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	Topics Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia Topic Home The province Danzig-West Prussia was a German administrative sub-division unit (ReichsgauReichsgau A *Reichsgau* was an administrative sub-division created in a number of the areas annexed to Nazi Germany between 1938 and... ) created in 1939 by the Nazis from the territory of the Free City of DanzigFree City of Danzig The Free City of Danzig refers to either of two short-lived city-states which were centered around the present-day Baltic po... (present-day GdanskGdansk Gdansk is the sixth-largest city in Poland, and also its principal seaport and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship.... , PolandPoland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country located in Central Europe.... ), and Polish far-east PomeraniaPomerania Pomerania is a geographical region today divided between northern Poland and Germany on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.... . The name became official on November 2, 1939, a month after invasion of PolandInvasion of Poland (1939) The invasion of Poland in 1939, was carried out by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union and a small German-allied Slovak contingen... . The capital of the province was Danzig and its population without the city was 1,487,452 (in 1939). The area of the province was 26,057 km² History The major Stutthof concentration campStutthof concentration camp Stutthof was the first concentration camp built by the German Nazi regime outside of Germany, on September 2, 1939.... , where over 85,000 died, and the mass murder site of PiasnicaPiasnica Piasnica is a river and a village in Pomerania in Northern Poland.... , where some 2,000 local PolishPoland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country located in Central Europe.... -Kashub intelligentsia and thousands of other people were executed, were located in the area. The Polish Roman Catholic ChurchRoman Catholic Church The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church is the Christian Church in full communion with the Pope, the Bishop of Ro... was severely persecuted and most Catholic priests were deported to concentration camps. Most of DanzigGdansk Gdansk is the sixth-largest city in Poland, and also its principal seaport and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship.... 's Jewish minority, however, left the region in 1939, as Danzig was not then part of Germany. In March 1945 the region was captured by the Red ArmyRed Army The short forms Red Army and RKKA refer to the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, , the armed forces first organiz... , and after a few days of looting it returned to PolishPoland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country located in Central Europe.... administration. The Nazi governor, Albert Förster, was later sentenced to death and executed for crimes against humanity. Administration Danzig West Prussia was divided into three districts. The main cities of each district were Bromberg, Danzig and Marienwerder. See also Administration of Danzig-West Prussia 1939-1945Administration of Danzig-West Prussia 1939-1945 Political Leaders... World War II evacuation and expulsionWorld War II evacuation and expulsion World War II evacuation and expulsion refers to forced deportation, mass evacuation and displacement of peoples spurred on b... Polish areas annexed by Nazi GermanyPolish areas annexed by Nazi Germany After invading Poland in 1939, Germany decided to annex not only all the lands it was forced to return to Poland in 1919–192... Sources (in German) (in German) Deutsches Historisches MuseumDeutsches Historisches Museum The Deutsches Historisches Museum, German Historical Museum, was founded in 1987 by the chancellor of Germany, Helmut Ko... website (in German)