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After Invading Poland in 1939 , Germany decided to annex not only all the lands it was forced to return to Poland in 1919 – 1922 , under the Treaty Of Versailles (including the " Polish Corridor ", West Prussia , the Province Of Posen ), but also other territories. The council of the Free City of Danzig voted "democratically" to become a part of Germany again (though Poles and Jews had no right to vote and all non-Nazi political parties were banned). Two decrees by Adolf Hitler (Oct. 8 and 12, 1939) provided for the division of the annexed areas of Poland into the following administrative units:
These territories had area of 94 000 km&2 and a population of 10,000,000 people. After German attack on the Soviet Union in June 1941 , the District Of Białystok , which included the Białystok , Bielsk Podlaski , Grajewo , Łomża , Sokółka , Volkovysk , and Grodno counties, was "attached to" (not incorporated into) East Prussia . For the policies applied on the annexed areas: About 860,000 Germans living east of the Oder-Neisse Line were expelled to Germany, but those who were former Polish citizens faced trials (see Pursuit Of Nazi Collaborators ). SEE ALSO |
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