This is a list of rulers of the General Government, which from 26 October 1939 until 19 January 1945 comprised the German-occupied parts of Poland. On October 8th, 1939, the Reich Interior Ministry drafted two bills, one to incorporate the western and northern portions of Poland into the German Reich, and the other for the creation of a 'General Government' in the remaining German-held territory. [1] The German Governor-General and the deputy of that office, the Secretary for State, were the officers that held executive power in the territory.
Government of the General GovernmentEdit
Governor-General of the General GovernmentEdit
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
|
Hans Frank (1900–1946) (aged 46) |
26 October 1939 | 19 January 1945 | 5 years, 85 days | NSDAP | |
Secretary for State of the General GovernmentEdit
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
|
Arthur Seyss-Inquart (1892–1946) (aged 54) |
12 October 1939 | 18 May 1940 | 219 days | NSDAP | |
|
Josef Bühler (1904-1948) (aged 44) |
18 May 1940 | 19 January 1945 | 4 years, 246 days | NSDAP | |
Governmental StandardsEdit
Service flag of the General Government
(1939–1945)
Emblem of the General Government
(1939–1945)
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NotesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Winstone, Martin. The dark heart of Hitlers Europe: Nazi rule in Poland under the general government. London: Tauris, 2015.