Status and Prospect for the Research on the German Ethnic Minority in the II Polish Republic and its Attitude Towards Policies of Polish Authorities, in Connection with the Situation before and During the Polish September Campaign of 1939

The article presents the status of research on the German ethnic minority in Poland in 1930s of the twentieth century, mainly in the period of 1938‒1939. Main focus is put on items regarding attitude of Germans in Poland towards the Polish State and its institutions, both civilian and military, all in the context of the Polish-German military conflict already on the horizon. The September 1939 conflict, and position and actions of members of the German ethnic minority during the active, military phase of war was also described. Some new research areas were identified, including exploitation of additional archival material and other source materials.