Gregor Thum: 2 books

Book cover of Uprooted

Uprooted

How Breslau Became Wroclaw during the Century of Expulsions

by Gregor Thum
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2011

With the stroke of a pen at the Potsdam Conference following the Allied victory in 1945, Breslau, the largest German city east of Berlin, became the Polish city of Wroclaw. Its more than six hundred thousand inhabitants--almost all of them ethnic Germans--were expelled and replaced by Polish settlers...
Book cover of Die fremde Stadt

Die fremde Stadt

Breslau nach 1945

by Gregor Thum
Language: German
Release Date: October 2, 2009

Eine deutsche Stadt wird polnisch. Am Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs wurde aus Breslau, der damals größten deutschen Stadt östlich von Berlin, Wroclaw, eine Stadt im westlichen Polen. Für Militärs und Diplomaten ein Federstrich, bedeutete es für die Menschen vor Ort einen dramatischen Bruch,...
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy