- Gauliga Generalgouvernement
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Gauliga "The Gauliga Generalgouvernement was the highest football league in
Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany after 1939, which were not incooperated into any of the "Gaue", the so-calledGeneral Government (German:"General Gouvernement"). The name "Gauliga" is somewhat misleading in this case as the region was not part of the "Gau" system. The league existed from 1941 to 1945.Overview
The "Gauliga Generalgouvernement" was as such introduced in 1941, but never actually became a proper league. It existed as a championship round for the four district champions of the General Government only, the four districts being:
*Krakau "(Kraków)"
*Lublin
*Radom
*Warschau "(Warsaw)"Polish clubs were not permitted to take part in the competition, only clubs from the German ethnic minority, which made up about two percent of the overall population of Poland [ [http://www.halgal.com/graphics/PUR/polishpop.jpgPopulation of Poland in 1931 - Statistics and map] Genealogy of Halychyna / Eastern Galicia, accessed:
24 June 2008 ] .In the 1941-42 season, the four district champions played a one-game semifinal, with the winners reaching the final while the two losers played for third place. The winner of the final then went on to the German championship.
Little is known about the following season but the modus remained the same for the 1943-44 edition, suggesting it may have also been the same in 1942-43.
The imminent collapse of
Nazi Germany in 1945 gravely affected all "Gauligas" and football in the region ceased in 1944. The 1944-45 season may not have been started at all anymore.Aftermath
With the end of the Nazi era, the "Gauligas" ceased to exist. The "General Government" came under
Soviet control. The region then became a part of Poland again. The small German population was almost completely expelled from the region. All German football clubs were dissolved.Winners and runners-up of the Gauliga Generalgouvernement
* In 1943, the "SG Warschau" took part in the German championship instead of "Luftwaffen SV Adler Deblin".
ources
* [http://www.f-archiv.de/ The Gauligas] "Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv" (in German)
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/duithistpre45.html Germany - Championships 1902-1945] at RSSSF.com
* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/crossborder.html Where's My Country?] Article on cross-border movements of football clubs, at RSSSF.comReferences
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