1939 World Ice Hockey Championships
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The 1939 Ice Hockey World Championships
Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...

were held between February 3 and February 12, 1939 in Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

 and Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. http://www.azhockey.com/year/yearworld.html
The fourteen teams participating in the 1939 World Championship were initially divided into four preliminary groups: two groups of four and two groups of three. The top two teams in each group advanced to the second round. The eight teams in the second round played in two groups of four, with the top two from each group advancing to the third (final) round. The six teams not advancing to the second round played a consolation round in two groups of 3 teams with the winners of each group playing a one game play-off for 9th place. The four teams not advancing from the second round played a consolation round for placed 5 through 8.

Canada
Canadian national men's hockey team
The Canadian national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation, and participates in international competitions. From 1920 until 1963, Canada's international representation was by senior...

 won its eleventh world championship title while the host, Switzerland
Swiss national ice hockey team
The Swiss men's national ice hockey team is a founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation and is controlled by the Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband. As of 2010 the Swiss team was ranked 7th in the world by the IIHF...

, won its third European championship. Switzerland and Czechoslovakia both earned one pount in the final round but Switzerland won a one-game playoff (and thus the European Championship) after the World Championships were completed.

Group A

3. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Germany Finland 12:1 (2:0,7:1,3:0)
3. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

USA Italy 5:0 (3:0,1:0,1:0)
4. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Italy Finland 5:2 (1:0,1:0,3:2)
4. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

USA Germany 4:0 (2:0,0:0,2:0)
5. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

USA Finland 4:0 (0:0,1:0,3:0)
5. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Germany Italy 4:4 ET (1:0,3:2,0:2,0:0,0:0,0:0)


Standings
Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts..
1 USA 3 3 0 0 13: 0
13
6:0
2 Germany 3 1 1 1 16: 9
7
3:3
3 Italy 3 1 1 1 9:11
3:3
4 Finland 3 0 0 3 3:21
0:6

Group B

3. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia 24:0 (10:0,7:0,7:0)
3. February 1939 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

Switzerland Latvia 12:0 (5:0,3:0,4:0)
4. February 1939 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

Switzerland Yugoslavia 23:0 (7:0,7:0,9:0)
4. February 1939 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

Czechoslovakia Latvia 9:0 (3:0,3:0,3:0)
5. February 1939 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

Latvia Yugoslavia 6:0 (0:0,3:0,3:0)
5. February 1939 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

Switzerland Czechoslovakia 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)


Standings
Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts..
1 Switzerland 3 3 0 0 36: 0
36
6:0
2 Czechoslovakia 3 2 0 1 33: 1
32
4:2
3 Latvia 3 1 0 2 6:18
2:4
4 Yugoslavia 3 0 0 3 0:53
0:6

Group C

3. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Canada Netherlands 8:0 (1:0,4:0,3:0)
4. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Poland Netherlands 9:0 (3:0,2:0,4:0)
5. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Canada Poland 4:0 (2:0,1:0,1:0)


Standings
Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts..
1 Canada 2 2 0 0 12: 0
12
4:0
2 Poland 2 1 0 1 9: 4
5
2:2
3 Netherlands 2 0 0 2 0:17
0:4

Group D

3. February 1939 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

Hungary Belgium 8:1 (2:0,4:1,2:0)
4. February 1939 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

Great Britain Belgium 3:1 (0:0,0:1,3:0)
5. February 1939 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

Great Britain Hungary 1:0 (1:0,0:0,0:0)


Standings
Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts..
1 Great Britain 2 2 0 0 4: 1
3
4:0
2 Hungary 2 1 0 1 8: 2
6
2:2
3 Belgium 2 0 0 2 2:11
0:4

Group A

6. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Netherlands Finland 2:1 (1:1,1:0,0:0)
7. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Italy Netherlands 2:1 (0:0,0:0,2:1)
8. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Italy Finland 2:1 (0:0,1:1,1:0)


Standings
Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts..
1 Italy 2 2 0 0 4:2
2
4:0
2 Netherlands 2 1 0 1 3:3 0 2:2
3 Finland 2 0 0 2 2:4
0:4

Group B

6. February 1939 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

Latvia Belgium 5:1 (2:0,1:1,2:0)
7. February 1939 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

Belgium Yugoslavia 3:3 (2:1,1:0,0:2)
8. February 1939 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

Latvia Yugoslavia 4:0 (2:0,0:0,2:0)


Standings
Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts..
1 Latvia 2 2 0 0 9:1
8
4:0
2 Belgium 2 0 1 1 4:8
1:3
3 Yugoslavia 2 0 1 1 3:7
1:3

Consolation round 9-10 Place

9. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Italy Latvia 2:1 (1:1,1:0,0:0)

Group A

7. February 1939 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

Czechoslovakia Germany 1:1 ET (0:0,1:0,0:1,0:0,0:0,0:0)
7. February 1939 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

Canada Great Britain 4:0 (0:0,0:0,4:0)
8. February 1939 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

Great Britain Germany 0:1 (0:0,0:0,0:1)
8. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Canada Czechoslovakia 2:1 (0:1,0:0,2:0)
9. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Great Britain Czechoslovakia 0:2 (0:1,0:1,0:0)
9. February 1939 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

Canada Germany 9:0 (2:0,5:0,2:0)


Standings
Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts..
1 Canada 3 3 0 0 15: 1
14
6:0
2 Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 4: 3
1
3:3
3 Germany 3 1 1 1 2:10
3:3
4 Great Britain 3 0 0 3 0: 7
0:6

Group B

7. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

USA Hungary 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)
7. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Switzerland Poland 4:0 (0:0,4:0,0:0)
8. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Poland Hungary 5:3 (1:1,2:0,2:2)
8. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Switzerland USA 3:2 (0:0,2:2,1:0)
9. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

USA Poland 4:0 (0:0,2:0,2:0)
9. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Switzerland Hungary 5:2 (2:1,2:0,1:1)


Standings
Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts..
1 Switzerland 3 3 0 0 12: 4
8
6:0
2 USA 3 2 0 1 9: 3
4
4:2
3 Poland 3 1 0 2 5:11
2:4
4 Hungary 3 0 0 3 5:13
0:6

Consolation Round -- Places 5 to 8

10. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Poland Hungary 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)
11. February 1939 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

Germany Hungary 6:2 (0:2,3:0,3:0)
12. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Germany Poland 4:0 (1:0,3:0,0:0)


Standings
Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts..
5 Germany 2 2 0 0 10: 2
8
4:0
6 Poland 2 1 0 1 3: 4
2:2
7 Hungary 2 0 0 2 2: 9
0:4
8 Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0: 0 0 0:0

Final Round – Places 1 to 4

10. February 1939 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

USA Czechoslovakia 1:0 ET (0:0,0:0,0:0,1:0)
10. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Switzerland Canada 0:7 (0:2,0:4,0:1)
11. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Switzerland USA 1:2 (0:1,0:0,1:1)
11. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Canada Czechoslovakia 4:0 (0:0,1:0,3:0)
12. February 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Canada USA 4:0 (3:0,1:0,0:0)
12. February 1939 Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

Switzerland Czechoslovakia 0:0 ET (0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0)


Standings
Pos. Team G.P. Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts..
1 Canada 3 3 0 0 15: 0
15
6:0
2 USA 3 2 0 1 3: 5
4:2
3 Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1: 9
1:5
4 Czechoslovakia 3 0 1 2 0: 6
1:5

Playoff for 3rd place (and European Championship)

5. March 1939 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

Switzerland Czechoslovakia 2:0 (0:0,1:0,1:0)

Final Rankings – 1939 World Championships

RF Team
1 Canada
Canadian national men's hockey team
The Canadian national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation, and participates in international competitions. From 1920 until 1963, Canada's international representation was by senior...

2 USA
3 Switzerland
Swiss national ice hockey team
The Swiss men's national ice hockey team is a founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation and is controlled by the Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband. As of 2010 the Swiss team was ranked 7th in the world by the IIHF...

4 Czechoslovakia
5 Germany
6 Poland
7 Hungary
8 Great Britain
9 Italy
10 Latvia
11 Netherlands
Netherlands national ice hockey team
The Dutch men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of the Netherlands.The Netherlands are currently ranked 25th in the IIHF World Ranking and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division I....

12 Belgium
13 Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national ice hockey team
The Yugoslav national ice hockey team was the national men's ice hockey in the former republic of Yugoslavia. They competed in five Olympic Games competitions. This article discusses the team that represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its predecessors, but not the Federal...

14 Finland


World Champion 1939

Canada

Team Members

Pos. Country Members
1 CAN
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

Bunny Dame, Benny Hayes, Joe Benoit
Joe Benoit
Joseph Benoit is a former National Hockey League right wing. He played for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1940s...

, Tom Johnston, Jim Haight, Mel Snowdon, Duke Scodellaro, Mickey Brennen, Dick Kowcinak
Dick Kowcinak
Dick Kowcinak was a Canadian ice hockey left winger who played for the Trail Smoke Eaters who won the Allan Cup and the 1939 World Ice Hockey Championships...

, Ab Cronie, Jim Morris, John McCreedy
John McCreedy
Johnny McCreedy was a professional ice hockey player who played 64 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs...

, Buck Buchanan
Buck Buchanan
Junious "Buck" Buchanan was an American collegiate and professional Football defensive tackle. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League and in the National Football League ....

; Trainer: Elmer Piper

Final Rankings – 1939 European Championships

RF Team
1 Switzerland
Swiss national ice hockey team
The Swiss men's national ice hockey team is a founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation and is controlled by the Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband. As of 2010 the Swiss team was ranked 7th in the world by the IIHF...

2 Czechoslovakia
3 Germany
4 Poland
5 Hungary
6 Great Britain
7 Italy
8 Latvia
9 Netherlands
Netherlands national ice hockey team
The Dutch men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of the Netherlands.The Netherlands are currently ranked 25th in the IIHF World Ranking and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division I....

10 Belgium
11 Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national ice hockey team
The Yugoslav national ice hockey team was the national men's ice hockey in the former republic of Yugoslavia. They competed in five Olympic Games competitions. This article discusses the team that represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its predecessors, but not the Federal...

12 Finland


European Champion 1939

Switzerland

Other participants

  • Belgium
    Belgium
    Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

  • Czechoslovakia
    Czechoslovakia
    Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

  • Finland
    Finland
    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

  • Germany
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

  • Great Britain
    Great Britain
    Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

  • Hungary
    Hungary
    Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

  • Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

  • Latvia
    Latvia
    Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

  • Netherlands
    Netherlands
    The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

  • Poland
    Poland
    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

  • Yugoslavia
    Yugoslavia
    Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

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