Sytuacja wewnętrzna w Wolnym Mieście Gdańsku na przełomie lat dwudziestych i trzydziestych XX wieku. Wybrane przejawy germanizacji i niemieckiej polityki rewizjonistycznej a interesy II RP
The Internal Situation in the Free City of Danzig at the Turn of the 1920s and 1930s: Selected Manifestations of Germanization and German Revisionist Policy versus the Interests of the Second Polish Republic

Summary/Abstract: The existence of the Free City of Gdańsk remained a vital issue for Polish security throughout the interwar period. The legal and international status of that territory created significant problems for both Poles and Germans. Despite the incorporation of Gdańsk into the Polish customs territory, German domination continued over time. The turn of the 1920s and 1930s seems to be crucial enough to write about such domination, considering both numerous manifestations of germanization and the inclusion of the Gdańsk issue in the German state’s revisionist policy. In the opinion of German politicians and the military, the Free City of Gdańsk was a temporary creation necessary for permanent incorporation into the German Reich territory. The article aims to thoroughly characterize the internal situation in the Free City of Gdańsk at the turn of the twenties and thirties of the 20th century. It takes account of the selected manifestations that demonstrate Germany’s growing role and the germanization process, as well as the threat to Polish interests in this territory. The main research problem addressed in the study is as follows: What were the selected manifestations of the germanization and German revisionist policy in the Free City of Gdańsk at the turn of the 1920s and 1930s? The author raised the following specific research problems in the auxiliary field: 1. How did German activities in the Free City of Gdańsk threaten the political, economic, and security interests of the Second Polish Republic in the years 1928–1931?; 2. How did the state and importance of German civil-paramilitary organizations in the Free City of Gdańsk present themselves in the analyzed years?

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