According to the Treaty of Versailles Germany ceded parts of her pre-war territory to

According to the Treaty of Versailles, Germany ceded parts of her pre-war territory to several countries. Here are the main ones:

1. Alsace-Lorraine: This region was returned to France. Germany had taken it after the Franco-Prussian War in 1871.

2. Eupen and Malmedy: These districts were given to Belgium.

3. Northern Schleswig: This region was given to Denmark following a plebiscite.

4. Hultschin: This area was given to Czechoslovakia.

5. West Prussia, Posen and Upper Silesia: These regions were given to Poland, creating the Polish Corridor and giving Poland access to the Baltic Sea.

6. Memel: This area was initially placed under the control of the Allies, and later given to Lithuania.

7. Saar and Rhineland: The Saar was placed under the control of the League of Nations for 15 years, and the Rhineland was demilitarized.

8. Various territories to the east of Germany: These were given to the newly independent nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

9. The city of Danzig: This became the Free City of Danzig under the control of the League of Nations.

These territorial losses were a major source of anger in Germany and contributed to the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.