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Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. The total area of Poland is 312,679 square kilometres (120,726 sq mi), making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. Poland has a population of over 38 million people, which makes it the 34th most populous country in the world and the most populous Eastern European Member State of the EU.

The establishment of a Polish state is often identified with the adoption of Christianity by its ruler Mieszko I, in 966 (see Baptism of Poland), when the state covered territory similar to that of present-day Poland. In 1025, Poland became a kingdom and in 1569, it cemented a long association with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, by signing the Union of Lublin, formi... (read more)

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Surprising Beginnings (March 1940-September 1941) (3/5) Surprising Beginnings (March 1940-September 1941) (3/5) video #3 from the documentary Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (2005)
Surprising Beginnings (March 1940-September 1941) (1/5) Surprising Beginnings (March 1940-September 1941) (1/5) video #1 from the documentary Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (2005)
Factories of Death (March 1942-March 1943) (1/2) Factories of Death (March 1942-March 1943) (1/2) video #8 from the documentary Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (2005)
Frenzied Killing (March 1944-December 1944) (1/2) Frenzied Killing (March 1944-December 1944) (1/2) video #12 from the documentary Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (2005)
Orders and Initiatives (September 1941-March 1942) (2/2) Orders and Initiatives (September 1941-March 1942) (2/2) video #7 from the documentary Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (2005)
Corruption (April 1943-March 1944) (2/2) Corruption (April 1943-March 1944) (2/2) video #11 from the documentary Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (2005)
Surprising Beginnings (March 1940-September 1941) (5/5) Surprising Beginnings (March 1940-September 1941) (5/5) video #5 from the documentary Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (2005)
Orders and Initiatives (September 1941-March 1942) (1/2) Orders and Initiatives (September 1941-March 1942) (1/2) video #6 from the documentary Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (2005)
Factories of Death (March 1942-March 1943) (2/2) Factories of Death (March 1942-March 1943) (2/2) video #9 from the documentary Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (2005)
Corruption (April 1943-March 1944) (1/2) Corruption (April 1943-March 1944) (1/2) video #10 from the documentary Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (2005)
Surprising Beginnings (March 1940-September 1941) (4/5) Surprising Beginnings (March 1940-September 1941) (4/5) video #4 from the documentary Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (2005)
Liberation and Revenge (January 1945 and beyond) (1/2) Liberation and Revenge (January 1945 and beyond) (1/2) video #14 from the documentary Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (2005)
Surprising Beginnings (March 1940-September 1941) (2/5) Surprising Beginnings (March 1940-September 1941) (2/5) video #2 from the documentary Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (2005)
Frenzied Killing (March 1944-December 1944) (2/2) Frenzied Killing (March 1944-December 1944) (2/2) video #13 from the documentary Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (2005)
Liberation and Revenge (January 1945 and beyond) (2/2) Liberation and Revenge (January 1945 and beyond) (2/2) video #15 from the documentary Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (2005)