The international integration of Central Europe according to the political ideas of the national camp during World War II

Abstract

During World War II, the national camp promoted the imperial idea and the concept of blocks of nation states led by Poland. As an empire, Poland could effectively oppose the imperialism of Germany and the Soviet Union. According to the national camp, the federal idea of the Polish government exposed Poland to aggression by neighboring powers and the loss of its historic lands to neighboring nations. As such, it was a threat to the nation‐state and led to its weakening by supranational structures. Only the Polish state could exist in the historical lands of Poland. In Central Europe, an anti‐German bloc of nation states was to be created under Poland's leadership. Cooperation with the Soviet Union was possible provided that the independence of Poland and its borders were respected.