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To: lizol
1. My source, a book on Slovak history is at home. I do know the major reason Slovakia helped with the invasion of Poland was to get back the territory that Poland took from Slovakia (when, I believe, Slovakia was also being invaded by the Hungarians in the south). Who had a better claim on the land? I do not know. I do know that Slovak troops stopped their advance when they reconquered the land taken by Poland.

2. As far as Ukraine, vast amounts of land were taken from the Ukraine by Poland right after WWI ended.

If you have more info, please post. Always willing to learn. Things just don't happen in a vacuum.
10 posted on 09/01/2004 10:55:04 AM PDT by 2banana (They want to die for Islam and we want to kill them)
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To: 2banana

I swear - this is the first time I've heard of any Polish - Slovakian conflict after WW1. Are you sure you're right?
As far as I remember - after WW1, one of the new states, that emerged out of former Austro-Hungary was Czechoslovakia, not separate Czech Republic and Slovakia (like they're now). So - I think you're referring to Zaolzie, that I've mentioned above.
But - I may be wrong. I'm not a historian, and just after WW1 it was a total mess and kind of a national "kettle" in Central Europe, many nations were fighting each other to create own state and form its best borders. So - I can't exclude, that there were some Polish - Slovakian clashes. I'll try to find something about it.


16 posted on 09/01/2004 12:05:53 PM PDT by lizol
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