Organizacja i działalność Polskiej Policji Generalnego Gubernatorstwa w okresie II wojny światowej

Abstract

The General Government existed in the years 1939–1945 and occupied a part of contemporary Polish territory. The General Government was subordinated to the sovereignty of the Reich. The Law of the General Government was a system shaped by the decrees of the Reich Chancellor A. Hitler, ordinances and orders of the General Governor H. Frank and other senior officers of the General Government authorized by him, especially heads of departments in the Office, and then the Government of the General Government. In this work, the most attention was paid to the aspect of the organization and activity of the Polish Police, which in terms of organization and staffing was a continuation of the State Police. On her shoulders rested, among others the obligation to fully protect public safety and order on an ongoing basis. It should be noted, how- ever, that the Germans largely deprived the Polish Police of its national character, transforming it into a police formation of a municipal or municipal character. The activity of the Polish Police as a cohesive formation was approved by the emigration and underground authorities in the country. Both sides shared the view that the functioning of only the German police would be significantly more difficult for the society and, in addition, it would hinder an effective fight against the occupier. In a short period of time, many changes took place for the Polish Police, which are presented in this article. The aim of the work was to present the activities of the Pol- ish Police in the General Government during World War II and to present the most important legal changes that took place for this formation. The main research problem in this work was an attempt to answer the question : Did the Polish Police manage to effectively carry out the tasks imposed on it by the legislator in the period in question? In this study, the dogmatic and legal method was used, necessary to discuss the presented issues, and due to the time scope of the discussed issue, also the historical and legal method.