Tymczasowa siedziba władz Generalnego Gubernatorstwa. Łódź jako okupacyjny ośrodek administracyjny i siedziba Hansa Franka jesienią 1939 roku

As soon as the German military authority established temporary administration for the occupied Polish area in September 1939, its main administrative centre was located in Łódź. The decision was made in accordance with Hitler’s will in order to degrade the status of Warsaw. Łódź was the headquarters...

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Published inZeszyty naukowe Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego. Prace historyczne Vol. 149; no. 1; p. 147
Main Author Przegiętka, Marcin
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
German
Polish
Published Kraków Jagiellonian University-Jagiellonian University Press 01.01.2022
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Summary:As soon as the German military authority established temporary administration for the occupied Polish area in September 1939, its main administrative centre was located in Łódź. The decision was made in accordance with Hitler’s will in order to degrade the status of Warsaw. Łódź was the headquarters of Chief of Administration Hans Frank, who was personally appointed by Hitler and later, after 26 October, became Governor-General. His headquarters still remained in Łódź after the establishment of the General Government (at the end of October and at beginning of November). It was there that he made his firsts decisions concerning the entire area of the General Government. Hans Frank only moved to Krakow on 7 November.
ISSN:0083-4351
DOI:10.4467/20844069PH.22.008.14621