Perspectives on the Transformation of Breslau into Wrocław, 1945-1948
Journal: Undergraduate Research Journal for the Humanities
Year: 2020

Breslau, which is now known as Wrocław, is a city in Western Poland that was annexed after the end of the Second World War. The final goal regarding Poland was to create an ethnically homogenous nation state, and this was achieved through forced expulsions, killings, and the mass migration of Poles from what is now Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine. This paper will explore both civilian and administrative perspectives of these events in the city of Wrocław while this was taking place in Poland fro