Nazi policy towards the Church was at its most severe in the Polish territories it annexed to Greater Germany, where the Nazis set about systematically dismantling the Church-arresting its leaders, exiling its clergymen, closing its churches, monasteries and convents.
Nazi policy towards the Church was at its most severe in the the areas it annexed to the Reich, such as the Czech and Slovene lands, Austria and Poland. In Polish territories it annexed to Greater Germany, the Nazis set about systematically dismantling the Church-arresting its leaders, exiling its clergymen, closing its churches, monasteries and convents.