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ILLUSTRATED 1943 NAZI BOOK ABOUT THE GENERALGOUVERNEMENT,
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After the speedy German Wehrmacht and Soviet victory in Poland in the fall of 1939, the country was divided into three zones: Polish land annexed by Nazi Germany in the west, Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union in the east, and the Generalgouvernement in the center, headed by General Governor Dr. Hans Frank.
The territory was made up of the land area that became Poland after World War I, including parts of Ukraine, parts of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, and German Silesia. After the start of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, the German Generalgouvernement became a lot bigger as Russian occupied Poland, Galicia and additional parts of what is now Ukraine were added to it.
The territory was made up of the land area that became Poland after World War I, including parts of Ukraine, parts of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, and German Silesia. After the start of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, the German Generalgouvernement became a lot bigger as Russian occupied Poland, Galicia and additional parts of what is now Ukraine were added to it.
Material in this 1943 book, Landeskunde des Generalgouvernements (Regional Geographical Studies of the Generalgouvernement) was assembled by Dr. Theodor Müller for the Hauptabteilung Wissenschaft und Unterricht in der Regierung des Generalgouvernements, or the Main Office of Science and Education of the Government of the Generalgouvernement.
Chapters cover history from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages, as well as Russian and other foreign influences through the ages all the way up to the September 1939 German invasion and victory in Poland. Details of the creation of the Generalgouvernement headed by Generalgouverneur Dr. Hans Frank, are included as well as population statistics divided by nationality and religion.
Geography and climate are explained, flora and fauna, architecture and building practices in different parts of the territory, population centers, the road network, economy and important industries, etc.
Geography and climate are explained, flora and fauna, architecture and building practices in different parts of the territory, population centers, the road network, economy and important industries, etc.
This rare 6-¾ x 9-½ inch, 136-page book is about the positive economic changes in the Generalgouvernement since thousands of German men and women from all parts of Adolf Hitler’s Greater German Reich flocked to the area in the former Poland after the fall of 1939. They followed the “Call of the East” to create Lebensraum or living space which Germany claimed they needed to accommodate its projected increase of population and to spread German customs, education and order (it was considered a National Socialist obligation to make sure the occupied German territories in the East would become just as 'German' as the Fatherland).
In his Foreword, Dr. Müller explained that this book was created to inform Germans about the land where their fellow Germans had decided to resettle and work for Germany’s future. Another goal of the book was to teach German youth about the history and geography of the neighboring land.
In his Foreword, Dr. Müller explained that this book was created to inform Germans about the land where their fellow Germans had decided to resettle and work for Germany’s future. Another goal of the book was to teach German youth about the history and geography of the neighboring land.
Have a look at other material about Nazi occupied Poland and the Generalgouvernement for sale on USMBOOKS.com: |
| - 1939 Nazi publication about the expansion possibilities in the East |
| - extremely anti-Polish Nazi propaganda booklet from 1939 |
| - rare 1941 Nazi quarterly Die Burg, with updates about the progress of the Germanization of people, lands and institutions of the Generalgouvernement published by the Nazi Institute for German Ostarbeit |
| - The German East - Land of the Future, 1942 Hoffmann photo book |
| - 1942 Nazi book produced for Dr. Hans Frank about the economic possibilities in the Generalgouvernement |
Landeskunde des Generalgouvernements was published by Burgverlag of Krakau in the spring of 1943 and printed in Krakau as well. It is in very nice condition and has no odor. Shown right is a picture of the actual book. The dust jacket, shown near the top of this USMBOOKS web page, is a color reproduction from an original in our archive.
There are many rare explanatory maps, as well as pictures of well-known buildings in cities like Krakau and Lublin, different types of farm houses, German settlers and their families, industrial facilities, wooden churches (including an Ukrainian village church), roads, rivers, etc. The source of the illustrations is listed on the last page.
This 80+ year old example of Landeskunde des Generalgouvernements comes with its original 17 x 18-¾ inch black & white fold-out map of the area attached in the back. The book also contains a detailed 12 x 13-1/2 inch full-color map of Das Generalgouvernement that probably did not originally come with the book.
This 80+ year old example of Landeskunde des Generalgouvernements comes with its original 17 x 18-¾ inch black & white fold-out map of the area attached in the back. The book also contains a detailed 12 x 13-1/2 inch full-color map of Das Generalgouvernement that probably did not originally come with the book.
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LANDESKUNDE DES GENERALGOUVERNEMENTS 1943 ILLUSTRATED NAZI BOOK
