Polish Police of the General Government

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The Polish Police of the General Government, commonly called the Blue Police, was a collaborationist police force established by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II, tasked with maintaining order and assisting German authorities, including in repressive and persecutory measures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II organization
collaborationist police force
law enforcement agency
alsoKnownAs Blue Police
Policja Granatowa
Polnische Polizei im Generalgouvernement
collaboratedWith German Ordnungspolizei
Gestapo
SS
commandLanguage German
controlledBy Nazi Germany
country General Government
disbandedAsResultOf collapse of Nazi Germany in 1945
distinctFrom post‑war Milicja Obywatelska in communist Poland
linked to: Milicja Obywatelska

pre‑war Polish State Police
endTime 1945
ethnicComposition predominantly ethnic Poles
historicalAssessment considered a collaborationist formation by most historians
involvedIn Holocaust in occupied Poland
pacification actions against villages
persecution of Jews
repressive measures against the civilian population
languageOfName German
Polish
location Galicia District
linked to: District of Galicia

General Government
Kraków District
linked to: Kraków Voivodeship

Lublin District
linked to: District of Lublin

Radom District
linked to: District of Radom

Warsaw District
operatedIn occupied Poland
partOf security apparatus of the General Government
recruitedFrom Polish population of the General Government
former officers of the Polish State Police
replaced pre‑war Polish State Police in occupied areas of the General Government
startTime 1940
subordinateTo German Ordnungspolizei
German occupation authorities in the General Government
supervisedBy German district governors in the General Government
German police and security leadership in the General Government
task assisting German authorities in policing
combating smuggling and black market under German orders
enforcing German decrees and regulations
guarding ghettos
guarding streets and public places
maintaining public order under German occupation
participating in anti‑Jewish measures
rounding up Jews for deportation
supporting German operations against resistance
timePeriod World War II

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Blue Police alsoKnownAs Polish Police of the General Government
Polnische Polizei im Generalgouvernement alsoKnownAs Polish Police in the General Government
linked to: Polish Police of the General Government
Policja Granatowa hasColloquialName Policja Granatowa
linked to: Polish Police of the General Government
Policja Granatowa hasNameInPolish Policja Granatowa
linked to: Polish Police of the General Government
Blue Police alsoKnownAs Polish Police of the General Government