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Polish Corridor
Polish Corridor strip of German territory awarded to newly independent Poland by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. The strip, 20 to 70 mi (32–112 km) wide, gave Poland access to the Baltic Sea. It contained the lower course of the Vistula, except the area constituting the Free City of Danzig (see Gdańsk ) and the towns of Toruń, Grudziąz, and Bydogoszcz. Gdynia was developed as Poland's chief port and came to rival the port of Danzig. Free German transit was permitted across the corridor, which separated East Prussia from the rest of Germany. Although the territory had once formed part of Polish Pomerania , a large minority of the population was German-speaking. The arrangement caused chronic friction between Poland and Germany. In Mar., 1939, Germany demanded the cession of Danzig and the creation of an extraterritorial German corridor across the Polish Corridor. Poland rejected these demands and obtained a French and British guarantee against aggression. On Sept. 1, 1939, the Polish-German crisis culminated in the German invasion of Poland and World War II. |
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"Polish Corridor." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Polish Corridor." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-PolishCo.html "Polish Corridor." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-PolishCo.html |
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Polish corridor
Polish corridor, as it was called in German and Anglo-American terminology, was a narrow strip of land of some 15,500 sq. km. (6,000 sq. mi.) which gave Poland access to the Baltic Sea (see Danzig) and separated east Prussia from Germany proper (see Map 78). Awarded to Poland in the Versailles settlement of 28 June 1919, the corridor had a mixed population with a Polish majority. Between the wars it was of vital economic and strategic importance to Poland; for Germany, it was a territorial irredenta. In Polish eyes, it formed the bulk of the province of Royal (West) Prussia, seized by the Hohenzollerns in 1772.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Polish corridor." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Polish corridor." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Polishcorridor.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Polish corridor." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Polishcorridor.html |
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Polish Corridor
Polish Corridor Strip of land along the River Vistula, dividing East Prussia from the rest of Germany, and providing Poland with access (1919–39) to the Baltic Sea. It was created by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I, when Poland became independent. The city of Gdańsk, near the mouth of the Vistula, was made a free city but, dominated by Germans, excluded Polish enterprise. The arrangement caused disputes between Germany and Poland, exploited by Hitler to justify his invasion of Poland in 1939.
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"Polish Corridor." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Polish Corridor." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-PolishCorridor.html "Polish Corridor." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-PolishCorridor.html |
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Polish Corridor
Polish Corridor A former region of Poland, which extended northwards to the Baltic coast and separated East Prussia from the rest of Germany. A part of Polish Pomerania in the 18th century, the area had since been subject to German colonization. It was granted to Poland after World War I to ensure Polish access to the coast. Its annexation by Germany in 1939, with the German occupation of the rest of Poland, precipitated World War II. After the war the area was restored to Poland.
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"Polish Corridor." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Polish Corridor." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-PolishCorridor.html "Polish Corridor." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-PolishCorridor.html |
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Polish Corridor
Polish Corridor, Poland A comparatively narrow corridor of land, settled by Germans at the partitions of Poland although historically Polish, granted to Poland in 1919. It separated East Prussia from the rest of Germany and extended to the Baltic coast to ensure that Poland had an outlet to the sea. It was annexed by Germany in 1939, but returned to Poland, with additional territory so that it was no longer a ‘corridor’, at the end of the Second World War.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Polish Corridor." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Polish Corridor." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-PolishCorridor.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Polish Corridor." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-PolishCorridor.html |
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