Abstract
Propaganda is an inherent element of wartime activities and has been used since the inception of statehood and the conduct of wars by mankind. This article will focus on German propaganda in the General Government directed at the Polish society throughout the war. Thematically, only issues related to economic propaganda will be analyzed. The first part of this article will provide a brief overview of theories on propaganda. The second part will characterize the propaganda system established by the German occupiers in the General Government. In the third and main part, German propaganda aimed at Poles related to economic topics will be characterized. The primary sources for this work will be two newspapers, „Nowy Kurier Warszawski” and „Goniec Krakowski”, which were published throughout the governorate. Content analysis and critical source analysis methods will be utilized.
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