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Germanisation

Also known as Germanization

Germanisation is the spread of the German language, people and culture into other lands, through settlement or state policy. In modern history the term refers above all to Prussian and German policies in Polish lands from the 1830s to 1918, including language laws and the Settlement Commission founded in 1886, and to Nazi Germany's brutal plans for occupied eastern Europe.

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Grand Duchy of Posen

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Germanisation. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/germanisation
MLA: “Germanisation.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/germanisation. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Germanisation.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/germanisation.
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