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Today · October 26 · 1939
German civil rule begins in the General Government
On 26 October 1939 the German-occupied Polish territories that had not been annexed directly to the Reich were organised as the General Government under Hans Frank, with Kraków as the administrative centre. No Polish national government remained inside the territory. Frank's civil administration shared…
Occupation vs Resistance in World War II
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