Administration of Danzig-West Prussia 1939-1945
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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 restored Regierungsbezirk Danzig in the Reichsgau Danzig-Westpreussen (= the restored Prussian 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 Forster
As NSDAP party leader of Danzig, Albert Forster became leader of Civil Administration in Danzig in 1939 and remained the most powerful politician of this area until 1945.
Berent County
Supervisors/Landräte:
- 19..-1941 - ...
- 1941 - ... Witte*
- 1941-1943 - Heinz Hesemann
- 1943-1945 - ...
Danzig(-Stadt) City County
Lord Mayor/Oberbürgermeister:
- 1939-1945 - Georg Lippke
Danzig-Land (Rural) County
formed by the merger of Danziger-Höhe and part of Danziger Niederung
Supervisors/Landräte:
- 1939-1943 - Erwin Johst
- 1943-1945 - ...
Dirschau County
Supervisors/Landräte:
- 1940-1943 - Reinhold Isendick
- 1943-1945 - ...
Elbing-Land (Rural) County
Supervisors/Landräte:
- 1926-1945 - Karl Cichorius
Grosses Werder County
formed by the merger of Marienburg and part of Danziger Niederung
Supervisors/Landräte:
- 19..-1941 ...
- 1941-1942 ... Jansson*
- 1942-1944 Ernst Wallhöfer
- 1944-1945 ...
Karthaus County
Supervisors/Landräte:
- 1940-1945 - Herbert Busch
Neustadt County
Supervisors/Landräte:
- 1939-1945 - Heinz Lorenz
Zoppot City County
Lord Mayors/Oberbürgermeister:
- 1939-1941 - Erich Temp
- 1942-1942 - ... Koss*
- 1942-1943 - ... Schröder
- 1943-1945 - ...
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NSDAP Party Leaders
A Danziger Gau of the of the German N.S.D.A.P. - with Albert Forster (s.a.) as Gauleiter since 1930 - was established in 1926. The party came into power after the elections of 1933, becoming the only legal party 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, which were - with a few exceptions - nearly the same as the administrative Kreise.
Kreisleiter of Berent
19.. - 194. Johannes Affeld
Kreisleiter of Danzig-Land
19.. - 194. Erwin Johst
Kreisleiter of Dirschau
19.. - 194. Reinhold Isendick
Kreisleiter of Elbing
(incorporated both Elbing-Land and Elbing-Stadt, a Kreis not within the territory of the former Free City)
1939 - 1941 Ernst Wagner 1941 - 194. Kurt Bietau
Kreisleiter of Gross Danzig
19.. - 1941 ... 1941 - 1943 Werner Kampe 1943 - 1945 ...
Kreisleiter of Karthaus
19.. - 194. Herbert Busch
Kreisleiter of Neustadt
19.. - 194. Heinz Lorenz
Kreisleiter of Werder
19.. - 194. ... Neufeld
Kreisleiter of Zoppot-Gotenhafen
(incorporated both Zoppot and Gotenhafen, a Kreis outside the territory of the former Free City)
19.. - 194. Erich Temp