Administration of Danzig-West Prussia 1939–1945
- Administration of Danzig-West Prussia 1939–1945
Political Leaders
Danzig district / Regierungsbezirk Danzig
In 1939 the Free City of Danzig was annexed to Germany. After a brief transitional period, its territory became part of the restoredRegierungsbezirk Danzig in the Reichsgau Danzig-Westpreussen ( the restoredPrussian Province of West Prussia) and was divided over nine counties (Kreise):
*Berent County
*Danzig-Land (Rural) County
*Danzig-Stadt City County
*Dirschau County
*Elbing-Land (Rural) County
*Grosses Werder County
*Karthaus County
*Neustadt County
*Zoppot City County (detached from Neustadt County)
Governing Presidents/Regierungspräsidenten:
*1940-1943 - Fritz Hermann
*1943-1945 - Albert Förster
As NSDAP party leader of Danzig, Albert Förster became leader of Civil Administration in Danzig in 1939 and remained the most powerful politician of this area until 1945.
NSDAP Party
A Danziger Gau of the German N.S.D.A.P. - with Albert Förster (s.a.)as Gauleiter since 1930 - was established in 1926. The party came into power after the elections of 1933, becoming the only legalparty in 1937.After the annexation of the territory to Germany the Gau also incorporated annexed Polish territories and was renamed Danzig-Westpreussen. The territory of the former Free City was divided into (Party) Kreise, whichwere - with a few exceptions - nearly the same as the administrative Kreise.
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