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Gauleiter [ˈgaʊˌlaɪtə] n 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a provincial governor in Germany under Hitler 2. (sometimes not capital) Informal a person in a position of petty or local authority who behaves in an overbearing authoritarian manner [from German, from Gau district + Leiter leader] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Sapieha read the letters and immediately burned them, explaining: "If I give publicity to these things, and if they are found in my house, the head of every Pole wouldn't be enough for the reprisals [Nazi governor] Gauleiter Frank will order. The man who had been rejected by the girl happened to be a personal friend of the Gauleiter, the highest Nazi authority, in Tirol. Gauleiter Arthur Greiser, the Nazi administrator of the Wartheland, killed thousands of Catholics in northwestern Poland. |
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