Poland and Polish Discussion Group and Forum

Welcome to the original English language Poland and Polish discussion group board. This message forum is a place where English-speaking Poles, foreigners (expats) living in Poland, and anyone with a genuine interest in Poland can discuss and read the views of others concerning Poland. Subjects include: Polish news and current affairs; Life in Poland; politics; genealogy research; Polish culture and history; advice and tips on visiting Poland; Polish property and investment issues. The aim of our group is to increase awareness of wonderful Poland using the English language and allow and foster the honest debate and exchange of opinions on anything vaguely related to Poland and Polish - positive, negative and/or neutral! This discussion group is not an open-to-all public message board. Membership is by invitation only and therefore given that a fairly limited number of people have full access, it is more of a community blog than a straightforward forum. This application system was brought in to lessen the amount of spam and nonsensical and commercial posts made by casual visitors and off-topic and offensive posts left by a disruptive minority. To ask a one-off question about Poland or respond to comments made on this board without a password just email us and provided it is at least halfway sensible, we'll post it on the board for all to see and current members will try to respond! All opinions and views expressed on this site are solely those of their respective authors and are not necessarily those of anyone else!

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Angela W Feb 8, 08 - 10:46 AM	Expulsion of 12 million ethnic Germans Landmark Talks on Expulsion of Germans Poland and Germany have held unprecedented talks about German plans for a museum to commemorate the expulsion of Germans from eastern Europe following World War II. German Culture Minister Bernd Neumann discussed the plan with Poland's former Foreign Affairs Minister Wladyslaw Bartoszewski on Tuesday in Warsaw. Bartoszewski is an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor and the Polish government's key advisor on relations with Germany. He said Poland will not participate in the Berlin museum project, but that individual Polish historians can do so. In a statement after the meeting, the two officials stressed the importance of open historical dialogue. Polish and German relations have long been strained over the brutal expulsion of some 12 million ethnic Germans from their their homes in central and eastern Europe following the defeat of the Nazis. Poland and other eastern European countries have objected to a museum focusing on the suffering of Germans, fearing it might obscure Germany's responsibility for the war and its horrors. German forces invaded and subjected Poland to a brutal occupation during World War II Neuman and Bartoszewski say they agreed on the need to create a center that would offer a comprehensive look on Europe's 20th century history. http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-02-06-voa7.cfm
Another Ania Feb 8th, 2008 - 6:31 PM	Re: Expulsion of 12 million ethnic Germans this again?
Angela W Feb 8th, 2008 - 8:55 PM	Re: Expulsion of 12 million ethnic Germans It's current news. Ongoing in fact.
slepowron Feb 9th, 2008 - 7:05 AM	Re: Expulsion of 12 million ethnic Germans Yes, it is scandalous that such numbers were expelled. Many should have been tried for war crimes. Perhaps that is why the majority fled, not waiting to be “expelled”.
Another Ania Feb 9th, 2008 - 10:04 AM	Re: Expulsion of 12 million ethnic Germans It may be current news but we have done the debate to death already many times over.
dajwid Feb 9th, 2008 - 7:35 PM	Re: Expulsion of 12 million ethnic Germans Ok say sorry and give them there homes back. The proble is then nearly every country in the world would want the same. It is history, finished, over, been, gone, no more. Worry about today not yesterday.
Another Ania Feb 10th, 2008 - 1:22 AM	Re: Expulsion of 12 million ethnic Germans yes indeed. Don't stop thinking about tomorrow...it will soon be here. It will be here better than before. Yesterday's gone. tra la la

	Poland and Polish Discussion Group and Forum Welcome to the original English language Poland and Polish discussion group board. This message forum is a place where English-speaking Poles, foreigners (expats) living in Poland, and anyone with a genuine interest in Poland can discuss and read the views of others concerning Poland. Subjects include: Polish news and current affairs; Life in Poland; politics; genealogy research; Polish culture and history; advice and tips on visiting Poland; Polish property and investment issues. The aim of our group is to increase awareness of wonderful Poland using the English language and allow and foster the honest debate and exchange of opinions on anything vaguely related to Poland and Polish - positive, negative and/or neutral! This discussion group is not an open-to-all public message board. Membership is by invitation only and therefore given that a fairly limited number of people have full access, it is more of a community blog than a straightforward forum. This application system was brought in to lessen the amount of spam and nonsensical and commercial posts made by casual visitors and off-topic and offensive posts left by a disruptive minority. To ask a one-off question about Poland or respond to comments made on this board without a password just email us and provided it is at least halfway sensible, we'll post it on the board for all to see and current members will try to respond! All opinions and views expressed on this site are solely those of their respective authors and are not necessarily those of anyone else! Links: Polish Language and Translation Forum; Factbook Poland; Photographs of Poland; Polish Translation; A Town in Poland; Map; Apply for the Poland and Polish Forum Password
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