General Government
German-occupied zone in Poland in World War II
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Summary
General Government is an occupied territory[1]. It draws 7,755 Wikipedia views per month (occupied territory category, ranking #6 of 25).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Nazi Germany[3]
- Continent: Europe[4]
- Instance of: historical unrecognized state[5]
- Capital: Łódź[6], Kraków[7]
- Official language: German[8]
- Currency: złoty[9], Reichsmark[10], Młynarki[11]
- Shares border with: Nazi Germany[12]
- Maintained by: Hans Frank[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Kraków District[14], Lublin District[15], Radom District[16], Warsaw District[17], District of Galicia[18]
- Follows: Second Polish Republic[19]
- Commons category: General Government[20]
- Inception: January 1, 1939[21]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1945[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:General Government[23]
- Native label: Generalgouvernement[24]
- Different from: Q9266809[25]
- Language used: Polish[26], German[27], Ukrainian[28], Yiddish[29]
Why It Matters
General Government has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]