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Polish-German history book for Schools [28]
here we have a different point of view about relations between the Poles and ze Germans ;)
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nice catch :)
''Of course, at the same time, this constitutes proof that no Polish empire existed in 966, since Miezszko was the "first"; furthermore, he was not a Pole, but rather, a Norman named "Dago-Mesico", from the Norwegian family line of the Daglingers, who migrated into lands settled by the Germans on the Weichsel and Warthe. His baptism proves nothing at all -- certainly not that he was a Pole, or that he ever became a Pole: it only proves that Dago accepted Christianity. There are no records -- as scholars confirm today -- which ever mention -- even once -- a people bearing the name "Poles" or "Slavs" "in the area" at that time. The only tribes which were native to the area were Germanic, and the founders of the Polish empire were also German. But Polish history has to begin somewhere; it was therefore logical to take this Christian baptism as the point of departure."
something more for you Miste :)
"To sum up: Hitler never made any territorial demands on Poland: on the contrary, he offered to guarantee the 1919 borders with Poland. The Poles replied that this was "insult to their honour and a threat to their independence".
Danzig was never a part of Poland, and was not part of Poland in 1939: it was a so-called "free city" under the nominal control of the League of Nations. Poland owes its existence as a modern independent state to the Treaty of Bresk-Litovsk, signed between the Germans and the Soviets in March 1918. It was considered to be in the German interests to create, or permit the existence, of a series of independent buffer states between itself and the Soviet Union. Hitler shared this view, stating that if the Poles did not defend their eastern borders, then the Germans would have to do it. In this sense, Hitler was pro-Polish, and desired a strong, independent, anti-Communist Poland. Germany and Poland should have been natural allies, forming a bulwark against bolshevism in Europe, and should have been ideal trading partners. Both countries were anti-Jewish (the Poles far more so than the National Socialists); Poland was in the depths of a depression,
a producer of raw materials and agricultural goods needed by Germany, while Germany was a producer of finished goods badly needed by the Poles.To reach an agreement with the Poles, Hitler abandoned ALL CLAIM to huge areas of Poland which were 65-85% German, areas of inestimable economic value."
Great piece of history :)
