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Not a 'Nation' but...
I know this doesn't count, but I decided what the heck, i'll post it anyways..
My favorite defunct 'territory' was the province of East Prussia. My mother was born in the city of Insterburg, just before Germany invaded the USSR. IMHO, the people of East Prussia suffered tremendously during the forced expulsions at the end of the war. Obviously, this is a direct consequence of having launched a failed war of aggression. However, I believe the people of East Prussia, along with Silesia and Pommern became the scapegoats of Hitler's defeat and megalomania. The Allies abandoned their own principles (Atlantic Charter, Hague Conventions) in the treatment of the German's inhabiting these areas. A good book to read about this issue is by Alfred-Maurice de Zayas entitled "A Terrible Revenge: The Ethnic Cleansing of the East European Germans.
Here are a few pics of old East Prussia, including maps, pics of Konigsburg Castle, and after it's destruction - the House of Soviets. Comments?
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