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Poland: Military Occupation: 1915-1918

The territories that had formed part of the Russian Empire were occupied by the armed forces of Germany and Austria-Hungary and divided into two administrative units, with centers in Warsaw and Lublin (originally in Kielce).
Occupation administration in Warsaw (Germany):
Generalgouverneur :: Generał-gubernator
4 Sep 1915 - 12 Nov 1918 Hans Hartwig von Beseler
Occupation administration in Lublin (Austria-Hungary):
Militärgeneralgouverneur :: Wojskowy Generał-gubernator
15 Sep 1915 - 23 Apr 1916 Erich Heinrich Friedrich Wilderich Freiherr von Diller
9 May 1916 - 27 Apr 1917 Karl Wilhelm Eligius von Kuk
27 Apr 1917 - Feb 1918 Stanisław Maria Jan Teofil Graf von und zu Szeptyce-Szeptycki
Feb 1918 - 3 Nov 1918 Anton Lipošćak