Weißruthenischer Zentralrat Беларуская цэнтральная рада | |
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Council overview | |
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Formed | 1 March 1943 |
Dissolved | 2 July 1944 |
Superseding Council | |
Jurisdiction | Generalbezirk Weißruthenien |
Headquarters | Minsk, Belarus |
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Parent Council | Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories |
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The Belarusian Central Council (Belarusian: Беларуская цэнтральная рада, romanized: Biełaruskaja centralnaja rada; German: Weißruthenischer Zentralrat) was a puppet administrative body in German-occupied Belarus during World War II.[2] It was established by Nazi Germany within Reichskommissariat Ostland in 1943–44,[3] following requests by collaborationist Belarusian politicians hoping to create a Belarusian state with German support.[3]