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Administrative division of Nazi Germany
Silesia. From 1925 to 1933, it was the regional subdivision of the Nazi Party for this area. The Gau was split into Lower Silesia and Upper Silesia on
Gau_Silesia
Administrative division of Nazi Germany
The Gau Upper Silesia (German: Gau Oberschlesien) was an administrative division of Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1945 in the Upper Silesia part of the Prussian
Gau_Upper_Silesia
Province of Silesia. The Gau was created when the Gau Silesia was split into Lower Silesia and Upper Silesia in 1941. The majority of the former Gau became
Gau_Lower_Silesia
German politician (1899–1945)
Fritz Bracht (18 January 1899 – 9 May 1945) was the Nazi Gauleiter of Gau Upper Silesia. After training as a gardener, Bracht entered military service in
Fritz_Bracht
Football league in Silesia
administrative regions in Germany, and the Gau Silesia, later subdivided into Gau Upper Silesia and Gau Lower Silesia, replaced the Prussian provinces. After
Gauliga_Schlesien
1939–1945 policies during WWII
joined the French Resistance from where he joined the Polish Army.(Gau Upper Silesia) Leon Piesowocki - In 1943, he was called up to serve in the Wehrmacht
Military enrolment in German-occupied Poland
Military_enrolment_in_German-occupied_Poland
German Nazi, Gauleiter, last Reichsführer-SS (1903–1945)
also served as Gauleiter of Gau Lower Silesia from 1941 to 1945 and as Oberpräsident of the Prussian Province of Lower Silesia. Captured on 6 May 1945, he
Karl_Hanke
German Nazi politician and war criminal (1907–1972)
first Deputy Gauleiter of the recently established Gau Upper Silesia where he also served as Gau chairman (Gauobmann) for the German Labour Front administration
Albert_Hoffmann_(Nazi)
Historical region in Central Europe
Upper Silesia (Polish: Górny Śląsk [ˈɡurnɨ ˈɕlɔ̃sk] ; Silesian: Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; Czech: Horní Slezsko; German: Oberschlesien [ˈoːbɐˌʃleːzi̯ən]
Upper_Silesia
German Nazi Party official and politician (1899–1945)
1945) was from 1931 the Nazi Gauleiter of Gau Westphalia-South and, as of December 1934, also of Gau Silesia. He was also the Reichskommissar for Pricing
Josef_Wagner_(Gauleiter)
German term for a region within a country
Gau (German: [ɡaʊ] ; Dutch: gouw [ɣʌu] ; West Frisian: gea [ɡɪə] or goa [ɡoə]) is a Germanic term for a region within a country, often a former or current
Gau_(territory)
he was Gauleiter of Gau Silesia from 1925 and Oberpräsident of the Prussian provinces of both Upper Silesia and Lower Silesia from 1933. An SA-Gruppenführer
List of Nazi Party leaders and officials
List_of_Nazi_Party_leaders_and_officials
Wielkopolska, as well as territories divided after plebiscites such as Upper Silesia, as well as a large area east of these territories, including the city
Subdivisions of Polish territories during World War II
Subdivisions_of_Polish_territories_during_World_War_II
1919–1945 province of Prussia, Germany
The Province of Upper Silesia (German: Provinz Oberschlesien; Silesian German: Provinz Oberschläsing; Silesian: Prowincyjŏ Gōrny Ślōnsk; Polish: Prowincja
Province_of_Upper_Silesia
Nazi concentration camp in Poland (1940–1945)
Auschwitz was annexed to the German Reich, as part of first Gau Silesia and from 1941 Gau Upper Silesia. The camp at Auschwitz was established in April 1940
Auschwitz_concentration_camp
Region of Silesia, Prussia
Province of Silesia, from 1813 to 1945, which covered the south-eastern part of Silesia. The capital of the Regierungsbezirk was the Upper Silesian city
Oppeln_(region)
Germany. Czech Silesia with Slezská Ostrava was incorporated into the Sudetenland Gau, while Hultschin was incorporated into Upper Silesia province. With
History_of_Silesia
German Catholic bishop (1941–2023)
was born in Beuthen, Gau Upper Silesia, on 29 September 1941, the son of a physician. After the family was expelled from Silesia when he was age 4 he
Hans-Jochen_Jaschke
The Gaue (singular: Gau) were the main administrative divisions of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. The Gaue were formed in 1926 as Nazi Party regional
Administrative divisions of Nazi Germany
Administrative_divisions_of_Nazi_Germany
Territories of Poland annexed during WWII
and Silesia (later Upper Silesia), while from others new Reichsgaue Danzig-West Prussia and Wartheland were constituted. Wartheland was the only Gau constituted
Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany
Polish_areas_annexed_by_Nazi_Germany
Czech musician
Rafael Schächter Born (1905-05-25)May 25, 1905 Brăila, Romanian Old Kingdom Died 1945 (aged 39–40) Gau Upper Silesia, Nazi Germany Era 20th century
Rafael_Schächter
Historical region in Germany and Poland
tripoint of Upper Lusatia with the historical region of Lower Silesia to the east and Bohemia to the south. All major rivers in the Upper Lusatia flow
Upper_Lusatia
Voivodeship of Poland
the current voivodeship's area directly into the German province of Silesia (Gau Schlesien) with capital in Wrocław (Breslau) as the governmental district
Silesian_Voivodeship
Place in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Blachownia was directly annexed into the Third Reich, as part of Gau Upper Silesia (see Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany). The Germans changed its
Blachownia
German nun and philosopher (1891–1942)
Paul II. Edith Stein was born in Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland), Lower Silesia, into an observant Jewish family. She was the youngest of 11 children and
Edith_Stein
German paramilitary leader and politician
for the Weser-Ems Gau throughout this time. On 10 July 1934, Herzog was assigned the leadership of the SA-Gruppe Schlesien (Silesia), headquartered in
Otto_Herzog
Czech writer, humorist, and journalist (1892–1945)
Kněžnou, Austria-Hungary Died 21 January 1945(1945-01-21) (aged 52) Gliwice, Gau Upper Silesia, Nazi Germany Occupation Writer, humorist Language Czech
Karel_Poláček
Place in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
County was directly annexed into Nazi Germany, and then made part of Gau Upper Silesia. Two local Polish policemen were murdered by the Russians in the Katyn
Wojkowice
German Nazi politician (1897–1934)
Deputy Gauleiter to Helmuth Brückner in Gau Silesia. In addition, he became the Special Plenipotentiary to Silesia of the SA Supreme Leadership. In April
Edmund_Heines
Russian author and political activist
Russian Empire Died November 19, 1942(1942-11-19) (aged 62) Auschwitz, Gau Upper Silesia, Nazi Germany Party Socialist Revolutionary Party Occupation Writer
Ilya_Fondaminsky
Fritz Bracht 20 April 1944 Gauleiter, Gau Upper Silesia Suicide, 1945 Hartmann Lauterbacher 20 April 1944 Gauleiter, Gau Southern Hanover-Brunswick Acquitted
List_of_SA-Obergruppenführer
German lawyer, Nazi activist and military judge
lawyer, Nazi activist and military judge. Weidel was born in Neustadt, Upper Silesia (now Prudnik, Poland). He studied law in Munich and Breslau. He joined
Hans_Weidel
Nazi leader (1896–1951)
the NSDAP in Silesia; on 15 March 1925 he officially joined the refounded NSDAP (number 2,023) and was appointed Gauleiter for Gau Silesia. It was at this
Helmuth_Brückner
Jewish writer and poet (1891–1944)
Ukraine) Died March 10, 1944(1944-03-10) (aged 52) KZ Auschwitz, Gau Upper Silesia, Nazi Germany (present-day Poland) Occupation Novelist Nationality
David_Vogel_(author)
Polish writer
Austria-Hungary Died 24 February 1941(1941-02-24) (aged 52) Sosnowitz, Gau Upper Silesia, Nazi Germany Occupation Poet, writer, translator Nationality Polish
Emil_Zegadłowicz
Nazi administrative subdivision
1938 and 1945. The term was formed from the words Reich (realm, empire) and Gau, the latter a deliberately medieval-sounding word with a meaning approximately
Reichsgau
Eastern territories lost by Germany after World War II in Europe
southern and western rim of East Prussia, Ermland, Western Upper Silesia, and the part of Lower Silesia east of the Oder), or mixed German–Czech with a German
Former eastern territories of Germany
Former_eastern_territories_of_Germany
German Nazi, Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter of Hamburg (1900–1969)
Killinger", he participated in actions against Polish insurgents in Upper Silesia. In 1921–22 he took part in illegal sabotage operations against the
Karl_Kaufmann
German Roman Catholic prelate (1943–2024)
bishop of Mainz from 1988 to 2002. Eisenbach was born in Groß Strehlitz, Upper Silesia, on 1 May 1943. He was consecrated as a priest by Hermann Volk, Bishop
Franziskus_Eisenbach
Polish writer
Russian Empire Died August 4, 1942(1942-08-04) (aged 64) Auschwitz, Gau Upper Silesia, German Reich Pen name Władysław Zdora Władysław Mouner Language Polish
Kazimierz_Zdziechowski
Katowice was annexed by Nazi Germany and became the capital of the Gau of Upper Silesia, replacing the former capital of Opole. Under Nazi rule, many[citation
History_of_Katowice
however. The Hlučín Region of Upper Silesia to Czechoslovakia (316 or 333 km², 49,000 inhabitants). East Upper Silesia to Poland (3,214 km2 or 1,241 sq mi
Territorial evolution of Germany
Territorial_evolution_of_Germany
German Nazi SS officer (1891–1934)
proceedings against Sembach on 26 May 1934, and the regional court in Gau Silesia was charged with conducting an investigation. Before that could happen
Emil_Sembach
Former political party in Poland
in 1931 the party gradually expanded its activities to cover most of Upper Silesia with 1,200 members, and other regions such as Greater Poland (since
Jungdeutsche_Partei
German Nazi politician, Gauleiter, SS-Obergruppenführer (1898–1948)
Mecklenburg and joined the Freikorps "von Brandis," seeing action in Upper Silesia and the Baltic states until his capture and imprisonment by the Red
Friedrich_Hildebrandt
German state from 1525 to 1947
succeeded in conquering Lower Silesia (the northwestern half of Silesia). In the next year, 1742, he conquered Upper Silesia (the southeastern half). Furthermore
Prussia
European lands annexed by Germany before and during WWII
proper, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, Czech Silesia, Alsace-Lorraine, Eupen-Malmedy, Memel, Lower Styria, Upper Carniola, Southern Carinthia, Danzig, and
Areas_annexed_by_Nazi_Germany
German geologist and prehistorian (1904–1944)
history of the Upper Gäu, where he carried out several excavations in addition to field surveys. The work "Prehistory of the Upper Gäus", published in
Hermann_Stoll
Military unit
rebellion in the Third Silesian Uprising, which was aimed at seceding Upper Silesia from Germany. The Selbstschutz were reintroduced during the late 1930s
Selbstschutz
German general
born on 2 February 1859 in the city of Bodland near Kreuzburg O.S. in Upper Silesia, then part of Prussia (now Bogacica, Poland). His father was Ernst von
Walther_von_Lüttwitz
Saxony and the areas of the Prussian province of Lower Silesia west of the Oder-Neisse border (Upper Lusatia), with a total area of 17,004 km. The Saxon
State_of_Saxony_(1945–1952)
First Sturmabteilung leader (1888–1968)
Westphalian “Freikorps von Pfeffer” in the Baltic states, the Ruhr and Upper Silesia until March 1920. He then participated in the failed Kapp Putsch and
Franz_Pfeffer_von_Salomon
Population transfer from Nazi-occupied areas
million population of Silesia began on January 19, 1945. The first orders concerned the elderly, women and children of Upper Silesia. About 85%[citation
German evacuation from Central and Eastern Europe
German_evacuation_from_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
Place in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
population. The Nazis annexed the area to Germany in October 1939 in the Gau of Upper Silesia, which became part of the "second Ruhr" by 1944. In 1940, Nazi Germany
Oświęcim
German Nazi politician and SS-Obergruppenführer
Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler charged Woyrsch with organizing the SS in Gau Silesia. Woyrsch was given command of several SS-Standarten there from March
Udo_von_Woyrsch
Government position in Nazi Germany
Districts). On 16 November 1942, the geographical scope was reduced to the Gau level, raising the number of Reich Defense Commissioners to 42. The office
Reich_Defense_Commissioner
Ethnic German paramilitary group in Poland where Germans were a minority
occupation authorities in the German-occupied parts of West Prussia, Upper Silesia and what became the Warthegau, the Selbstschutz was organized and directed
Volksdeutscher_Selbstschutz
(Somerset) Unecunga / Unecung (they lived in Unecunga Ga – Unecunga Gau or Land, in the Upper Thames region) Wilsætan (Wiltshire) Weser-Rhine Germani (Istvaeones)
List of early Germanic peoples
List_of_early_Germanic_peoples
Nazi leader (1896–1986)
the war in 1918. He later fought as a member of Freikorps Roßbach in Upper Silesia. A skilled trader, Koch joined the railway service as an aspirant for
Erich_Koch
German Nazi SA general (1902–1972)
From May to June 1921, he fought with the Freikorps Haßfurther in Upper Silesia against Polish insurgents during the Third Silesian Uprising. After
Heinrich_Bennecke
West German Neo-Nazi organization
employee of the Propaganda Ministry and once the Hitler Youth leader of Upper Silesia. In Hesse, from December 1952 the DP state chairman was Helmuth Schranz [de]
Naumann_Circle
Historical region in Belgium
and Nijmegen Quarter. The three lower quarters emerged from the historic gau Hamaland (named after the Chamavi tribe), and formed the present day province
Southern_Netherlands
State in Germany
Province of Brandenburg and the northeastern part of Upper Lusatia became part of the Province of Silesia. The rump Kingdom of Saxony had roughly the same
Saxony
German sociologist (1940–2025)
She was born Sigrid Schneider on 18 August 1940 in Klein Peterwitz, Gau Silesia. Metz-Göckel was the daughter of Franz-Josef Schneider, a teacher, and
Sigrid_Metz-Göckel
Early Nazi political rank
were taken from the ranks of the existing Gauleiters, and vacated their Gau posts. Most were trusted colleagues of Strasser, and had worked with him
Inspekteur_(NSDAP)
German Nazi Party official and propagandist (1906–1983)
several major Nazi-era newspapers. Staebe was born in Hindenburg in Upper Silesia (today, Zabrze, Poland) the son of a police inspector. He attended a
Gustav_Staebe
Railway in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
to connect to the Upper Neckar Railway (Obere Neckarbahn) in Horb on 1 June 1874. However, the aim was not to connect Horb via the Gäu and Böblingen to
Stuttgart–Horb_railway
Nazi-era replacement of toponyms in East Prussia
the Liegnitz (Legnica) area between 1937 and 1938. In the portion of Upper Silesia which after World War I had become part of the Second Polish Republic
1938 changing of place names in East Prussia
1938_changing_of_place_names_in_East_Prussia
First-level administrative subdivisions of Germany
Oder were lost in 1945 and are now part of Poland or Russia. They are Silesia (Upper and Lower), Pomerania, West Prussia-Posen, and East Prussia respectively
States_of_Germany
of Schleswig-Holstein Flag of Schleswig-Holstein Province of Upper Silesia 1919–1938 1941–1945 Flag of Upper Silesia Province of Westphalia 1918–1945
Flags_of_German_states
Elite secondary schools in Nazi Germany
boarding school for boys in Rydzyna Castle Loben NPEA Loben (East-) Upper Silesia (today Poland) 1 April 1941 School for children with speech impediments
National Political Institutes of Education
National_Political_Institutes_of_Education
Region of France
following regions: Vest, Romania Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea Upper Austria, Austria Lower Silesia, Poland Quebec, Canada Jiangsu, China Moscow, Russia 2014
Alsace
Nazi Authority Governing Literature
(Upper Danube) Kurt Kölsch (Saarpfalz) Hans Ehrke (Schleswig-Holstein) Paul Anton Keller (Styria) Hans Christoph Kaergel and Alfons Hayduk (Silesia) Fritz
Reich_Chamber_of_Literature
Busse was withdrawn from the Eastern Front and appointed in command of the Upper Rhine fortifications in Baden. On April 21, 1917, he was appointed commander
Johannes_von_Busse
German–American documentary filmmaker
and made Summer in the City (1969), a film documenting the culture of the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The film, conceived by Christian Blackwood and narrated
Michael_Blackwood_(filmmaker)
German far-left paramilitary organization
Pommern (Pomerania) Ostpreußen (East Prussia) Oberschlesien (Upper Silesia) Schlesien (Silesia) Erzgebirge-Vogtland Mecklenburg Ostsachsen (East Saxony)
Roter_Frontkämpferbund
German SS general and police official (1897–1946)
November 1926, he became Joseph Goebbels' deputy Gauleiter in Gau Berlin-Brandenburg (later, Gau Groß-Berlin), a post he would retain until 1 November 1930
Kurt_Daluege
German-occupied Poland from 1939 to 1945
The remaining three regions, the so-called areas of Zichenau, Eastern Upper Silesia and the Suwałki triangle, became attached to adjacent Gaue of Germany
General_Government
Nazi Party official and SS general (1898–1945)
was a deputy of the Landtag of Prussia and, from 1932 to 1936, the Gau Inspector in Gau Kurmark. After the Nazi seizure of power, Tittmann was elected first
Fritz_Tittmann
Bavarian Castle
Willibaldsburg is a spur castle, built around the year 1353, in Eichstätt in Upper Bavaria. Until the middle of the 18th century, it was the representative
Willibaldsburg
1989–1991 unification process of Germany
16 January 1992 and ensured the few remaining Germans in Poland (in Upper Silesia) were treated better by the government. The reunification made Germany
German_reunification
1890s–1940s German expansionist concept
displaced Polish populations were jailed in Polenlager (Pole-storage camps) in Silesia and sent to villages designated as ghettoes. In four years of Germanisation
Lebensraum
State planned by Nazi Germany
proper, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, Czech Silesia, Alsace-Lorraine, Eupen-Malmedy, Memel, Lower Styria, Upper Carniola, Southern Carinthia, Danzig, and
Greater_Germanic_Reich
giving part of its eastern territories of Poznań, West Prussia, and Upper Silesia to Poland. It was also prohibited from merging with the Republic of
Events preceding World War II in Europe
Events_preceding_World_War_II_in_Europe
German Nazi official (1903–1947)
nearly 15,000 such farms were seized in formerly Polish sections of Upper Silesia alone. Unfortunately for Kasche, on 7 October 1939, Adolf Hitler appointed
Siegfried_Kasche
Province of Prussia from 1815 to 1945
the export route from the Katowice industrial region in now Polish Upper Silesia. Poland changed this export route to a new inner-Polish railway connecting
Province of Pomerania (1815–1945)
Province_of_Pomerania_(1815–1945)
Late-Mediaeval European form of municipal governance
Magdeburg rights, modelled after the town rights of Środa Śląska in Lower Silesia, granted in 1235 by Polish ruler Henry the Bearded of the Piast dynasty
German_town_law
Czech Republic DMP · 255 256 Walpurga – Saint Walpurga DMP · 256 257 Silesia – Silesia, region of central Europe DMP · 257 258 Tyche – Tyche, Greek goddess
Meanings of minor-planet names: 1–1000
Meanings_of_minor-planet_names:_1–1000
Cancelled Nazi deportation plan for Jews
deporting Jews to the Lublin Reservation. While initially the Jews of East Upper Silesia were to be deported there, Eichmann expanded the program to include
Nisko_Plan
Territory of Nazi Germany (1939–1945)
Gaue: Reichsgau Sudetenland Gau Bayreuth (Bavarian Eastern March) Reichsgau Niederdonau (Lower Danube) Reichsgau Oberdonau (Upper Danube) The resulting government
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Protectorate_of_Bohemia_and_Moravia
SS-Ehrenrang; Persönlicher Stab Reichsführer SS; Gauleiter NSDAP Gau Lower Silesia; last Reichsführer-SS 1903–1945 killed attempting escape August Heissmeyer
Register of SS leaders in general's rank
Register_of_SS_leaders_in_general's_rank
held by Gustav Simon, Gauleiter of the neighbouring German Gau of Trier-Koblenz (since 1942 Gau Moselland). Chefsache (matter for the leader) – a top secret
Glossary_of_Nazi_Germany
German Nazi Party official, Higher SS and Police Leader
a company commander and regimental adjutant with a Freikorp unit in Upper Silesia during the third Siesian uprising. From 1919 to 1924, he was also active
Karl_von_Eberstein
German naval officer and Nazi diplomat
in 1939. On 21 January 1945, while fighting against the Red Army in Upper Silesia, Jagow personally knocked out four Soviet tanks with his panzerfaust
Dietrich_von_Jagow
Major alliance of World War II
having interest in Spiš and Orava. Those two regions, along with Cieszyn Silesia, had been disputed between Poland and Czechoslovakia since 1918. The Poles
Axis_powers
Polish photographer and local historian (1890–1945)
and life of Galicia, the Carpathians, Kuyavia, Masuria, Subcarpathia, Upper Silesia, Great Poland, Lithuania, Podillia, and Volyn. He was one of the Polish
Henryk_Poddębski
Westphalia. From the 8th century, the Saxons were divided into four subdivisions (gau): Westphalians, between the Rhine and the Weser; the Engern or Angrians,
History_of_Saxony
List of German Schutzstaffel members
Polizei. 19659 1 November 1931 363031 Ernst Ludwig Leyser Deputy Gauleiter of Gau Westmark; Generalkommissar "Shitomir"; Landeshauptmann, Province of Nassau
List_of_SS_personnel
(Poland) 16689 Vistula (Vistula River) 257 Silesia (Silesia) 38674 Těšínsko (Těšínsko, a region in south-eastern Silesia, nowadays in the Czech Republic and
List of minor planets named after places
List_of_minor_planets_named_after_places
1945 siege of the German city of Breslau during World War II
November 29, 1944, included capturing Cracow, the Upper Silesian industrial basin, and Lower Silesia. The most important target, however, was reaching
Siege_of_Breslau
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