Soon, Poles and Germans Will March as Allies Foes Over the Centuries Practice NATO Roles

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: March 12, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Peter Green
International Herald Tribune
03-12-1999
The last time this ancient Baltic port saw the German Army was when Hitler's Wehrmacht was fleeing westward ahead of advancing Soviet troops in the waning days of World War II.

But on Friday, Poland, along with Hungary and the Czech Republic, will join Germany in NATO, and by the end of June, 50 German officers will be based in Szczecin, part of a new German-Danish-Polish army corps headquartered here.

The creation of the Multinational Corps Northeast finally marks an opportunity for Poland and Germany to bury the hatchet after 1,000 years of ...

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