The takeover of the customs administration in Poznań province in 1920–1921 Cover Image

Przejęcie administracji celnej w województwie poznańskim w latach 1920–1921
The takeover of the customs administration in Poznań province in 1920–1921

Author(s): Andrzej Tamborski
Subject(s): History, Diplomatic history, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Second Republic of Poland; customs officer; state administration; Poznań province; Treaty of Versailles;

Summary/Abstract: Under article 256 of the Treaty of Versailles, the states to which German territory was ceded, acquired all property and possessions situated therein belonging to the German Empire or to the German States. The technical part of this resolution for the former Prussian partition was regulated mainly by the Polish-German Agreement ceding the civilian administration signed in Berlin on 25 November 1919. The taking over of the state customs properties, initiated in Poznań province in January 1920, was concluded by the end of January of the following year.

  • Issue Year: 49/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 205-227
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish