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The story about German- Polish reconciliation [194]
In 1989 Eastern Germans started their exodus from their communist paradise.
We know how it all ended - The Berlin Wall came down and Germans began the reunification of two German states.
Polish politicians who ruled Poland at the time didn`t oppose the idea. They said:
Poles, who fought for independence for so long, cannot deprive others of the right of self-government.dw.de/dw/article/0,,6070413,00.html
After that, one of the most important Polish-German acts took place.
In the village of Krzyżowa, Polish Prime Minister and German Chancellor embraced each other and declared Polish German friendship for ever.
The settlement in the Silesian Duchy of Jawor-Świdnica was first mentioned in a 1335 deed. Like most of Silesia, the Krzyżowa area had been annexed by the Prussian king Frederick the Great after the First Silesian War in 1742./i]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krzyżowa,_Świdnica_County
Von Moltke`s Palace
What was the main motive of two politicians` meeting in Krzyżowa?
Preparation to signing important treaties between two countries.
Article from 1989:
[i]FRANKFURT AN DER ODER, Germany - In a significant concession on timing, Chancellor Helmut Kohl agreed Thursday that Germany will sign a treaty with Poland within the next few weeks guaranteeing their common border."
articles.latimes.com/1990-11-09/news/mn-4133_1_polish-prime-minister
A year later, Nov 1990, Poland and Germany signed a border treaty.
In 1991 Poland and Germany signed a friendship treaty:
The guys met 20 years later
PEACE!!! At last... :):):):)
