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==== Communist Poland ====
==== Communist Poland ====
[[File:Poland overlaid.PNG|right|300px|thumb|<br>Post-1945 Poland (darkened) overlaid with inter-war borders 1921-1939.]]
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|colspan="3"|<hr/>Left: Outlined in red: Ukrainian lands claimed by Poland;<br> Right: Post-1945 Poland (darkened) overlaid with inter-war borders 1921-1939.
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In 1945, Poland was forced by the [[Big Three]] powers to give up its eastern territories to [[Ukraine]] and [[Lithuania]], in exchange for Germany's eastern territories of [[Pomerania]] and [[Silesia]]. Poland's former territories, including the cities of [[Lvov]] and [[Vilnius]] were incorporated and annexed under an agreement by the Communist rulers of Poland, Ukraine, and Lithuania. Poland ended up losing its eastern territories which comprised half of the country and a sizable portion of the population.
In 1945, Poland was forced by the [[Big Three]] powers to give up its eastern territories to [[Ukraine]] and [[Lithuania]], in exchange for Germany's eastern territories of [[Pomerania]] and [[Silesia]]. Poland's former territories, including the cities of [[Lvov]] and [[Vilnius]] were incorporated and annexed under an agreement by the Communist rulers of Poland, Ukraine, and Lithuania. Poland ended up losing its eastern territories which comprised half of the country and a sizable portion of the population.