I was born in Breslau on October 5th, 1930. At that time, Breslau, now called Wroclaw, belonged to Germany, and only German was spoken there. After the Second World War, Breslau became Polish, and the original German population was almost completely replaced by a Polish one. I have never visited Wroclaw after the war.

Reinhard Selten

After Almost Became Belonged Born German Germany I Was Born Never Now October Only Original Polish Population Replaced Second Second World War Spoken Time Visited War World World War

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