Polish Corridor

American  

noun

1. a strip of land near the mouth of the Vistula River: formerly separated Germany from East Prussia; given to Poland in the Treaty of Versailles 1919 to provide it with access to the Baltic.

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Polish Corridor British  

noun

1. the strip of land through E Pomerania providing Poland with access to the sea (1919–39), given to her in 1919 in the Treaty of Versailles, and separating East Prussia from the rest of Germany. It is now part of Poland

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Example Sentences

Her paternal grandparents were Jewish refugees from Eastern Europe - specifically, a territory in Pomerania known as the Polish Corridor.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2021

Indeed, it was the condition of the German minority in Danzig and the so-called Polish "Corridor" that provided the excuse for Adolf Hitler's launching of another world war in September 1939.

From US News • Oct. 6, 2015

After World War I, the Allies had cut out the Polish Corridor from German territory to give Poland access to the sea.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

In 1939, Hitler demanded that the Polish Corridor be returned to Germany.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Poland was also given a strip of land called the Polish Corridor.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti