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was directly appointed by Hitler and only answerable to him. In practice, Hitler was disinclined to take any meaningful interest in local affairs and as such the power of a
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compared to the state government, increased. Many of the
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Gauleiter der NSDAP im Ruhrgebiet - Paul Giesler (1895-1945)
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2712:Strength Through Joy
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1620:Munich–Upper Bavaria
1605:March of Brandenburg
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942:Paul Giesler, last
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2922:List of Gauleiters
2894:Karl von Eberstein
2887:leaders of Bavaria
2845:Ludwig Ruckdeschel
1963:General Government
1640:Schleswig-Holstein
1435:Die Gaue der NSDAP
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