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General Government/Occupation Government
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General Government/Occupation Government

In World War I, a general government was a conquered territory under the supreme command of a governor general. This territory would have its own administrative unit attached, and was divided into the front, and the administrative zones. The governor general possessed the highest legislative, judicial, and executive power in the general government, and the troops stationed in the area were also placed under his command. He had the task of organizing public l…

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Zilch, Reinhold, “General Government/Occupation Government”, in: Brill’s Digital Library of World War I. Consulted online on 20 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2352-3786_dlws1_beww1_en_0235>
First published online: 2015



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