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Albert Forster
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1939
September
01
Germany annexes the Free City of Danzig
On 1 September 1939 Albert Forster proclaimed the Free City of Danzig part of the Reich, and the Reichstag confirmed it by law. Arrests of Poles began.
October
26
Key event
The annexation of Polish lands and the General Government
On 26 October 1939 Hitler’s decrees took effect. Western Poland was annexed to the Reich and central Poland became Hans Frank’s General Government.