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| ⚫ | After the [[Polish September Campaign|Polish Defense War of 1939]] the German authorities of the [[General Government]] mobilized all the pre-war Polish [[police]]men to the German service. The |
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'''Navy-Blue Police''' ({{lang-pl|Granatowa policja}}, nick-named after the colour of their uniforms) was the popular name of [[collaborationism|collaborationist]] Polish police in [[General Government]] during [[Second World War]]. |
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| ⚫ | After the [[Polish September Campaign|Polish Defense War of 1939]] the German authorities of the [[General Government]] mobilized all the pre-war Polish [[police]]men to the German service. The Navy-Blue Police were primarily used to deal with criminal activities, but were later also used in combating smuggling and in measures against the Jewish population. They were also used as a auxiliary units for the [[Gestapo]] and [[Kripo]], yet they had no means of executing law and order in the occupied country. |
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Revision as of 19:16, 4 July 2006
Navy-Blue Police (Template:Lang-pl, nick-named after the colour of their uniforms) was the popular name of collaborationist Polish police in General Government during Second World War.
After the Polish Defense War of 1939 the German authorities of the General Government mobilized all the pre-war Polish policemen to the German service. The Navy-Blue Police were primarily used to deal with criminal activities, but were later also used in combating smuggling and in measures against the Jewish population. They were also used as a auxiliary units for the Gestapo and Kripo, yet they had no means of executing law and order in the occupied country.
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