The drawing of borders in occupied territories
of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
as an instrument of implementation of German
special policies
The drawing of borders in occupied territories
of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
as an instrument of implementation of German
special policies
Author(s): Joanna Gierowska-KałłaurSubject(s): Historical Geography, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Period(s) of Nation Building
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Lands of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Germans; Poles; Lithuanians; First World War; Ober-Ost; borders; “special policy”
Summary/Abstract: The work aims to present German political concepts implemented in the territories of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania occupied by the Reich during World War I. Their main contractors were Chief of the General Staff Erich Ludendorff and Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg. The key objective of this special policy was the maximum weakening of Poles’ self-organisational capabilities.
Journal: Studia z Dziejów Rosji i Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej
- Issue Year: 58/2023
- Issue No: Sp.
- Page Range: 23-37
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English
