National Policy of German Authorities in Belarus (1941–1944)

Abstract

The article characterizes the national policy of the German authorities in different zones of the occupied Belarus. The author explores the general and special aspects of its implementation, shows the main components of national and ethno-social problems, which existed among the local population. Special attention is devoted to questions like realization of genocide, action for strengthening the role of the local Germans, educational, religious and cultural policy. The author notes that German authorities had sought to exploit the complex realities of a multi-ethnic community in the country, however, cultivation of tension between different ethnic groups did not render the expected results.

Keywords

• Belarus
• German occupation
• national community
• national policy
• German–Soviet war