Gau Mainfranken
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The Gau Mainfranken was an administrative division of Nazi Germany
in Lower Franconia
, Bavaria
, from 1933 to 1945. Previous to that, since 1926, it was the regional subdivision of the Nazi Party in this region.
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 Lower Franconia
Lower Franconia
Lower Franconia is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria , Germany ....
, 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 originally called Unterfranken but, on suggestion of Otto Hellmuth, renamed Mainfranken on 30 July 1935.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)