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+The country of Belarus contains lands that were at one time a part of multiple countries, duchies and commonwealths including: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Poland, The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Russia and the Ukraine.<br>Often the 'playground' of stronger powers, the Eastern European lands that comprise Belarus were partitioned and divided up by stronger countries since 1772.<br>During World War I and World War II, Belarusian lands were crossed by German and Russian armies.
 [http://neatnik2009.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/poland-lithuania-1569.jpg Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569]
+[http://www.stratfor.com/image/polish-lithuanian-commonwealth Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]&nbsp;
 [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEnglish_map_of_Poland_XVIII_century.png <br>Map of Poland XVIII Century (in English)]
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 [http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/pdf/eng/poland_partitions-eng_large.pdf Partitions of Poland 1772-1795]
+[http://www.belarusguide.com/images/maps/belarus1882.jpg Belarus (as a part of Russia) 1892]
+[http://www.belarusguide.com/as/map_text/m1918-20.html Belarus 1918]
+[http://www.belarusguide.com/as/map_text/m1918-20.html Western Belarus 1921-1939]
+[http://www.belarusguide.com/as/map_text/m1942-44.html Belarus during Word War II]