which country(s) did germany take prior to the onset of world war ii in 1939
Territorial evolution of Germany After invading Poland in 1939, Germany annexed the lands it was forced to give to a reformed Poland in 1919â€“1922 by the Treaty of Versailles, including the "Polish Corridor", West Prussia, the Province of Posen, and East Upper Silesia. The Volkstag of the Free City of Danzig voted to become a part of Germany again, although Poles and Jews were deprived of their voting rights and all non-Nazi political parties were banned. Parts of Poland that had not been part of Wilhelmine Germany were also incorporated into the Reich.