District of Western Pomerania

District of Western Pomerania
District of Poland
1945–1946

The administrative subdivisions of Poland in 1945, including the District of Western Pomerania
Capital
  • Piła (April 1945 – 7 May 1945)
  • Szczecin (8 May 1945 – 16 May 1945; 28 February 1946 – 28 June 1946)
  • Stargard (17 May 1945 – 23 May 1945)
  • Koszalin (24 May 1945 – 27 February 1946)
Government
 • TypeDistrict
Government Plenipotentiary 
• 1945 (first)
Józef Aleksander Kaczocha
• 1945–1946 (last)
Leonard Borkowicz
History 
• Established
14 March 1945
• Disestablished
28 June 1946
Contained within
 • Country Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland (1945)
Provisional Government of National Unity (1945–1946)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Province of Pomerania
Province of Brandenburg
Szczecin Voivodeship
Poznań Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship

The District of Western Pomerania,[a] also designated as the 3rd District,[b] was a district of Poland, during the administration of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland in 1945, and the Provisional Government of National Unity from 1945 to 1946. It was established as one of four districts on 14 March 1945, as one of the four districts created to administer the area known as the Recovered Territories, acquired by Poland from Nazi Germany, during, and in the aftermath of World War 2. It was formed within the boundaries of former German provinces of Brandenburg, and Pomerania, and consisted of the area of the Farther Pomerania and Lubusz Land.[1][2] On 25 September 1945, its southern part was incorporated into the Poznań Voivodeship.[3] It existed until 28 June 1946, when it was abolished and incorporated into the Szczecin Voivodeship.[4]


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  1. ^ Stanisław Jackowiak: Trudny powrót do macierzy, Warsaw: Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej, 9-10/2005, ISSN 1641-9561.
  2. ^ Andrzej Gawryszewski: Ludność Polski w XX wieku. Warsaw: Polska Akademia Nauk – Instytut Geografii i Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania im. Stanisława Leszczyckiego, 2005, series: Monografie. ISBN 83-87954-66-7. ISSN 1643-2312. p. 43.
  3. ^ Uchwała Rady Ministrów z dnia 7 lipca 1945 r. w sprawie wyłączenia z Okręgów Pomorze Zachodnie, Mazurskiego (Prusy Wschodnie) i Śląsk Dolny niektórych powiatów i przyznania na terenie tychże powiatów wojewodom: Gdańskiemu, Białostockiemu, Pomorskiemu i Poznańskiemu uprawnień Pełnomocników Okręgowych Rządu R. P.
  4. ^ Journal of Laws, no. 28, position: 177, 1946.