I was watching the Eurocup match between Germany and Poland and the announcer said “Germany continues its dominance over Poland”. I had to laugh.
Thanks for posting. In 1945, my 80 year old great Grandfather was kicked out of his home of 50 years in the Danzig district of Langfuhr and forced to march back to Germany. He was forced to leave with about 10 minutes notice with nothing but the clothes he wore. He had to leave behind his home, investment properties and a factory he owned — all confiscated by the communists. He walked to Germany with his 60 year old daughter (my Grandfather’s aunt) who went mad. My great Grandfather lived pretty much penniless in the Cologne area until he died in 1950.
My daughter visited Danzig last year and saw the old family home in Langfuhr. Other than being somewhat run down, it looked almost exactly like it did in a photo we have taken in the 1920s.
Our family never saw a penny from the confiscated properties in Danzig.