No expulsions of Germans from Poland

[La Fin Absolue du Monde]

One of the main reasons for their expulsion was the need to "make room" for the Poles resettled from the East. But the German census of 1939 gave that land to the east of the Oder and Neisse lived 10 million 87 thousand people (and about one million Germans in the Free City of Danzig and the Polish territory). In May 1945, the population of these areas was estimated at about 4.5 million of which one million were classified as "Poles" (the others had fled to Germany or were killed during the war), and the rest were displaced between 1945 and 1950. However, the Poles displaced from the Soviet Union was only 1.8 million. What would have happened if Stalin (arguing that for Poles is enough space, and the Germans are too damaged to accept millions more refugees), he forbade his Polish puppets expel them. Stalin could do in order to be able in the future in addition to blackmail Poland return of lands that received the Germans. Does the presence of a large German minority could lead to the revival of Polish-German conflict?

 

[Deleted member 1487]

One of the main reasons for their expulsion was the need to "make room" for the Poles resettled from the East. But the German census of 1939. Gave that land to the east of the Oder and Neisse lived 10 million 87 thousand people (to about one million Germans in the Free City of Danzig and the Polish territory). In May 1945, the population of these areas was estimated at about 4.5 million of which one million were classified as "Poles" (the others had fled to Germany or were killed during the war), and the rest were displaced between 1945 and 1950. However, the Poles displaced from the Soviet Union was only 1.8 million. What would have happened if Stalin (arguing that for Poles is enough space, and the Germans are too damaged to accept millions more refugees), he forbade his Polish puppets expel them. Stalin could do in order to be able in the future in addition to blackmail Poland return of lands that received the Germans. Does the presence of a large German minority could lead to the revival of Polish-German conflict?

Huge problems between East Germany and Poland and there is going to be a big problem when West and East Germany reunite. Ostpolitik may not happen ITTL.

 

[Polish Eagle]

A decades-long attempt at Polonization will follow. The German language and German names will be forbidden, German children will read only the works of great Polish nationalist writers, and indeed there might be a ban on travel to East Germany (lest they start to get ideas).

If successful, Poland has a few million more loyal Poles by 1989 and a somewhat stronger economy.

A more likely scenario is something akin to the break-up of Yugoslavia--a Prussian/German nationalist movement springing up in the 1980s and attempting to secede. The best-case scenario then, I think, would be a West German-subsidized emigration of Germans away from Poland.

 

[La Fin Absolue du Monde]

A more likely scenario is something akin to the break-up of Yugoslavia--a Prussian/German nationalist movement springing up in the 1980s and attempting to secede. The best-case scenario then, I think, would be a West German-subsidized emigration of Germans away from Poland.

Is conflicted with Germany, Poland would be based on the 1989 alliance with Russia, rather than join the NATO? Do you would have a chance to join the EU?