for exactly why this german speaking area was finally transferred
to belgium in 1921 or so
please see
2 scroll clicks down in
http://egroups.com/group/BoundaryPoint/message/863
--- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, jesniel@i... wrote:
> The winners of WW1 wanted to make DE weak so they would
not make war again.
> Taking land from DE was also a way to punnish DE for the war.
>
> In the case of DE-DK the peace conference thought DK was
too modest. DK
> was just being realistic, not wanting foreign elements inside
her borders.
>
>
> I have a BE friend who does not think much of the Germans in
Eupen - but
> I am not sure if he represents the general BE opinion.
>
> Jesper
> >-- Original Message --
> >To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
> >From: "Bill Burke" <billb@l...>
> >Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:53:51 -0000
> >Subject: [BoundaryPoint] eupen and malmedy
> >Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
> >
> >
> >
>
> These two areas with Moresnet were transfered to Belguim in
1920 . Why
> was Eupen, a largely German speaking area transferred
across? The
> TREATY OF VERSAILLES encouraged people to choose the
country to which
> they wished to be attached eg Nor
> >hern Schleswig went to Denmark,
> Southern Schleswig stayed in Germany. Can anyone answer
this .