German Eastern Policy, 1917–1918
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6159918 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joachim Tauber (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-74 |
| Publication date | 2008-12-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Lithuanian Historical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1392-2343 • E-ISSN: 2538-6565 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.30965/25386565-01301006 |
| OpenAlex | W2999475537 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This paper analyzes German eastern policy in the years 1917 and 1918. It shows the German concept for the future of Poland and Lithuania that only took shape after German armies had occupied these countries. The Polish question remained the main problem for the German leadership not being able to decide how to cope with Polish national aspirations without ceding part of territory of the German Empire. The collapse of Russia and the two revolutions in 1917 still widened the German aspiration in the East culminating in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk that clearly revealed German ambitions
Archaeology · Economic history · Empire · German · Political science · Treaty · European history and politics · German History and Society · History · Law · Polish Historical and Cultural Studies
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |