Page "Hans Frank" Paragraph 10

In September 1939 Frank was assigned as Chief of Administration to Gerd von Rundstedt in the German military administration in occupied Poland.

From 26 October 1939, following the end of the invasion of Poland, Frank was assigned Governor-General of the occupied Polish territories ( Generalgouverneur für die besetzten polnischen Gebiete ), controlling the General Government, the area of Poland not directly incorporated into Germany ( roughly 90, 000 km² out of the 187, 000 km² Germany had gained ).

He was also granted the SS rank of Obergruppenführer.