The article looks at the ideology meant to justify a few years long Nazi domination over most of Europe- Blood and Soil doctrine. It was created from a 19th century concept about the superiority of the German breed and the need for the extension of Lebensraum, ‘living space’ for the German people. The integration was achieved by the annihilation of Slavs and Jews, as well as mass removal and Germanization of the natives of the Eastern parts of the European continent. These Germanization tendencies are presented by the example of the fates of people whose land was annexed to the Third Reich. The theoretical basis for the Nazi policies for people were laid by programs amended according to the situation on the front. The most important ones are thoroughly analyzed in this article.
The article discusses the issues of nationality and citizenship in the Polish territories in the context of World War II and in the period after 1945. The introduction outlines the situation in the interwar period that occurred due to the establishment of new international order and the emergence of new nation states. The Nazi policy introduced a new quality to ethnic relations in Europe. During the war, a compulsory germanization was carried out by means of german national list on the polish territories annexed to the Third Reich. After 1945, it was time for settlement of germanized people for their attitudes and motives for registration with the Volksliste.
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