Dark Heart of Hitler's Europe: Nazi Rule in Poland under the

Dark Heart of Hitler's Europe: Nazi Rule in Poland under the General Government

After the German and Soviet attack on Poland in 1939, vast swathes of Polish territory, including Warsaw and KrakÃ³w, fell under Nazi occupation in an administration which became known as the â€˜General Governmentâ€™. The region was not directly incorporated into the Reich but was ruled by a German regime, headed by the brutal and corrupt Governor General Hans Frank. This was indeed the dark heart of Hitlerâ€™s empire. As the principal â€˜racial laboratoryâ€™ of the Third Reich, it was the site of Aktion Reinhard, the largest killing operation of the Holocaust, and of a campaign of terror and ethnic cleansing against Poles which was intended to be a template for the rest of eastern Europe. This book provides a thorough history of the General Government and the experiences of the Poles, Jews and others trapped in its clutches. Employing previously underused sources, Martin Winstone provides a unique insight into the occupation regime which dominated much of Poland during World War II.

Dark Heart of Hitler's Europe: Nazi Rule in Poland under the General Government