Belarusian Central Council

Belarusian Central Council
Weißruthenischer Zentralrat
Беларуская цэнтральная рада

Flag of local administration
Council overview
Formed1 March 1943 (1 March 1943)
Dissolved2 July 1944 (1944-07-02)
Superseding Council
JurisdictionGeneralbezirk Weißruthenien
HeadquartersMinsk, Belarus
Council executives
Parent CouncilReich 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. It was established by Nazi Germany within Reichskommissariat Ostland in 1943–44, following requests by collaborationist Belarusian politicians hoping to create a Belarusian state with German support.