Polish areas annexed by Soviet Union - Article Index

Encyclopedia - General Government: Encyclopedia Ii - General Government - Creation Of The General Government
Hans Frank was appointed Governor-General of the occupied territories on 26 October 1939. Two decrees by Hitler (8 October and 12 October...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - General Government: Encyclopedia Ii - General Government - Resistance
Resistance to the German occupation began almost at once, although there is little terrain in Poland suitable for guerrilla operations. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - General Government: Encyclopedia Ii - General Government - Population
The population in the General Government's territory was initially about 12 million, but this increased as about 860,000 Poles and Jews w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - General Government: Encyclopedia Ii - General Government - Genocide Policies
During the Wannsee conference on January 20, 1942, The State Secretary of the General Government, Dr. Josef Bühler pushed Heydrich to im...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: 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 side...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1939–1945 - Resistance
Resistance to the German occupation began almost at once, although there is little terrain in Poland suitable for guerilla operations. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1939–1945 - Aftermath Of The War
Hans Frank was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was one of the defendants at the Nuremberg Trials. During his trial he convert...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1939–1945 - Governments In Exile
See also special article about Polish government in exile during Second World War. The Polish government re-assembled in Paris and formed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1939–1945 - Yalta And The Soviet Occupation 1943–45
As the Soviets advanced through Poland in late 1944 the German administration collapsed. The Communist-controlled Committee of National L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1939–1945 - The General Government
The remaining block of territory was placed under a German administration called the General Government (in German Generalgouvernement fÃ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1939–1945 - Dismemberment Of Poland
Under the terms of two decrees by Hitler (8 October and 12 October 1939), large areas of western Poland were annexed to Germany. These in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1939–1945 - Treatment Of The Poles
It was German policy that the (non-Jewish) Poles were to be reduced to the status of serfs, and eventually replaced by German colonists. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1939–1945 - The Holocaust In Poland
Persecution of the Jews by the occupation government, particularly in the urban areas, began immediately after the occupation. In the fir...   » Read the article