Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands

In the Second Polish Republic, the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands (Polish: Zarząd Cywilny Ziem Wschodnich) administered the lands of Lithuania, Belarus and Volhynia (of the so-called "former Grand Duchy of Lithuania"), which were occupied by the Polish Army, but not incorporated into Poland during 1919-1920.[1]

Map of the territories included in the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands (except Volhynia, transferred in 1920 to the Civil Administration of the Lands of Volhynia and Podolian Front, shown below)
Map of the territories included in the Civil Administration of the Lands of Volhynia and Podolian Front

It was formally disestablished on September 9, 1920,[2] but de facto it ceased to operate after these lands were occupied by the Red Army in summer 1920.

It included parts of the former governorates of the Russian Empire: Wilno Governorate, Grodno Governorate, Minsk Governorate, and Volhynian Governorate.[3]

See also

References
  1. Joanna Gierowska-Kałłaur, "Zarząd Cywilny Ziem Wschodnich", Warsaw, 2003
  2. "Dziennik Rozkazów" no. 35, September 28, 1920
  3. Jan Berger, Rys historyczny powstania Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego, Wiadomości Statystyczne, 2008, no. 1, pp. 2-17
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