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| ARTICLES RELATED TO General Government | | | |  General Government: Encyclopedia II - Concentration camp - History and usage of the termThe Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed. defines concentration camp as:
a camp where non-combatants of a district are accommodated, such as those instituted by Lord Kitchener during the South African war of 1899-1902; one for the internment of political prisoners, foreign nationals, etc., esp. as organized by the Nazi regime in Germany before and during the war of 1939-45
Early civilisations such as the Assyrians used forced resettlement of populations as a means of controlling territory, but it was not until much later that records exis ...
See also:Concentration camp, Concentration camp - History and usage of the term, Concentration camp - The British, Concentration camp - The United States, Concentration camp - Canada, Concentration camp - Austria-Hungary, Concentration camp - Germany, Concentration camp - Fascist Italy, Concentration camp - Ustaša regime in Croatia, Concentration camp - Cambodia, Concentration camp - Serbia, Concentration camp - Slovakia, Concentration camp - Russia and the Soviet Union, Concentration camp - People's Republic of China, Concentration camp - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Concentration camp - North Korea, Concentration camp - Sweden, Concentration camp - Finland, Concentration camp - France, Concentration camp - Chile, Concentration camp - Argentina, Concentration camp - External links, Concentration camp - Netherlands, Concentration camp - Notes Read more here: » Concentration camp: Encyclopedia II - Concentration camp - History and usage of the term |
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| | | | | | General Government: Encyclopedia II - Warsaw - History The first fortified settlements on the site of today's Warsaw were Bródno (9th/10th century) and Jazdów (12th/13th century). After Jazdów was raided in 1281 by Boleslaus II, the Duke of Płock, a new similar settlement was lodged on the grounds of a small fishing village called Warszowa. In the beginning of the 14th century it became one of the seats of the Dukes of Masovia, in 1413 becoming the capital of Masovia. Upon the extinction of the local ducal line, the duchy was reincorporated into the Polish Crown in 1526. In 1529 Warsaw for t ...
See also:Warsaw, Warsaw - Location, Warsaw - Climate, Warsaw - History, Warsaw - Famous people, Warsaw - Population, Warsaw - Historical population, Warsaw - Municipal government, Warsaw - Administrative division, Warsaw - The mayor the President of Warsaw, Warsaw - Municipal government, Warsaw - Politics, Warsaw - Transport, Warsaw - Roads and highways, Warsaw - Airports, Warsaw - Mass transit, Warsaw - Railway, Warsaw - Sports, Warsaw - Culture, Warsaw - Theatre, Warsaw - Music, Warsaw - Museums and art galleries, Warsaw - Film, Warsaw - Education, Warsaw - Economy, Warsaw - Business and commerce, Warsaw - Stock Exchange, Warsaw - Industry, Warsaw - Tourist attractions, Warsaw - Trivia Read more here: » Warsaw: Encyclopedia II - Warsaw - History |
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| | | | | | General Government: Encyclopedia II - Rumia - History The village of Rumia was first mentioned in 1224 when it was awarded by Świetopełk II, later duke of Eastern Pomerania to the Cistercian convent in Oliwa (today part of Gdańsk). At this time the name of Rumia was applied also to the neighbourhoods of Janowo (=John's Place) and Biała Rzeka (=White River). Zagórze, Kazimierz and Łężyce, which are today part of Rumia, originally were separate villages, and were joined with Rumia in 1934 to form Rumia Rural Commune. Rumia was a church property until the first partition of Poland, when it was confiscated by the Prussian government. In 1285 Mestwin II, duke of Pomerania stopped ...
See also:Rumia, Rumia - History, Rumia - Transportation, Rumia - Population, Rumia - External link Read more here: » Rumia: Encyclopedia II - Rumia - History |
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| | | | | General Government: Encyclopedia II - Radom - History It was founded in 1340 and during the partitions of Poland it was held successively by Austria and Russia in the 19th century before returning to Poland after World War I in 1918. The main industries include leather, glass, and chemicals.
Radom - Important dates.
8th-9th century - early mediaeval town in the valley of the Mleczna River (approximately on the location of present-day Old Town)
2nd half of 10th century - fortified town called Piotrówka
1155 - first mention about ...
See also:Radom, Radom - History, Radom - Important dates, Radom - Tourists attractions, Radom - Education, Radom - Sports, Radom - Famous people, Radom - Politics, Radom - Radom constituency Read more here: » Radom: Encyclopedia II - Radom - History |
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| | | | | General Government: Encyclopedia II - Reichsgau Wartheland - Occupation In the Wartheland, the Nazis' goal was complete "Germanization"; to assimilate the territory politically, culturally, socially, and economically into the German Reich, renamed streets and cities, and seized tens of thousands of Polish enterprises, from large industrial firms to small shops, without payment to the owners.
The Germanization of the annexed lands also included an ambitious program to resettle Germans from the Baltic and other regions on farms and other homes formerly occupied by Poles and Jews. This policy was pursued by ...
See also:Reichsgau Wartheland, Reichsgau Wartheland - Invasion, Reichsgau Wartheland - Occupation, Reichsgau Wartheland - End of war Read more here: » Reichsgau Wartheland: Encyclopedia II - Reichsgau Wartheland - Occupation |
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| | | | | General Government: Encyclopedia II - Reichsgau Wartheland - Occupation In the Wartheland, the Nazis' goal was complete "Germanization", the political, cultural, social, and economic assimilation of the territory into the German Reich. In pursuit of this goal, the installed bureaucracy renamed streets and cities and seized tens of thousands of Polish enterprises, from large industrial firms to small shops, without payment to the owners.
The Germanization of the annexed lands also included an ambitious program to resettle Germans from the Baltic and other regions on farms and other homes formerly occupied ...
See also:Reichsgau Wartheland, Reichsgau Wartheland - Invasion, Reichsgau Wartheland - Occupation, Reichsgau Wartheland - End of war Read more here: » Reichsgau Wartheland: Encyclopedia II - Reichsgau Wartheland - Occupation |
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| | | | | General Government: Encyclopedia II - Warsaw - History The first fortified settlements on the site of today's Warsaw were Bródno (9th/10th century) and Jazdów (12th/13th century). After Jazdów was raided in 1281 by Boleslaus II, the Duke of Płock, a new similar settlement was lodged on the grounds of a small fishing village called Warszowa. In the beginning of the 14th century it became one of the seats of the Dukes of Masovia, in 1413 becoming the capital of Masovia. Upon the extinction of the local ducal line, the duchy was reincorporated into the Polish Crown in 1526. In 1529 Warsaw for t ...
See also:Warsaw, Warsaw - Location, Warsaw - Climate, Warsaw - History, Warsaw - Famous people, Warsaw - Population, Warsaw - Historical population, Warsaw - Municipal government, Warsaw - Administrative division, Warsaw - The mayor the President of Warsaw, Warsaw - Municipal government, Warsaw - Politics, Warsaw - Transport, Warsaw - Roads and highways, Warsaw - Airports, Warsaw - Mass transit, Warsaw - Railway, Warsaw - Sports, Warsaw - Culture, Warsaw - Theatre, Warsaw - Museums and art galleries, Warsaw - Film, Warsaw - Education, Warsaw - Economy, Warsaw - Business and commerce, Warsaw - Stock Exchange, Warsaw - Industry, Warsaw - Tourist attractions Read more here: » Warsaw: Encyclopedia II - Warsaw - History |
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| | | | | | General Government: Encyclopedia II - World War II evacuation and expulsion - Europe
World War II evacuation and expulsion - Deportation of Jews.
After the September Campaign Western pre-WWII Polish territories were incorporated in the German Reich The area was subdivided into three Regierungsbezirke ("administrative districts") – Poznan, Inowroclaw, and Łódź. On September 1, 1939, it had 390,000 Jews (including 4,500 in Poznan, 54,090 in Inowroclaw, and 326,000 in the Łódź district – 233,000 in the city of Łódź). Like all Polish areas incorporated into the Reich, Wartheland was from ...
See also:World War II evacuation and expulsion, World War II evacuation and expulsion - Europe, World War II evacuation and expulsion - Deportation of Jews, World War II evacuation and expulsion - Deportation of Poles, World War II evacuation and expulsion - Deportation of Germans and Others, World War II evacuation and expulsion - Asia, World War II evacuation and expulsion - Jewish Resettlement in Palestine, World War II evacuation and expulsion - The development refugee organisations Read more here: » World War II evacuation and expulsion: Encyclopedia II - World War II evacuation and expulsion - Europe |
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| | | | | | General Government: Encyclopedia II - Polish September Campaign - Details of the campaign
Polish September Campaign - Plans.
The German plan Fall Weiss, for what became known as the September campaign, was created by General Franz Halder, chief of the general staff, and directed by General Walther von Brauchitsch, the commander in chief of the upcoming campaign. The plan called for the start of hostilities before the declaration of war and to pursue a traditional doctrine of mass encirclement and destruction of enemy forces, assisted by the Germans' material advantages, including the use of mo ...
See also:Polish September Campaign, Polish September Campaign - Opposing forces, Polish September Campaign - Germany, Polish September Campaign - Soviet Union, Polish September Campaign - Poland, Polish September Campaign - Order of battle, Polish September Campaign - Prelude to the campaign, Polish September Campaign - Details of the campaign, Polish September Campaign - Plans, Polish September Campaign - Phase 1: German aggression, Polish September Campaign - Phase 2: Soviet aggression, Polish September Campaign - Civilian losses, Polish September Campaign - Aftermath, Polish September Campaign - Notes Read more here: » Polish September Campaign: Encyclopedia II - Polish September Campaign - Details of the campaign |
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| | | | | General Government: Encyclopedia II - Organised persecution of ethnic Germans - Specific Locales
Organised persecution of ethnic Germans - Australia.
Persecution of ethnic Germans was much the same in Australia as it was in the United States during World War I. Many were interned for the duration of the war and others faced hostility from their fellow citizens. To avoid persecution, many Germans changed their names into anglicised or Francophone variants.
Organised persecution of ethnic Germans - Germany.
The book Other Losses by James Bacque (ISBN 1551681919) alleg ...
See also:Organised persecution of ethnic Germans, Organised persecution of ethnic Germans - Background, Organised persecution of ethnic Germans - Specific Locales, Organised persecution of ethnic Germans - Australia, Organised persecution of ethnic Germans - Germany, Organised persecution of ethnic Germans - Soviet Union, Organised persecution of ethnic Germans - Poland, Organised persecution of ethnic Germans - Norway, Organised persecution of ethnic Germans - Italy, Organised persecution of ethnic Germans - United States, Organised persecution of ethnic Germans - Canada, Organised persecution of ethnic Germans - Britain Read more here: » Organised persecution of ethnic Germans: Encyclopedia II - Organised persecution of ethnic Germans - Specific Locales |
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| | | | | General Government: Encyclopedia II - Governor-General - Commonwealth usages Today the title Governor-General or Governor General is used in countries which recognise Queen Elizabeth II as the titular head of state, or sovereign, excluding the United Kingdom.
In its modern usage, the term Governor-General or Governor General originated in those British colonies which became self-governing "Dominions," as they were at one time styled, of the British Empire; (examples are Australia, Canada and New Zealand). With the exception of New Zealand, each of these federated colonies' previously constituent colonies alrea ...
See also:Governor-General, Governor-General - Commonwealth usages, Governor-General - Appointment, Governor-General - Other attributes, Governor-General - Former colonial Commonwealth posts, Governor-General - Former post-colonial posts representing the British Sovereign as local Head of State, Governor-General - Other Colonial usages, Governor-General - Netherlands, Governor-General - Other Western usages, Governor-General - Oriental equivalents, Governor-General - Other equivalents, Governor-General - Sources and References Read more here: » Governor-General: Encyclopedia II - Governor-General - Commonwealth usages |
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| | | | | General Government: Encyclopedia II - Governor-General - Commonwealth usage Today the title Governor-General is used in countries which recognise Queen Elizabeth II as the titular head of state, or sovereign, excluding the United Kingdom.
In its modern usage, the term Governor-General originated in those British colonies which became self-governing Dominions of the British Empire (examples are Australia, Canada and New Zealand). With the exception of New Zealand, each of these individual colonies already had a Governor, and the Queen's representative to the federated Dominion was therefore given the superior ...
See also:Governor-General, Governor-General - Commonwealth usage, Governor-General - Appointment, Governor-General - Other attributes, Governor-General - Former colonial Commonwealth posts, Governor-General - Former post-colonial posts representing the British Sovereign as local Head of State, Governor-General - Other Colonial usages, Governor-General - Netherlands, Governor-General - Other Western usages, Governor-General - Oriental equivalents, Governor-General - Other equivalents, Governor-General - Sources and References Read more here: » Governor-General: Encyclopedia II - Governor-General - Commonwealth usage |
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| | | | | General Government: Encyclopedia II - Galicia Central Europe - History
Galicia Central Europe - Prior to partitions of Poland.
Main articles: Red Ruthenia and Halych-Volhynia
The region of what later became known as Galicia appears to have been incorporated, in large part, into the Empire of Great Moravia. It is first attested in the Primary Chronicle under 981, when Volodymyr the Great of Kievan Rus took over the Red Ruthenian cities i ...
See also:Galicia Central Europe, Galicia Central Europe - Origin and variations of the name, Galicia Central Europe - Galicia and Lodomeria in different languages, Galicia Central Europe - History, Galicia Central Europe - Prior to partitions of Poland, Galicia Central Europe - From partitions of Poland to the Congress of Vienna, Galicia Central Europe - From 1815 to 1860, Galicia Central Europe - Constitutional experiments, Galicia Central Europe - Galician autonomy, Galicia Central Europe - The Great Economic Emigration, Galicia Central Europe - First World War and Polish-Ukrainian conflict, Galicia Central Europe - Second World War and Distrikt Galizien, Galicia Central Europe - Legacy, Galicia Central Europe - Economy, Galicia Central Europe - Major cities and towns, Galicia Central Europe - Personalities from Galicia Read more here: » Galicia Central Europe: Encyclopedia II - Galicia Central Europe - History |
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| | | | | | General Government: Encyclopedia II - History of Poland 1939–1945 - German and Soviet Invasion The Polish armed forces resisted the German invasion, but their strategic position was hopeless since Poland was surrounded on three sides by Germany and German-controlled Czechoslovakia. It was in Poland that the Germans first used the tactics of Blitzkrieg ("lightning war"): rapid advance of Panzer (armored) divisions, dive bombing to break up troop concentrations, and aerial bombing of undefended cities to sap civilian morale. The Polish Army and Air Force had little modern equipment to match the onslaught.
German forces wer ...
See also:History of Poland 1939–1945, History of Poland 1939–1945 - German and Soviet Invasion, History of Poland 1939–1945 - Dismemberment of Poland, History of Poland 1939–1945 - The General Government, History of Poland 1939–1945 - Treatment of the Poles, History of Poland 1939–1945 - The Holocaust in Poland, History of Poland 1939–1945 - Governments in exile, History of Poland 1939–1945 - Resistance, History of Poland 1939–1945 - Aftermath of the War, History of Poland 1939–1945 - Yalta and the Soviet Occupation 1943–45 Read more here: » History of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia II - History of Poland 1939–1945 - German and Soviet Invasion |
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| | | | | General Government: Encyclopedia II - History of Poznań - Poznań in the Kingdom of Prussia 1793–1918 With the second partition of Poland in 1793, the city fell to Kingdom of Prussia and was made the capital of the province of South Prussia. During the Napoleonic Wars in 1806 the city was liberated by the Polish troops under gen. J.H. Dąbrowski and in years 1806–1815 it was the capital of Poznań department belonging to the Duchy of Warsaw.
After the fall of Napoleon in 1815, according to the Vienna peace congress, Poznań fell to Prussia, and was made the capital of the Grand Duchy of Poznan (1815–1846). At t ...
See also:History of Poznań, History of Poznań - Early times, History of Poznań - Capital of Great Poland 1138–1295, History of Poznań - Poznań in the Kingdom of Poland 1295–1793, History of Poznań - Reformation and Religious Affiliation of Burghers, History of Poznań - Poznań in the Kingdom of Prussia 1793–1918, History of Poznań - Poznań in the Second Polish Republic 1919–1939, History of Poznań - Poznań in Nazi Germany 1939–1945, History of Poznań - Poznań in People's Republic of Poland 1945–1989, History of Poznań - Poznań in Third Polish Republic after 1989, History of Poznań - Polish organizations in Poznań, History of Poznań - Bibliography Read more here: » History of Poznań: Encyclopedia II - History of Poznań - Poznań in the Kingdom of Prussia 1793–1918 |
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| | | | | General Government: Encyclopedia II - The Holocaust - Victims The victims of the Holocaust were Jews, Polish, Russian, Communists, homosexuals, Roma (also known as gypsies), the mentally ill and the physically disabled, intelligentsia and political activists, Jehovah's Witnesses, some Catholic and Protestant clergy, trade unionists, psychiatric patients, some Africans, common criminals and people labeled as "enemies of the state". These victims all perished alongside one another in the camps, according to the extensive documentation left behind by the Nazis themselves (written and photographed), eyewit ...
See also:The Holocaust, The Holocaust - Etymology and usage of the term, The Holocaust - Features of the Nazi Holocaust, The Holocaust - Premeditation, The Holocaust - Efficiency, The Holocaust - Scale, The Holocaust - Cruelty, The Holocaust - Victims, The Holocaust - Jews, The Holocaust - Slavs, The Holocaust - Roma Sinti and Manush 'Gypsies', The Holocaust - Gay men, The Holocaust - Jehovah's Witnesses, The Holocaust - Disabled people, The Holocaust - Others, The Holocaust - Death toll, The Holocaust - Searching for records of victims, The Holocaust - Execution of the Holocaust, The Holocaust - Concentration and Labor Camps 1933-1945, The Holocaust - Pogroms 1938-1941, The Holocaust - Euthanasia 1939-1941, The Holocaust - Ghettos 1940-1945, The Holocaust - Death squads 1941-1943, The Holocaust - Extermination camps 1942-1945, The Holocaust - Death marches and liberation 1944-1945, The Holocaust - Resistance and rescuers, The Holocaust - Resistance, The Holocaust - Rescuers, The Holocaust - Perpetrators and collaborators, The Holocaust - Who was directly involved in the killings?, The Holocaust - Who authorized the killings?, The Holocaust - Who knew about the killings?, The Holocaust - Historical interpretations, The Holocaust - Why did people participate in authorize or tacitly accept the killing?, The Holocaust - Revisionists and deniers, The Holocaust - Aftermath, The Holocaust - Displaced Persons and the State of Israel, The Holocaust - Legal proceedings against Nazis, The Holocaust - Legal action against genocide, The Holocaust - Impact on culture, The Holocaust - Holocaust theology, The Holocaust - Art and literature, The Holocaust - Holocaust Memorial Days, The Holocaust - Notes, The Holocaust - Nazi plans related to the Holocaust, The Holocaust - Eugenics, The Holocaust - Individuals and the Holocaust, The Holocaust - Nazi concentration camps, The Holocaust - Ghettos, The Holocaust - Massacres and pogroms, The Holocaust - Jewish resistance Read more here: » The Holocaust: Encyclopedia II - The Holocaust - Victims |
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