Polnische Polizei im Generalgouvernement
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The Polnische Polizei im Generalgouvernement, known as the Blue Police, was a collaborationist police force established by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II, composed largely of Polish officers operating under German control.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collaborationist police force
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law enforcement agency → organization active during World War II → |
| activeDuring |
1939
→
1940 → 1941 → 1942 → 1943 → 1944 → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Blue Police
→
Policja Granatowa → Polish Police in the General Government → |
| composedPrimarilyOf |
ethnic Polish policemen
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| conflict |
World War II
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| controlledBy |
Nazi Germany
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| country |
General Government
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| dissolvedIn |
1944
→
1945 → |
| establishedBy |
German occupation authorities
→
Governor General Hans Frank’s administration → |
| formedFrom |
pre‑war Polish State Police personnel
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| headquartersLocation |
Kraków (seat of the General Government)
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| historicalAssessment |
widely regarded as a collaborationist formation
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| ideology |
collaboration with Nazi occupation authorities
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| jurisdiction |
civil population of the General Government
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| operatedIn |
General Government (Nazi‑occupied Poland)
→
occupied Poland → |
| operatedUnder |
German criminal law and occupation decrees
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| opposedBy |
Armia Krajowa
→
Polish underground state → |
| partOf |
German occupation administration in Poland
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| primaryLanguage |
Polish
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| region |
Central and southern occupied Poland
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| relatedTo |
German Ordnungspolizei
→
Jüdischer Ordnungsdienst → Schutzpolizei → |
| responsibleFor |
assisting in deportations of Jews
→
combating common crime under occupation → enforcing German decrees in the General Government → guarding ghettos in occupied Poland → maintaining public order under German occupation → participation in anti‑Jewish actions → round‑ups of civilians → |
| subordinateTo |
German Ordnungspolizei
→
German security authorities in the General Government → |
| tookOrdersFrom |
German gendarmerie
→
German police commanders → |
| usedUniformColor |
blue
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Blue Police
→
Polish Police of the General Government → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Policja Granatowa
("Polish Police in the territories annexed to the Third Reich")
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distinctFrom |
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Policja Granatowa
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hasNameInGerman |