The Frontier March of Posen–West Prussia (German: Grenzmark Posen-Westpreußen; Polish: Marchia Graniczna Poznańsko-Zachodniopruska) was a province of Prussia from 1920/1922 to 1938, covering most of lands of historical Greater Poland that were not included in the Second Polish Republic.

The Province of Posen (German: Provinz Posen; Polish: Prowincja Poznańska) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1848 to 1920, occupying most of the historical Greater Poland.

Dec 21, 2024 · Posen-West Prussia (Grenzmark Posen-Westpreußen) was formed from merging three remaining non-contiguous territories of Posen and West Prussia, which had lost the majority of their territory to the Second Polish Republic.

In the west, the province shared a border with easternmost Brandenburg, and comprised those lands between the provinces of Posen and Pomerania. This region of the province was characterized by the Baltic Uplands, with southward flowing …

Oct 1, 2018 · Here is a Prussian map from the late 1800s, with the areas that with a few boundary changes, became officially part of Poland after World War I and World War II: While my father’s ancestors came from West Prussia, allied families identified as German came from East Prussia, Silesia, and Posen.

Today all of what was West Prussia (14, 320 square miles), is in north central and northeast Poland. Then it was called the Polish Corridor. A few eastern counties were joined to East Prussia and a few Western Counties were joined to a de-militarized zone …

May 27, 2017 · After World War I, Posen was briefly part of the Free State of Prussia within Weimar Germany, but was dissolved in 1920 when most of its territory was ceded to the Second Polish Republic by the Treaty of Versailles, and the remaining German territory was later re-organized into Posen-West Prussia in 1922.

Posen-West Prussia was established in 1922 as a province of the Free State of Prussia within Weimar Germany, formed from merging three remaining non-contiguous territories of Posen and West Prussia, which had lost the majority of their territory to the Second Polish Republic and Free City of Danzig in the Treaty of Versailles.

Posen-West Prussia was a region with a tumultuous history that spanned the aftermath of World War I to the rise of the Nazi party. Its story is one of conflict, nationalism, and shifting political power that affected the lives of its residents and shaped the region's destiny.

Feb 25, 2023 · The Province of Posen was a historical jewel nestled within the Kingdom of Prussia from 1848 to 1920. This German province was a successor to the Grand Duchy of Posen, which was annexed by Prussia in 1815 from Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. The province came to be after the Greater Poland Uprising, which led to its establishment.