Most occupied places had some Polish administration, often ad hoc, created after the evacuation of official personnel.

Those would be quickly dissolved by the Germans, and the temporary control over those territories was given to Military Commanders of the Rear [de] (Korück).

On 3 October 1939, the military districts centered on and named "Lodz" and "Krakau" were set up under command of major generals Gerd von Rundstedt and Wilhelm List, and Hitler appointed Hans Frank and Arthur Seyß-Inquart as civil heads, respectively.

[2] Thus the entirety of occupied Poland was divided into four military districts (West Prussia, Posen, Lodz, and Krakau).

[2] A decree issued by Hitler on 8 October 1939 provided for the annexation of western Polish areas and the Free City of Danzig.