District of Galicia
| District of Galicia Distrikt Galizien | |||||||||||||
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| District of Lemberg | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• | 51,200 km2 (19,800 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
• | 4,400,000 | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||||||
• Established | 1941 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1944 | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Ukraine | ||||||||||||
The District of Galicia (
Soviet Ukraine
.
Adolf Hitler formed a capital in Lemberg (Lviv) (Document No. 1997-PS of 17 July 1941), and the district existed from 1941 until 1944. It ceased to exist after the Soviet counter-offensive.[1][2]
History
The District of Galicia comprised mainly the pre-war Lwów Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic (today part of western Ukraine). The territory was taken over by Nazi Germany in 1941 after the attack on the USSR and incorporated into the General Government, governed by Gauleiter Hans Frank since the invasion of 1939. The region was taken over again by the Soviet Union in 1944.
The district area was managed by Frank's
Governors
| No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl Lasch (1904–1942) | 1 August 1941 | 6 January 1942 | 5 months | |
| 2 | Otto Wächter (1901–1949) | 22 January 1942 | August 1944 | 2 years, 6 months |
![Karl Lasch [de]](/File:Karl_Lasch.jpg)
See also
- Administrative division of Polish territories during World War II
- Soviet annexation of Western Ukraine, 1939–1940
References
- ^ Arne Bewersdorf. "Hans-Adolf Asbach. Eine Nachkriegskarriere" (PDF). Band 19 Essay 5 (in German). Demokratische Geschichte. pp. 1–42. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- ISBN 0-271-02308-2.
- ^ Dieter Pohl. Hans Krueger and the Murder of the Jews in the Stanislawow Region (Galicia) (PDF file from Yad Vashem.org). pp. 12/13, 17/18, 21.
It is impossible to determine what Krueger's exact responsibility was in connection with "Bloody Sunday" [massacre of 12 October 1941 in Stanisławów]. It is clear that a massacre of such proportions under German civil administration was virtually unprecedented.