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An intense process of Germanisation was carried out by Nazi Germany in German-occupied Poland during World War II, with the ultimate goal of eliminating Polish culture and people. This included the mass-murder of Polish intellectuals and the kidnapping of Polish children .
The history of Poland from 1939 to 1945 encompasses primarily the period from the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union to the end of World War II. Following the German–Soviet non-aggression pact, Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany on 1 September 1939 and by the Soviet Union on 17 September.
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 "Generalgouvernement" (General Government) of Poland on October 26, 1939.
The occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II (1939–1945) began with the Invasion of Poland in September 1939, and it was formally concluded with the defeat of Germany by the Allies in May 1945.
Oct 15, 2020 · The genocidal policies of Nazi-Germany against ethnic Poles between 1939 and 1945 can be understood as a continuation of previous Germanization processes. Contents. 1 Until the Unification of Germany. 1.1 1815–1831. 1.2 1830–1848. 2 1871 until the Treaty of Versailles. 3 Germanisation of Poles in Ruhr area.
BEN MOSHER. Following the invasion of Poland in September 1939, the Nazi’s began a program designed to Germanize the territory in which they occupied. The Germanization program involved reordering Polish society, and its people, according to the requirements of Nazi racial theory, thus bringing it in line with Hitler’s vision for the German Reich.
Nov 5, 2021 · Janina Kostkiewicz. Chapter. Get access. Cite. Summary. Abstract: This chapter is an attempt to explore the scope and methods used by Germany in its extermination and Germanization policy aimed at Polish children in the years 1939 to 1945.
