally gave Lorraine to France in the 18th-century.

>>2959369
look at a map of the prussian empire

what the fuck is this fkn retarded shit, op must be bait

>>2962666
why you assume that soviets would even win? And it's not like reclaimed territories were reward from Stalin