Lwów Voivodeship (1944–1945)
Former voivodeship of Poland from 1944 to 1975. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic, existing from 1920 to 1939, see Lwów Voivodeship.
The Lwów Voivodeship[lower-alpha 1] was a short-lived voivodeship (province) of Poland, with capital in Rzeszów, that existed from 1944 to 1945. It was established on 22 August 1944,[1] and until 28 June 1945, remained under the administration of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland,[2] which then was replaced by the Provisional Government of National Unity.[3] It existed until 18 August 1945, when it was incorporated into then-established Rzeszów Voivodeship.[4]
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Lwów Voivodeship | |||||||||||
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Voivodeship of Poland | |||||||||||
1944–1945 | |||||||||||
The subdivisions of Poland in July 1945, including the Lwów Voivodeship. | |||||||||||
Capital | Rzeszów | ||||||||||
Government | |||||||||||
• Type | Voivodeship | ||||||||||
Voivode | |||||||||||
• 1944 (first) | Wiktor Jedliński | ||||||||||
• 1945 (last) | Jan Mirek | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Established | 22 August 1944 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 18 August 1945 | ||||||||||
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• Country | Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland (1944–1945) Provisional Government of National Unity (1945) | ||||||||||
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