Germanization and Nazification of Toruń’s Topographic Names Carried out by the German Occupation Authorities in 1939

Abstract

The article discusses the issues of Germanization and Nazification of the social space of Toruń from the day when the military forces of the Nazi Third Reich entered the city. The process of renaming streets, squares and districts was described on the basis of documents preserved in the State Archives in Toruń, numerous press articles published in the daily „Thorner Freiheit”, guidelines and orders of the occupation authorities, maps and plans of the city which were subjected to historical analysis. This article may become a contribution to further research on the subject of nomenclature of streets, squares and districts of Toruń