1938 changing of place names in East Prussia
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1938-changing-of-place-names-in-east-prussia-173-14460681
title:
1938 changing of place names in East Prussia
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On 16 July 1938, more than 1500 place names in East Prussia were changed, following a decree issued by Gauleiter and Oberpräsident Erich Koch and initiated by Adolf Hitler. Most of the names affected were of Old Prussian, Lithuanian and Polish origin; they were either eliminated, Germanized, or simplified. Similar geographical renaming also took place in other parts of Nazi Germany.
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Nazi-era replacement of toponyms in East Prussia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_changing_of_place_names_in_East_Prussia
date created:
2010-07-17T18:39:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T09:55:14Z
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