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==Before the here mentioned Preconditions==
The territory here referred to as western Polish lands was recorded as '''Germania''' in AD 98 by [[Tacitus]] with a number of Germanic tribes, with the East Germanic tribes living at the Baltic sea between [[Elbe]], [[Oder]] and [[Vistula]] rivers and south to the Alps, Danube and the Carpathian mountains.
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==Preconditions==
Since medieval times, western [[Poland|Polish lands]] had some Germanic residents, for the first several centuries by invitation. Polish landowners had unproductive land and needed more workers. Germans from the Protestant Low Countries were recruited to reclaim wetlands of northern Poland. Sometimes, Protestant refugees from the Catholic higlands were recruited. As time progressed the settler came more from neighboring German lands. Additionally, groups of oppressed Protestants from are(contracted; show full)

The tumble times of [[Bar Confederacy]] created a situation, when the foreign settlers sided on the government side, while some Poles sided with partisans.
For example, in Czarnkow region, settlers were attacked by roving bands of Polish militia.
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==Partitions==

The tide turned in the late 1700s when the powerful neighbors carved Poland up in the three [[Partitions of Poland]]. Now the native Poles came under occupation, ruled by a foreigners and the minority Germans began to have the upper hand. The Prussian state determined to become stronger with the acquisition of the additional Polish lands. To ensure continued possesion and a secure German presence, settlers were encouraged, German communities were assisted with gifts that built churches, provided bells and various other infrastructure improvements. Most notable was the creation of the canal between [[Bydgoszcz]] (German: ''Bromberg'') near the [[Vistula]] (German: ''Weichsel'') and [[Naklo]] (German: ''Nakel'') on the [[Notec]] (German: ''Netze'') The Prussian beaurocracy developed into a one machine and the 1800s introduced other machinery that brought about broad social changes as well.⏎
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==Napoleon==
[[Napoleon I]]temporarily turned the tables for about eight years, then the situation reversed again. (Add info about Polish involvement, French relations, Germans preventing French shipments on river barges, etc.)
==Prussian times==

After the Napolean era, Prussia again received Great Poland. In total, 5 Prussian Provinces, included large Slavic speaking minorities:
*Great Poland
*West Prussia
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In general Poland guaranteed German minority national rights. However, many landestates that belong to German landowners were subject of parcelation and were sold to Polish peasants.


==War and atrocities==
World War II brought the brutal repressions of totalitarian German state against Poles. Unspeakable attrocities touched every family in the Western provinces of Great Germany(see [[World War II atrocities]]).