Military Government of Lublin
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The Military Government of Poland,[lower-alpha 1] also known as the Military Government of Lublin,[lower-alpha 2] was a military administration of an area of the Russian Empire under the occupation of Austria-Hungary, during the World War I, that existed from 1915 to 1917. It was administered under the command of Governors-General, with the seat of government originally based in Kielce, and in October 1915, moved to Lublin.
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Military Government of Lublin | |||||||||
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1915–1918 | |||||||||
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Capital | Kielce (1915) Lublin (1915–1917) | ||||||||
Common languages | German, Polish | ||||||||
Government | Occupation authority | ||||||||
Governors-General | |||||||||
• 1915–1916 | Erich von Diller [cs] | ||||||||
• 1916–1917 | Karl Kuk [de] | ||||||||
• 1917–1918 | Stanisław Szeptycki | ||||||||
• 1918 | Anton Lipošćak | ||||||||
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• Established | 1 September 1915 | ||||||||
• Armistice, withdrawal of German forces | 3 November 1918 | ||||||||
Currency | Russian ruble, Austro-Hungarian krone | ||||||||
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Today part of | Poland |
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