Danzig had an early history of independence. It was a leading player in the Prussian Confederation directed … See more

The population and demographics of the Free City are a matter of some dispute over the period of its existence.
The Free City's population rose from 357,000 (1919) to 408,000 in 1929; according t… See more

The Free City was governed by the Senate of the Free City of Danzig, which was elected by the parliament (Volkstag) for a legislative period of four years. The official language was German, although the usage of Polish w… See more

On 1 September 1939, the day of the German invasion of the Free City of Danzig, Forster signed a law declaring the Free City to be incorporated into Germany. On the same day, Hitler signed a law declaring the law signed … See more

• Administrations of Danzig before April 1945
• Allgemeiner Arbeiterverband der Freien Stadt Danzig
• Areas annexed by Nazi Germany… See more

• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Danzig" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 825–826.
• Clark, Elizabeth Morrow (1997). "The Free City of Danzig: Borderland, Hansestadt or Social Dem… See more