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==Name==
The full title of the regime in Germany until July 1940 was the ''{{lang|de|Generalgouvernement für die besetzten polnischen Gebiete}}'', a name that is usually translated as "General Government for the Occupied Polish Territories". Governor [[Hans Frank]], on Hitler's authority, shortened the name on 31 July 1940 to just ''Generalgouvernement''.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=0FgNAAAAIAAJ&q=%2231+july+1940%22+%22General+Government+of+Occupied+Polish+Territories%22
An accurate English translation of ''Generalgouvernement'', which is a borrowing from [[French language|French]], is "General Governorate", as the correct translation of the term {{lang|de|gouvernement}} is not "government", but "[[governorate]]", which is a type of administrative division or territory.
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