General Government - Revision history

𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹: Text replacement - "Holocaust" to "Holohoax"

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	File:Poland General Government bank note 1941.png\|General Government (Krakow) bank note, 1941		File:Poland General Government bank note 1941.png\|General Government (Krakow) bank note, 1941
	File:Poland General Government (1939-45) stamp.png\|Postage stamp of the General Government honoring [[Nikolaus Kopernikus]] during [[WWII]]		File:Poland General Government (1939-45) stamp.png\|Postage stamp of the General Government honoring [[Nikolaus Kopernikus]] during [[WWII]]
	File:WW2-[[~~Holocaust~~]]-[[Europe]].png\|Map showing the location of the General Government and the four alleged & disputed "[[~~Holocaust~~ camps\|extermination camps]]" in the General Government ([[Majdanek]], [[Belzec, Sobibor, and Treblinka]])		File:WW2-[[Holohoax]]-[[Europe]].png\|Map showing the location of the General Government and the four alleged & disputed "[[Holohoax camps\|extermination camps]]" in the General Government ([[Majdanek]], [[Belzec, Sobibor, and Treblinka]])
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	File:German Governor of Poland Hans Frank (Bundesarchiv).~~jpg~~\|The Governor of the General Government, ''Generalgouverneur'' Dr. jur. Hans Frank		File:German Governor of Poland Hans Frank (Bundesarchiv).png\|The Governor of the General Government, ''Generalgouverneur'' Dr. jur. Hans Frank
	File:Poland General Government bank note 1941.~~jpg~~\|General Government (Krakow) bank note, 1941		File:Poland General Government bank note 1941.png\|General Government (Krakow) bank note, 1941
	File:Poland General Government (1939-45) stamp.~~jpg~~\|Postage stamp of the General Government honoring [[Nikolaus Kopernikus]] during [[WWII]]		File:Poland General Government (1939-45) stamp.png\|Postage stamp of the General Government honoring [[Nikolaus Kopernikus]] during [[WWII]]
	File:WW2-[[Holocaust]]-[[Europe]].png\|Map showing the location of the General Government and the four alleged & disputed "[[Holocaust camps\|extermination camps]]" in the General Government ([[Majdanek]], [[Belzec, Sobibor, and Treblinka]])		File:WW2-[[Holocaust]]-[[Europe]].png\|Map showing the location of the General Government and the four alleged & disputed "[[Holocaust camps\|extermination camps]]" in the General Government ([[Majdanek]], [[Belzec, Sobibor, and Treblinka]])
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𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹: Text replacement - "Category:World War II" to "Category:WWAC"

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	[[File:General Government for the occupied Polish territories (1941).png\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Detailed map of the General Government. Without [[Galicia]] and part of Cracow region, it roughly equated to Congress Poland.]]		[[File:General Government for the occupied Polish territories (1941).png\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Detailed map of the General Government. Without [[Galicia]] and part of [[Cracow]] region, it roughly equated to [[Congress Poland]].]]

	The '''General Government''' (~~{{lang-de\|Generalgouvernement für die besetzten polnischen Gebiete}},~~ a name that is usually translated as "General Government for the Occupied Polish Territories"; {{lang-pl\|Generalne Gubernatorstwo}}) was, during [[World War II]], the remaining part of totally defeated [[Poland]] which was not formally annexed by [[National Socialist Germany]] or the [[Soviet Union]]. The ''Generalgouvernement'' was nevertheless administered by Germany with the lawyer [[Hans Frank]] as Governor. This Government must not be confused with the German General Government of Warsaw (''Generalgouvernement Warschau'') of [[World War I]].		The '''General [[Government]]''' ( a [[name]] that is usually translated as "General Government for the Occupied Polish Territories") {{lang-pl\|Generalne Gubernatorstwo}}) was, during [[World War II]], the remaining part of totally defeated [[Poland]] which was not formally annexed by [[National Socialist Germany]] or the [[Soviet Union]]. The ''Generalgouvernement'' was nevertheless administered by [[Germany]] with the lawyer [[Hans Frank]] as Governor. This Government must not be confused with the [[German]] General Government of [[Warsaw]] (''Generalgouvernement Warschau'') of [[World War I]].

	==History==		==History==

	In October 1939, Germany annexed most of western Poland. Liberated German territories and the Free City of Danzig were incorporated into the new province of Danzig-West Prussia. The district of Zichenau, directly to the south of Allenstein, [[East Prussia]], was attached to the German province of East Prussia. The former Prussian province of Posen and part of Lodz were combined into a new province called the [[Warthegau]]. Finally, the Polish part of Upper Silesia, a small area of southwestern Poland including the cities of Katowice and Oswiecim (Auschwitz), was incorporated into the German province of Silesia.		In October 1939, Germany annexed most of western Poland. Liberated German territories and the Free City of [[Danzig]] were incorporated into the new province of Danzig-[[West Prussia]]. The district of Zichenau, directly to the south of [[Allenstein]], [[East Prussia]], was attached to the German province of East Prussia. The former Prussian province of [[Posen]] and part of Lodz were combined into a new province called the [[Warthegau]]. Finally, the Polish part of Upper [[Silesia]], a small area of southwestern Poland including the cities of Katowice and Oswiecim ([[Auschwitz]]), was incorporated into the German province of Silesia.

	The remainder of partitioned Poland that fell to Germany under the secret provisions of the German-Soviet agreements of August and September 1939 was organized into the General Government of occupied Poland on 26 October 1939, based on a ''Führer'' decree from 12 October 1939. The Germans placed the Generalgouvernement under civilian authority with the seat in Krakau rather than in Warsaw for security reasons. The chief administrator was Governor General Hans Frank, a lawyer and longtime follower of Adolf Hitler. The area was divided into four administrative districts with seats at Krakow, Warsaw, Radom, and Lublin.		The remainder of partitioned Poland that fell to Germany under the secret provisions of the German-Soviet agreements of August and September 1939 was organized into the General Government of occupied Poland on 26 October 1939, based on a ''[[Führer]]'' decree from 12 October 1939. The [[Germans]] placed the Generalgouvernement under civilian authority with the seat in Krakau rather than in Warsaw for security reasons. The chief administrator was Governor General Hans Frank, a lawyer and longtime follower of [[Adolf]] [[Hitler]]. The area was divided into four administrative districts with seats at Krakow, Warsaw, Radom, and Lublin.

	===[[Operation Barbarossa]]===		===[[Operation Barbarossa]]===
	After the invasion of the [[Soviet Union]] by Germany on 22 June 1941, that part of the territory annexed by the Soviet Union from Poland in September 1939 ([[Galicia]] – which was a League of Nations Mandate before the Soviet invasion) was also transferred to the General Government.		After the invasion of the [[Soviet Union]] by Germany on 22 June 1941, that part of the territory annexed by the Soviet Union from Poland in September 1939 ([[Galicia]] – which was a [[League of Nations]] Mandate before the Soviet invasion) was also transferred to the General Government.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	File:Poland General Government bank note 1941.jpg\|General Government (Krakow) bank note, 1941		File:Poland General Government bank note 1941.jpg\|General Government (Krakow) bank note, 1941
	File:Poland General Government (1939-45) stamp.jpg\|Postage stamp of the General Government honoring [[Nikolaus Kopernikus]] during [[WWII]]		File:Poland General Government (1939-45) stamp.jpg\|Postage stamp of the General Government honoring [[Nikolaus Kopernikus]] during [[WWII]]
	File:WW2-Holocaust-Europe.png\|Map showing the location of the General Government and the four alleged & disputed "[[Holocaust camps\|extermination camps]]" in the General Government ([[Majdanek]], [[Belzec, Sobibor, and Treblinka]])		File:WW2-[[Holocaust]]-[[Europe]].png\|Map showing the location of the General Government and the four alleged & disputed "[[Holocaust camps\|extermination camps]]" in the General Government ([[Majdanek]], [[Belzec, Sobibor, and Treblinka]])
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[[File:General Government for the occupied Polish territories (1941).png|thumb|300px|right|Detailed map of the General Government. Without [[Galicia]] and part of Cracow region, it roughly equated to Congress Poland.]]

The '''General Government''' ({{lang-de|Generalgouvernement für die besetzten polnischen Gebiete}}, a name that is usually translated as "General Government for the Occupied Polish Territories"; {{lang-pl|Generalne Gubernatorstwo}}) was, during [[World War II]], the remaining part of totally defeated [[Poland]] which was not formally annexed by [[National Socialist Germany]] or the [[Soviet Union]]. The ''Generalgouvernement'' was nevertheless administered by Germany with the lawyer [[Hans Frank]] as Governor. This Government must not be confused with the German General Government of Warsaw (''Generalgouvernement Warschau'') of [[World War I]].

==History==

In October 1939, Germany annexed most of western Poland. Liberated German territories and the Free City of Danzig were incorporated into the new province of Danzig-West Prussia. The district of Zichenau, directly to the south of Allenstein, [[East Prussia]], was attached to the German province of East Prussia. The former Prussian province of Posen and part of Lodz were combined into a new province called the [[Warthegau]]. Finally, the Polish part of Upper Silesia, a small area of southwestern Poland including the cities of Katowice and Oswiecim (Auschwitz), was incorporated into the German province of Silesia.

The remainder of partitioned Poland that fell to Germany under the secret provisions of the German-Soviet agreements of August and September 1939 was organized into the General Government of occupied Poland on 26 October 1939, based on a ''Führer'' decree from 12 October 1939. The Germans placed the Generalgouvernement under civilian authority with the seat in Krakau rather than in Warsaw for security reasons. The chief administrator was Governor General Hans Frank, a lawyer and longtime follower of Adolf Hitler. The area was divided into four administrative districts with seats at Krakow, Warsaw, Radom, and Lublin.

===[[Operation Barbarossa]]===
After the invasion of the [[Soviet Union]] by Germany on 22 June 1941, that part of the territory annexed by the Soviet Union from Poland in September 1939 ([[Galicia]] – which was a League of Nations Mandate before the Soviet invasion) was also transferred to the General Government.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="250" heights="250" perrow="4">
File:German Governor of Poland Hans Frank (Bundesarchiv).jpg|The Governor of the General Government, ''Generalgouverneur'' Dr. jur. Hans Frank
File:Poland General Government bank note 1941.jpg|General Government (Krakow) bank note, 1941
File:Poland General Government (1939-45) stamp.jpg|Postage stamp of the General Government honoring [[Nikolaus Kopernikus]] during [[WWII]]
File:WW2-Holocaust-Europe.png|Map showing the location of the General Government and the four alleged & disputed "[[Holocaust camps|extermination camps]]" in the General Government ([[Majdanek]], [[Belzec, Sobibor, and Treblinka]])
</gallery>

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[[Category:Poland]]
[[Category:National Socialist Germany]]

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