Gau Franconia
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Gau Franconia was an administrative division of Nazi Germany
in Middle Franconia
, Bavaria
from 1933 to 1945. Previous to that, since 1926, it was the regional subdivision of the Nazi Party in this region.
Streicher was disgraced in 1940 but no new Gauleiter was appointed until November 1944, when Karl Holz took the post.
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
in Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is in the west of Bavaria and adjoins the state of Baden-Württemberg...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
from 1933 to 1945. Previous to that, since 1926, it was the regional subdivision of the Nazi Party in this region.
History
The Gau was established in 1929 under the leadership of Julius Streicher, who was then Gauleiter of the Gau Nürnberg-Fürth.Streicher was disgraced in 1940 but no new Gauleiter was appointed until November 1944, when Karl Holz took the post.
Gauleiter
- Julius StreicherJulius StreicherJulius Streicher was a prominent Nazi prior to World War II. He was the founder and publisher of Der Stürmer newspaper, which became a central element of the Nazi propaganda machine...
- 1929 to 16 February 1940 - Hans Zimmermann 16 February 1940 to 4 April 1942, acting
- Karl HolzKarl Holz (Gauleiter)Karl Holz was the NSDAP Gauleiter of Gau Franconia and an SA Gruppenführer.He was the fifth child born to a heliographer also named Karl Holz and finished Volksschule and an apprenticeship as a salesman, working thereafter as a clerk.Between 1915 and 1918 he served at the front in the First World...
19 March 1942 to 20 April 1945, acting until November 1944
Sources
- Shoa.de - List of Gaue and Gauleiter (in German)
- Die NS Gaue (in German) Deutsches Historisches MuseumDeutsches Historisches MuseumThe German Historical Museum , DHM for short, is a museum in Berlin devoted to German history and defines itself as a place of enlightenment and understanding of the shared history of Germans and Europeans....
website - Die Gaue der NSDAP (in German)