Knowra German-occupied Europe German-occupied Europe German-occupied Europe comprised the territories Nazi Germany occupied or controlled during the Second World War, from direct annexation and military rule to dependent allied regimes.
Reichskommissariat : A civilian administrative unit established by Nazi Germany in occupied territories, especially in Eastern Europe. These administrations governed occupied eastern territories as extensions of German colonial rule.
German occupation of Poland during World War II : The German and Soviet invasion and partition of Poland in 1939, followed by brutal occupation and German annexations. Poland became an early center of German terror, dispossession, and colonial planning.
The Holocaust : The systematic persecution and murder of six million European Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators. German control enabled the persecution and deportation of Jews across occupied Europe.
Allied-occupied Germany : The zones of Germany governed by the Allied powers after Nazi Germany's defeat in 1945. This postwar occupation reversed the wartime relationship between Germany and occupied Europe.
Military administration : Governance of a territory by armed forces, often during wartime occupation. German authorities used military rule where civilian occupation structures were absent or transitional.
German occupation of Norway during World War II : The German occupation of Norway from 1940 until Germany's surrender in 1945. Norway was ruled through a German commissioner and the collaborationist Nasjonal Samling.
Porajmos : The Nazi genocide of Roma and Sinti people during the Second World War. Occupation authorities and collaborators persecuted and murdered Roma across much of Europe.
Axis-occupied Europe : European territories occupied or controlled by the Axis powers during the Second World War. This broader category includes Italian and other Axis occupations beyond German control.
Nazi collaboration : Political, military, or administrative cooperation with Nazi Germany by individuals or institutions outside Germany. Local collaborators helped German authorities govern and exploit occupied territories.
German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II : The German occupation of the Netherlands from May 1940 to May 1945. The occupation combined civil administration, economic exploitation, persecution, and deportation.
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