@misc{Eberhardt_Piotr_(1935–2020)_The_2015, author={Eberhardt, Piotr (1935–2020)}, volume={88}, number={1}, copyright={Creative Commons Attribution BY-ND 3.0 PL license}, address={Warszawa}, journal={Geographia Polonica}, journal={Geographia Polonica}, howpublished={online}, year={2015}, publisher={IGiPZ PAN}, language={eng}, abstract={This article presents the historical and political conditioning leading to the establishment of the contemporary Polish-German border along the ‘Oder-Neisse Line’ (formed by the rivers known in Poland as the Odra and Nysa Łużycka). It is recalled how – at the moment a Polish state first came into being in the 10th century – its western border also followed a course more or less coinciding with these same two rivers. In subsequent centuries,the political limits of the Polish and German spheres of influence shifted markedly to the east. However, as a result of the drastic reverse suffered by Nazi Germany, the western border of Poland was re-set at the Oder-Neisse Line. Consideration is given to both the causes and consequences of this far-reaching geopolitical decision taken at the Potsdam Conference by the victorious Three Powers of the USSR, UK and USA}, type={Text}, title={The Oder-Neisse line as Poland’s western border: As postulated and made a reality}, URL={http://rcin.org.pl/igipz/Content/53298/PDF/WA51_72321_r2015-t88-no1_G-Polonica-Eberhardt.pdf}, keywords={Oder-Neisse Line (Germany and Poland), western border of Poland, Potsdam Conference (1945), international boundaries}, }