German satirical map of Europe from 1914 ... In 1918, after 123 years of partitions, Poland once again appeared on the map of Europe. The map above shows the new Polish territory in 1921, that is, ...

Prime Minister Winston Churchill had a Christmas present for the Poles—partition ... to the Curzon line. Poland would be compensated by about half of East Prussia, including Danzig, so that ...

Charles XII is decisively defeated in Poltava and flees to the Ottoman Empire. Prussia offers a better deal to Peter than that of Augustus: partition Poland between Russia and Prussia. ‘Es sei nicht ...

Agreements with Prussia and Austria led to three partitions of Poland, in 1772, 1793, and 1795, extending Russia's borders well into central Europe. Catherine began as a political and social ...

During the second partition of Poland in 1793 (between the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia), Poland was forced to cede Danzig to Prussia, but only briefly. Napoleon Bonaparte acquired ...