Recovered Territories

Former eastern territories of Germany that became parts of Poland

The Recovered Territories or Regained Lands (Polish: Ziemie Odzyskane), also known as the Western Borderlands (Polish: Kresy Zachodnie), and previously as the Western and Northern Territories (Polish: Ziemie Zachodnie i Północne), Postulated Territories (Polish: Ziemie Postulowane) and Returning Territories (Polish: Ziemie Powracające), was an official term used in the Polish People's Republic to describe the former eastern territories of Germany and the Free City of Danzig that became part of Poland after World War II, at which time most of their German inhabitants were forcibly deported. The term was a political propaganda expression and was systematically employed by Poland's post-war communist government to legitimize the annexation of these territories and the expulsion of the German population. The rationale for the term "Recovered" was that these territories had formed part of the medieval Polish state, and were lost by Poland in different periods over the centuries.

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