Government Delegation for Poland

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The Government Delegation for Poland was the clandestine civilian administrative body of the Polish Underground State that represented the Polish government-in-exile in occupied Poland during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish Underground State institution
World War II resistance organization
clandestine administrative body
aimedTo maintain continuity of the Polish state
prepare structures for postwar restoration of Polish sovereignty
alsoKnownAs Delegatura Rządu na Kraj
conflict World War II
country Poland
dissolvedFollowing end of German occupation of Poland
establishment of a Soviet-backed communist government in Poland
endTime 1945
hadBranch departmental offices
district delegations
regional delegations
headquartersLocation Warsaw
jurisdiction territory of prewar Second Polish Republic
languageOfWorkOrName Polish
operatedIn occupied Poland
opposed Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
parentOrganization Polish government-in-exile
partOf Polish Underground State
performedFunction civil administration in underground
coordination of resistance-related civil affairs
implementation of policies of the Polish government-in-exile
represented Polish government-in-exile
significantEvent arrests and deportations of its leaders by the NKVD
repression by German occupation authorities
startTime 1940
workedWith Council of National Unity
Home Army

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Peasant Battalions (as allied formation) cooperatedWith Government Delegation for Poland
subject surface form: Peasant Battalions
Żegota parentOrganization Government Delegation for Poland
Home Political Representation cooperatedWith Government Delegation for Poland
Rada Pomocy Żydom foundedBy Government Delegation for Poland
this entity surface form: Polish Government Delegation for Poland