Udział polskiej dyplomacji w międzynarodowej debacie nad problemem niemieckim po zakończeniu drugiej wojny światowej
The participation of Polish diplomacy in the international debate about the German issue following the end of the Second World War

Summary/Abstract: The end of the Second World War resulted in the need to make arrangements concerning the future of Germany. The victorious states were to accomplish this. The decisions of the big four powers were made arbitrarily, and German representatives were not allowed to discuss the future of their country. Many important decisions were made between 1945 and 1947, but it was also a period of growing conflict within the anti-Nazi coalition. 1947 saw the real end of their cooperation, and the German issue became a bargaining chip in the Cold War. The representatives from Poland, which suffered great losses during the war, did not want to assume the role of just an observer, but wanted to actively participate in shaping the future of Europe. This happened on numerous layers, the most vital being the activities of Polish diplomatic posts, official appearances of Polish diplomacy on the international scene and bilateral cooperation with other countries which, like Poland, were interested in solving the German issue.

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