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Location: Port city on the Baltic Sea, bordered in 1939 on all sides by Poland. Capital city: Danzig History: Danzig was a port city on the Baltic Sea in northern Poland. A Hanseatic League city dating back to the 13th century, Danzig was claimed by both Germany and Poland. From 1814 to 1919 Danzig was a part of Germany in the province of West Prussia. The Treaty of Versailles established the Danzig Free City territory governed by the League of Nations in 1919 which included the towns of Zoppot, Oliva, Neuhof (Nowy Dor), Neufahrwasser (Nowy Port), and Neuteich (Nowy Staw). Many Jews settled in Danzig after WWI and contributed to the city's development. After 1933, the local branch of the Nazi Party gained in strength and NSDAP member Arthur Greiser replaced Hermann Rauschning as head of the senate. The League attempted to postpone the implementation of the Nuremberg Laws on the Danzig Jews but a pogrom against the Jews took place on October 20-23, 1937. The majority of Danzig's Jews then emigrated from the city. During WWII, Danzig became part of the province of Danzig-Westpreussen, Germany. The concentration camp Stuffhof was established east of the city. The remaining Jews in Danzig, approximately 600, were deported to Theresienstadt and various places in Poland in 1941. The camp and the city were liberated by the Soviet armed forces. After the war ended in 1945, Danzig was ceded to Poland and renamed Gdansk. (en-US)

Fonte

Cohen, Saul B., ed. The Columbia Gazetteer of the World. New York: Columbia University Press, 1998. p. 488

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• Stutthof (Danzica (FC) : campo di concentramento)