[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Warthegau

[Nelson]

I have a Collins German Dictionary. The definition for Gau is:
(a)Historical, a tribal district, later an administrative district under the
Nazis. (b)(Bizerk) district, region, area..
Nelson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sig Matt" <sig.matt at juno.com>
To: <Guido.Schulz at t-online.de>
Cc: <esonnenburg at gate-way.net>; <Ger-Poland-Volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Warthegau


> Hello Guido in Berlin,
> Greetings from California
>
> Re: The definition of "Gau" as in Warthegau
>
> My outdated "Wahrig Deutsches Woerterbuch" 1980 does not address
> itself to the usage of this term in 1933 -1945 Germany. My own
> interpretation is that it was the designated territory or area of a
> political
> subdivision. Each German Province was a "Gau" in which the Gauleiter
> was the Political Leader.
> The Warthegau was established in 1939-40 after the occupation of
> Poland.
>
>
> Sig Matt
> sig.matt at juno.com
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