Blue Police (Polish police under German command)
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The Blue Police was a collaborationist Polish police force in Nazi-occupied Poland that operated under German command, assisting in maintaining order and enforcing German policies, including repressive measures against the local population.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blue Police | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collaborationist police force
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law enforcement agency ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Policja Granatowa
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Polish Police of the General Government ⓘ Polnische Polizei im Generalgouvernement ⓘ |
| areaServed | cities and towns of the General Government ⓘ |
| assistedWith |
anti-partisan operations
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combating common crime ⓘ escorting prisoners ⓘ guarding ghettos ⓘ maintenance of public order ⓘ roundups of civilians ⓘ seizure of property ⓘ |
| complicitIn |
Holocaust
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surface form:
Holocaust in occupied Poland
persecution of Jews ⓘ repressive measures against the Polish population ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
German civil administration in the East
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surface form:
German civil administration of the General Government
|
| country | General Government ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1944 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Polish Underground State
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pre-war Polish State Police ⓘ |
| enforced |
German occupation policies
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curfews ⓘ labor conscription measures ⓘ registration requirements ⓘ |
| formedFrom | pre-war Polish State Police personnel ⓘ |
| hasRole |
auxiliary force for German police
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instrument of occupation control ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Kraków ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
General Government
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surface form:
General Government territory
|
| legalStatus | subordinate organ of German occupation authorities ⓘ |
| namedAfter | blue police uniforms ⓘ |
| notableFor | collaboration with Nazi German policies in occupied Poland ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
German occupation of Poland
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surface form:
Nazi-occupied Poland
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| operatedUnderCommandOf |
German authorities
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Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Organization of the Polish underground resistance against Nazi Germany
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surface form:
Polish resistance movement
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| partOf | security apparatus of the General Government ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom | ethnic Poles ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical research on occupation-era policing
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post-war investigations of collaboration ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
German Governor-General administration
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German Ordnungspolizei ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
German
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Polish ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
General Government (Nazi-occupied Poland)
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Blue Police (Polish police under German command)
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