Enclave of Police
Enclave of Police | |||||||||
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| 1945–1946 | |||||||||
| Status | Military ocupation of the Soviet Union | ||||||||
| Capital | Krakow am See (exteritorially) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Russian, German | ||||||||
| Starost | |||||||||
• 1945–1946 | Erich Spiegel | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
• Established | 1945 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1946 | ||||||||
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| Today part of |  Poland | ||||||||
Enclave of Police[a] was an area centred on the town of Police in the District of the Western Pomerania, Republic of Poland. It was under the administration of the Red Army of the Soviet Union and existed from 5 October 1945 to 25 September 1946. It was independent of Polish administration, but remained within its territory[1][2] and was administered from outside the enclave from Hohenholz, Krakow am See in Mecklenburg, a state in the Soviet occupation zone of Germany.[3]
History[edit]
The enclave was established on 5 October 1945 by the Red Army from part of the Randow District of the Republic of Poland as an area independent of Polish administration.[1][2] It was administered from Mecklenburg in Soviet occupied Germany.[3] and was formed to secure and move to the Soviet Union the machines and resources of the Hydrierwerke Pölitz AG factory that produced liquid hydrocarbons from coal. The area had over 20 thousand workers and prisoners of war from Germany and Poles weren't allowed to settle in the enclave.[1][2]
The Enclave of Police was divided into 2 zones: A and B. Zone A stretched from the south of Police to Stołczyn and existed until 19 July 1946. Zone B stretched from the north of Police to Trzebież and existed up to 25 September 1946. It was around 90 km2 (35 square miles) at its largest.[1]
Erich Spiegel was Starost of the Enclave of Police.[3]
The enclave was abolished on 25 September 1946, with its territories being given back under Polish administration.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Encyklopedia Szczecina. vol. 1, A-O. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 1999, p. 229, 307. ISBN 83-87341-45-2.
- ^ a b c d Jan Matura: Historia Polic od czasów najstarszego osadnictwa do II wojny światowej. vol. 2. Police: Urząd Gminy w Policach, 2002, p. 153–154. ISBN 83-914853-5-8.
- ^ a b c Willi Neuhoff: Erich Spiegel – 1945 erster Nachkriegsbürgermeister in Stettin. In: Stettiner Bürgerbrief. no. 24, 1998, ISSN 1619-6201, p. 60–63.
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