Former German territories east of the Oder and Neisse rivers, mainly the Prussian provinces of Pomerania, East Prussia, West Prussia, Upper Silesia, Lower Silesia, the eastern Neumark of Brandenburg, and a small piece of Saxony were thus detached from Germany.

: See also: Expulsion of Germans after World War II, The industrial plans for Germany, Oder-Neisse line, Former eastern territories of Germany, and German reparations for World War II

These escapes are said to have been assisted by an organization known as ODESSA, an acronym of the German phrase Organisation der ehemaligen SS-Angehörigen, which translates as the Organization of Former Members of the SS.

Former Bletchley Park mathematician-cryptologist Gordon Welchman has written: " Ultra would never have gotten off the ground if we had not learned from the Poles, in the nick of time, the details both of the German military Enigma machine, and of the operating procedures that were in use.

" Former senior adviser to the German parliament Matthias Küntzel tried to prove later on that German secret diplomacy had been instrumental in helping the KLA since its creation.

Former inhabitants of Ostrówek together with German merchants that immigrated here from the West, received first town rights probably as early as around, 1217 though this date is disputed.

Former German president Christian Wulff was visited on May 10, 2011 by a group of so-called Wolf children from Lithuania.

File: Ddr gorlitz. jpg | Former East German rail exit stamp from Görlitz.

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Category: Former German colonies

Former Presidents of Liberal International include Dutch politician and former European Commissioner Frits Bolkestein and German politician Otto Graf Lambsdorff.

Former politicians of the DDP joined in 1945 and following years especially the new Free Democratic Party ( 1945 / 1948 ), as did the liberals from the German People's Party.

Former minister of the interior Donaldo Álvarez Ruiz, who remains at large, and ex-chiefs of police German Chupina Barahona and Pedro García Arredondo are also named on the international arrest warrants.

Former eastern territories of Germany | Pre-war German territory east of the Oder-Neisse line is shown in Gray, as it was assigned / annexed to Poland and the Soviet Union.

Former German military organisations have been the old German state armies, the Reichswehr ( 1921 – 1935 ) and the Wehrmacht ( 1935 – 1945 ).

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Former German international Michael Ballack has also highlighted Kewell's ability and inconsistency.

File: Czciesz 828. jpg | Former German Lutheran church

Former German Army veterans joined " Freikorps " ( Free Corps ), an organization whose troops terrorized pro-Polish activists.

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The ODESSA, from the German Organisation der ehemaligen SS-Angehörigen, meaning “ Organization of Former SS Members ,” is believed to have been an international Nazi network set up toward the end of World War II by a group of SS officers.

Former German President Horst Köhler was born in the village during the occupation.

Former heavyweight rower Dominic Seiterle is a member of the Canadian national rowing team and won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's 8 + event.

Former presidents of the United States, while holding no legitimate power, continue to exert great influence in national and world affairs.

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The Former Chartreuse De La Part-Dieu, Gruyères Castle, Saint-Germain Castle, the town's fortifications, the Grange du Laviau, the House at Rue du Bourg 7, the House at Rue du Bourg 39 and the House dite de Chalamala at Rue du Bourg 47 are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

* Marc Lièvremont, Former rugby player and former head coach of the France national rugby union team

Former manager Leo Beenhakker, at that time manager of the Polish national squad, took over the role as Technical Director.

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Facing such a grave threat to national independence, the court's Commander of the Ten Armies ( Thập Đạo Tướng Quân ) Lê Hoàn took the throne, founding the Former Lê Dynasty.

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Former New York Times reporter and columnist, and the first African-American to have a regular column in a major national newspaper.

** Chen Chien-Chou 陳建洲 / 陈建洲 ( Blackie 黑人 ) ( 1977 -; ancestral Meixian, Guangdong ; born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan ; Hakka pronunciation: Chin Kian Zhiu ), Compere ; Former national basketball player, Chinese Taipei national basketball team

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* December 31 – Former Game Show host Bob Barker makes his national TV debut on Truth or Consequences.

* Former national capitals

Former manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team

* Former Prime Minister George Price toured the nation sometime in the early 2000s to promote the singing of the national anthem.

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Former Clinton administration counter terrorism advisor Richard Clarke and former national security advisor Sandy Berger also noted the facilities alleged ties with the former Iraqi government.

Category: Former national capitals

Category: Former national capitals

* Walter Smith: Former manager of the Scotland national football team, Rangers F. C.

* Former Premiers of Ontario William Davis and John Robarts of the Progressive Conservatives have both sat on Power Corp .' s national advisory board.

Former New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Doug Forrester, New Jersey Congressman Bob Franks, and other leading New Jersey and national Republican figures began their political and public policy careers in his state administration.

Former Heritage Foundation foreign policy analyst Michael Johns and other national policy and political leaders were recruited by Kean to support and help administer his growing involvement in a broad range of national policy initiatives in the fields of education, environmental, low-income housing, foreign policy and other issues.