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GERMAN BORDER JUSTICE

GERMAN BORDER JUSTICE

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Started by Anonymous 14 years, 1 month ago
PETITION FOR GERMAN BORDER JUSTICE In 1945 historic German Provinces of Pomerania, Silesia, East Prussia, and the Sudetenland which had been German or ethnic German for centuries were ethnically cleansed and the German population was forcibly removed by the governments of the Soviet Union, United States and Great Britain. Germans lost homes and property which had been in their families for generations, women, children and the old were murdered, raped or died of exposure and hunger during the forced relocation east of the Oder River which became the "new" eastern German border with Poland, likewise. Germans in the Sudetenland were shot and mutilated and buried in mass graves. All of Silesia and Pomerania and the southern half of East Prussia were ceded to Poland to compensate for the Soviet Union's annexation of the eastern half of Poland to what is now Ukraine. The remaining half of East Prussia was ceded to the Soviet Union and remains a Russian enclave on the Baltic. The Sudetenland was ceded to Czechoslovakia, even though the Province had legally been ceded to Germany via International Treaty in 1938, signed by Great Britain, France, and Italy. The Germans, form 1945 to 1991 did not fully accept this theft of its eastern territory, but in 1991, the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union extorted the German Government into accepting what became known as the Oder-Neisse Line as a condition to German Reunification in an act of political blackmail. Just a year later the Soviet Union fell, the Cold War ended and many European Borders were readjusted, many along the lines of Pre-World War II configuration, such as the division of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, however no effort was made to make the Germans whole for the theft of their historic eastern land and the resulting genocide of its people . Today, Germany has been called upon to provide significant financial support and to "bail out" many European Union Nations, such as Greece, Spain, and Italy without regard for an accounting for the wrongs committed against it and its people in the years 1945-1949. We therefore call for the return of the historic Provinces of Pomerania, Silesia, East Prussia and the Sudetenland to Germany, and thus a return of German/Polish, German/Czech Republic and Polish/Ukrainian/Russian borders to those of 1938/39, in an orderly, but expedited manner, acknowledging that the taking of these historic lands and the trauma done to Ethnic Germans as a result was Ethnic Cleansing and an illegal action by the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain. The legal framework remains available for this action via the finalization of a final Peace Treaty with Germany and “Allies” and their successors since no Peace Treaty has ever been finalized or executed, thus German border justice remains an “open issue”.

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Reached 250 supporters

April 1, 2013

December 20, 2012

Reaching one hundred signatures requires a level of courage and historical perspective that I find deeply moving. It is clear that many people feel the same need to address these unresolved grievances from our past. This milestone confirms that we are not alone in seeking a true accounting of these events.

Reached 100 supporters

December 17, 2012

December 15, 2012

The rapid growth of support for this cause reflects a growing awareness of the historical injustices that have been ignored for far too long. If you reflect on the thousands of families displaced from their ancestral homes, you understand why reaching this first milestone of one hundred signatures is a meaningful step toward genuine accountability.

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Lilith Engel
3 years ago Featured

Wenn Polen auf Reparationszahlungen in astronomischer Höhe besteht, obwohl der Marshallplan nach dem 2. Weltkrieg genau solche Forderungen ausgeschlossen hat, können wir genausogut im Gegenzug unsere alten Gebiete zurückfordern.

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Anonymous
6 years ago Featured

Genau so wie die DDR ist es ein Stück Heimat von Deutschland. Ein kleines Stück Heimat das uns genommen wurde und nie zurückgegeben wurde ohne das eigene Volk wirklich danach zu fragen.

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Denis Kliemek
6 years ago Featured

Pommern, Ostpreußen und Schlesien waren jahrhundertelang Teil Deutschlands. Deshalb hoffe ich es, dass wir die Gebiete zurückerhalten werden. Ich habe übrigens Vorfahren aus Ostpreußen (aus Lyck).

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Ingo Toll
8 years ago Featured

Ich bin Vertriebener aus Koenigsberg und hoffe auf ein wieder rechtmaessig gesamt vereintes Vaterland bevor meine Zeit abgelaufen ist.......mein groesster Lebenswunsch !!! Gerechtigkeit fuer ALLE Menschen !!!

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Stephen Geiger
12 years ago Featured

I strongly urge the U.S. Congress to give a final end to the Second World War by returning German borders to their historical status in 1938. Most of the rest of Europe has seen this justice with Germany notably not being a part of that justice.

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Leonel Rodriguez
14 years ago Featured

I Strongly Suggest that East Prussia be returned to Germany because within the borders of East Prussia lay the Historic Heritage Sites or Foundations of the Former German Empire, East Prussia was also home to many German Politicians who Helped forge Germany as a Unified and Sovereign Nation.

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Kamala Harris
2 months ago

COVID-19 Shutdown Begins: In the midst of Covid 19 / Corona virus shut downs and stay at home orders, practicing social distancing, avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth, wash your hands frequently and stay informed on the most updated guidance from public health officials. Together, through all of our efforts, we will get through this. Coronavirus may hit us hard at January 30, 2028. Oppose all senate and house appropriations bills this week.

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Stefan Hűlle
2 years ago

Endlich mal eine sinnvolle Petition die schon lange notwendig ist, das diese ins Gedächtnis aller Deutschen denen noch was an ihrem Vaterland liegt gerufen wird. Leider wurde dieser Punkt 1990 im Zuge der Wiedervereinigung von BRD & DDR nicht berűcksichtigt und obwohl damals die Russen damit einverständen gewesen wären auf deutscher Seite garnicht berűcksichtigt. Es kann nicht sein das Deutschland Millionen bzw Mrd in alle Welt verschenkt aber fűr eigene Bevölkerung nicht sich einsetzt und deutsches Hoheitsgebiet fremden Staaten überlässt. Nicht nur Danzig war deutsch aauch Ostpreusen und Schlesien.

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