General Government
In those parts of Poland that were not directly annexed into the German Reich a separate civil administration was set up called the General Government (of the Occupied Polish Territories). While theoretically outside the boundaries of the Reich proper, it was considered part of Greater Germany by Nazi officials as an "autonomous" region (i.e. not directly subordinated to the Berlin government).
It was in turn sub-divided into four distrikten (districts).
- Distrikt Krakau;
- Distrikt Warsaw;
- Distrikt Lublin;
- Distrikt Radom.
After the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, a fifth district was added, created out of former territories of Austrian Galicia:
- Distrikt Galizien.
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