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Reichsgau Niederdonau

Administrative division of Nazi Germany in annexed Austria

Summary

Administrative division of Nazi Germany in annexed Austria

FieldValue
conventional_long_nameReichsgau Lower Danube
common_nameReichsgau Lower Danube
subdivisionReichsgau
nationNazi Germany
image_flagFlag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg
image_coatNiederösterreich CoA (shield).svg
image_mapNS administrative Gliederung 1944.png
image_map_captionMap of Nazi Germany showing its administrative
subdivisions (Gaue and Reichsgaue)
capitalKrems
stat_year11939
stat_pop11,698,658
p1Lower Austria
flag_p1Flag of Niederösterreich (state).svg
p2Burgenland
flag_p2Flag of Burgenland (state).svg
p3First Czechoslovak RepublicCzechoslovakia
flag_p3Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg
s1Lower Austria
flag_s1Flag of Niederösterreich (state).svg
s2Burgenland
flag_s2Flag of Burgenland (state).svg
s3Third Czechoslovak RepublicCzechoslovakia
flag_s3Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg
event_startAnschluss
year_start1938
date_start12 March
event_endGerman surrender
year_end1945
date_end8 May
title_leaderGauleiter
leader1Hugo Jury
year_leader11939–1945
todayAustria
Czech Republic
Slovakia

subdivisions (Gaue and Reichsgaue) Czech Republic Slovakia The Reichsgau Lower Danube (German: Reichsgau Niederdonau) was an administrative division of Nazi Germany consisting of areas in Lower Austria, Burgenland, southeastern parts of Bohemia, southern parts of Moravia, later expanded with Devín and Petržalka. It existed between 1939 and 1945.

History

The Nazi Gau (plural Gaue) system was originally established in a party conference on 22 May 1926, in order to improve administration of the party structure. From 1933 onwards, after the Nazi seizure of power, the Gaue increasingly replaced the German states as administrative subdivisions in Germany. On 12 March 1938 Nazi Germany annexed Austria and on 24 May the Austrian provinces were reorganized and replaced by seven Nazi party Gaue. Under the Ostmarkgesetz law of 14 April 1939 with effect of 1 May, the Austrian Gaue were raised to the status of Reichsgaue and their Gauleiters were subsequently also named Reichsstatthalters.

At the head of each Gau stood a Gauleiter, a position which became increasingly more powerful, especially after the outbreak of the Second World War. Local Gauleiters were in charge of propaganda and surveillance and, from September 1944 onwards, the Volkssturm and the defence of the Gau.

The position of Gauleiter in Lower Danube was held by Hugo Jury for the duration of the existence of the Gau.

Administrative divisions

The administrative divisions of the Gau:

Urban districts / ''Stadtkreise''

  1. City of Krems
  2. City of Sankt Pölten
  3. City of Wiener Neustadt

Rural districts / ''Landkreise''

  1. Landkreis Amstetten
  2. Landkreis Baden
  3. Landkreis Bruck an der Leitha
  4. Landkreis Eisenstadt
  5. Landkreis Gänserndorf
  6. Landkreis Gmünd
  7. Landkreis Hollabrunn
  8. Landkreis Horn
  9. Landkreis Korneuburg
  10. Landkreis Krems
  11. Landkreis Lilienfeld
  12. Landkreis Melk
  13. Landkreis Mistelbach an der Zaya
  14. Landkreis Neubistritz
  15. Landkreis Neunkirchen in Niederdonau
  16. Landkreis Nikolsburg
  17. Landkreis Oberpullendorf
  18. Landkreis Sankt Pölten
  19. Landkreis Scheibbs
  20. Landkreis Tulln
  21. Landkreis Waidhofen an der Thaya
  22. Landkreis Wiener Neustadt
  23. Landkreis Znaim
  24. Landkreis Zwettl

References

References

  1. "Die NS-Gaue". [[Deutsches Historisches Museum]].
  2. "Administration of Austria," ''The Times'' (London) 25 May 1938, page 15.
  3. "Der "Anschluss" Österreichs 1938". [[Deutsches Historisches Museum]].
  4. "The Organization of the Nazi Party & State". [[The Nizkor Project]].
  5. "Übersicht der NSDAP-Gaue, der Gauleiter und der Stellvertretenden Gauleiter zwischen 1933 und 1945". [[Zukunft braucht Erinnerung]].
  6. "Reichsgau Niederdonau".
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