62:
50:
77:
280:
255:
477:
In
Augsburg, the Swabian capital, the Nazis did not gain a strong foothold straight away, only having received 33% of the votes at the 1933 elections. Wahl even interceded with Hitler not to dismiss the mayor of Augsburg, unsuccessfully. Nevertheless, their rise to power there could not be stopped
950:
The Jewish population of Swabia had remained relatively stable from the turn of the 20th century to 1933. With the Nazis rise to power it declined through deportation and emigration. After 1939, few of those remaining would have had a chance to escape or even survive the
793:, never having formally been dissolved, took control of the civil administration of the region again. Its most pressing issue was the reconstruction of the destroyed cities and the refugee problem, nearly a quarter of the population of Augsburg after the war being
474:. It was envisioned by the Nazis that the Party-Gaue would take the place of the old structure. In reality, Hitler was afraid of such a move, fearing it would upset local party leaders and could possibly result in an inner-party power struggle.
403:
system in
Bavaria was formalised, and remained under his control for the duration of the existence of the Gau. Until 1930, Bavaria, as the heartland of the Nazi movement in the 1920s, was seen by Hitler as his personal realm, the local
2068:
2666:
3232:
690:
to be able to continue producing. A large number of those died through exhaustion, mistreatment and allied air raids on the production facilities. A monument in
Augsburg remembers those victims of the Nazi regime.
2671:
416:), to show their dependence on the head of the party. Only when Hitler's ambitions turned national did his interest in Bavarian affairs dwindle. With the end of the internal power struggle, the following six
2696:
2061:
2701:
2681:
1905:
2054:
2706:
2784:
2661:
2691:
358:) system was originally established in a party conference on 22 May 1926, in order to improve administration of the party structure. In the early stages, the borders and leaders of these
686:. For this reason, Augsburg suffered heavily under allied bombing raids. Many of the companies in Swabia and Augsburg which were in some way involved in the war effort also used
3192:
3011:
2916:
1814:
618:, that of 3 April 1942, numbering 128 persons, being the largest deportation since the Kristallnacht. Outside of the capital, the Jewish population of Swabia was small, only
549:
was directly appointed by Hitler and only answerable to him. In practice, Hitler interfered little in the affairs of the local leaders and their power was almost absolute.
501:
from a form of inner-party administration to a political and administrative sub-division of the country was gradual, not sudden, but completed by 1934. The process termed
3207:
3042:
2619:
2480:
2470:
2435:
3350:
2774:
3077:
2460:
614:
on 10 November 1938. It also had 200 Jewish men sent to Dachau that day. In the following years, the Jewish population of the city was gradually deported to
2465:
2455:
3345:
2445:
2440:
542:
not to have graduated from
University. Unlike Wagner, who was a personal friend of Hitler's, Wahl wielded no real influence with the party leadership.
935:
3360:
3151:
2430:
2309:
1865:
917:
3294:
2946:
1756:
2818:
2319:
929:
3289:
762:
In the last days of the war, Karl Wahl made no effort to prevent the hand over of
Augsburg to the allies. Shortly after, he was arrested.
789:
occupation zone. Political power, at first lying with the occupation authorities, was soon returned to the new
Bavarian government. The
3370:
61:
2841:
727:
in a last effort to mobilise all of the male population. Near the end of the war in April 1945, Wahl and Swabia were subordinated to
3318:
2853:
2087:
314:
28:
3365:
3082:
3062:
2986:
2686:
2030:
2803:
3057:
3052:
2931:
2761:
508:
2779:
2808:
2798:
2676:
1858:
820:, was sentenced to death at end of the war for refusing to evacuate his district and prepare it for defense and, in post-war
3006:
2896:
2846:
210:
3092:
1459:
Shoa.de — Ăśbersicht der NSDAP-Gaue, der
Gauleiter und der Stellvertretenden Gauleiter 1933 bis 1945 — Schwaben
3118:
2941:
2556:
840:
system, but rather fiercely independent and competitive to each other. For example, while
Bavaria was sub-divided in six
1809:
1779:
1531:
774:
2624:
2475:
3087:
2813:
3279:
2996:
2110:
1851:
49:
2792:
2046:
3001:
2971:
2293:
3156:
2981:
2926:
2258:
371:
322:
1791:
1633:
3037:
3032:
2653:
2541:
2352:
1829:
1419:
511:" of 30 January 1934 can possibly be seen as the final date for the transfer of power from the states to the
89:
2614:
3202:
3197:
3187:
3097:
2906:
2901:
2876:
2769:
1478:
1442:
1372:
3161:
3072:
2372:
1788:
Names and addresses of the Nazi government of
Bavaria with description of their tasks and duties in 1942.
561:
1753:
1618:
3171:
3166:
2891:
2523:
2518:
2513:
2508:
2503:
2495:
2405:
1377:
809:
756:
707:
586:
3102:
2788:
808:
of Swabia for almost 17 years, only served a light sentence after the war. He died in 1981, aged 88.
582:
497:, nominally the highest office in the German states, to figureheads. As such, the development of the
439:
2886:
2313:
2223:
2208:
2017:
1808:("Slave Labour in institutions of the Catholic Church in Augsburg 1939 to 1945"), published by the
1734:
1670:
1651:
1602:
1553:
1497:
1473:
1437:
736:
1735:
Gau (NSDAP) — Regionale
Organisation der Gliederungen und angeschlossenen Verbände der NSDAP
2991:
2936:
2911:
1785:
396:
2642:
2243:
1014:
752:
424:
2823:
2385:
2357:
1572:
3315:
3274:
3237:
2966:
2747:
2400:
2362:
2283:
2278:
2198:
1895:
1334:
1211:
1001:
824:, he became the first former Kreisleiter to be elected for the West German parliament, the
595:
569:
2380:
1802:
Zwangsarbeiter in Einrichtungen der katholischen Kirche im Bistum Augsburg 1939–1945
1800:
581:
Swabia did not have a concentration camp within its boundaries but its close proximity to
8:
3047:
2574:
2485:
2390:
2178:
2163:
2153:
3355:
3134:
2731:
2566:
2450:
2395:
2203:
2143:
2035:
2007:
1958:
1765:
1040:
836:
The various departments of the Nazi organisation were by no means streamlined with the
748:
615:
493:
2579:
1822:
1702:
1415:
1316:
3242:
2268:
2193:
1886:
1587:
1117:
798:
665:
574:
2148:
1978:
1689:
76:
3310:
2188:
2158:
2076:
1973:
1953:
1835:
649:
368:
1938:
1250:
2976:
2594:
2584:
2213:
2102:
1797:
including pictures of places in Augsburg associated with the Nazis and Karl Wahl.
1760:
1535:
503:
470:, the party immediately began to disassemble the power of the German states, the
466:
434:
197:
2881:
637:
in March 1938, small parts of the former country were added to the south of the
3016:
2951:
2589:
2410:
1919:
1773:
846:
739:, who was named Reich Defense Commissioner - South and, in addition to his own
444:
329:, from 1933 to 1945. From 1928 to 1933, it was the regional subdivision of the
1968:
3339:
3067:
2956:
2273:
2263:
2233:
2218:
2173:
1998:
1948:
1160:
858:
771:
683:
611:
1528:
1237:
1027:
817:
623:
2921:
2288:
2133:
2078:
2012:
1983:
1943:
1914:
923:
821:
728:
687:
565:
527:
449:
318:
82:
33:
1843:
1458:
3227:
2248:
2183:
1963:
1754:
The Nizkor Project — The Organization of the Nazi Party & State
1710:
1079:
813:
429:
2961:
1573:
Sonthofen website — Virtueller Stadtrundgang, Ehemalige Ordensburg
1066:
678:, was a vital place for the war effort, being home to the manufacturers
464:
With the ascent of the Nazis to power on 30 January 1933, the so-called
3269:
2238:
2138:
1198:
723:
526:
Wahl had to initially fend off attempts by his more powerful neighbor,
330:
2335:
2168:
2128:
1988:
1929:
1671:
Gauleiter — Die bayrischen Gauleiter vor dem Zusammenbruch 1945
1276:
1263:
1173:
952:
897:
825:
670:
619:
607:
483:
392:
168:
148:
95:
1438:
Gau (NSDAP) — Die bayrischen Gaue bis zur Machtergreifung 1933
1053:
743:, was placed in charge of Swabia and three of the formerly Austrian
3284:
2228:
1782:, dedicated to those Augsburger Jews who died during the Holocaust.
976:
794:
770:
Almost all of Swabia, like the rest of Bavaria, became part of the
675:
642:
534:
of the Munich-Upper Bavaria region, to incooperate Swabia into his
362:
fluctuated frequently, mainly due to internal power struggles. The
107:
1395:
1878:
1546:
1544:
1524:
1522:
1224:
1092:
630:
326:
298:
273:
260:
1619:
German Firms That Used Slave or Forced Labor During the Nazi Era
1342:) is a German administrative subdivision, now ranking below the
694:
As the war progressed and Nazi Germany grew more desperate, the
606:
living within the city boundaries and was home to a magnificent
2716:
1514:
Working Towards the Fuhrer: Essays in Honour of Sir Ian Kershaw
1147:
786:
778:
679:
1541:
1519:
478:
either and by 1941, the party had 39,000 members in the city.
1690:
Verwaltungsgeschichte.de — Stadt und Landkreis Augsburg
1621:
at the Jewish virtual library website, accessed 25 June 2008.
341:
1874:
1498:
Gau (NSDAP) — Kontinuität der Gaugliederung nach 1933
957:
491:) took control over their territories, reducing the local
1538:
at the city of Augsburg's website, accessed 25 June 2008.
831:
660:
compared to the state government, increased. Many of the
603:
942:
889:, was held by only one person during the history of the
1603:
Gauleiter — DezentralisierungsschĂĽbe 1936 to 1939
852:
1346:
in Bavaria. During the Nazi era, it ranked below the
698:
were put in total control of the war effort in their
1652:
Gauleiter — Die bayrischen Gauleiter nach 1942
1554:
Gauleiter — Die bayrischen Gauleiter nach 1933
568:. As a third authority in the still existing state,
560:
still existed during this time, the Nazi politician
1780:
The descendants of the Jewish community of Augsburg
1590:
at Verwaltungsgeschichte.de, accessed 26 June 2008.
538:. Wahl was actually the only one of the Bavarian
2565:
3337:
507:took care of all political opposition and the "
366:was, for the most part, identical with today's
844:, it was also divided in four sections of the
664:were put in charge of the war effort in their
3351:States and territories disestablished in 1945
2062:
1859:
1644:
1642:
1408:
1406:
1404:
564:and, after his death in 1942, his successor,
3132:
2333:
2108:
2100:
1490:
1488:
1430:
1428:
932:— 15 December 1937 to 9 September 1942
702:. On 16 November 1942 Wahl, along with all
455:
378:
1873:
1516:, Google book review accessed 25 June 2008.
3346:States and territories established in 1928
2069:
2055:
1866:
1852:
1639:
1401:
75:
1485:
1425:
926:— 17 March 1935 to 10 November 1937
3361:Former states and territories of Bavaria
1461:by Joachim Lilla, accessed 25 June 2008.
873:, which had its headquarters in Munich.
1695:
16:Administrative division of Nazi Germany
3338:
2724:
2549:
2345:
2121:
832:Other Nazi organisations in the region
509:Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich
2050:
1847:
1319:(in German). Verwaltungsgeschichte.de
602:As of 1938, Augsburg had around 900
313:), formed on 1 October 1928, was an
904:
599:, an elite Nazi training facility.
13:
1396:Bayrisches Landesamt fĂĽr Statistik
869:belonged to the military district
14:
3382:
3371:1945 disestablishments in Germany
2504:Friesland, Groningen, and Drenthe
1747:
1705:[It's the German heart].
656:, and therefore the power of the
420:had been established in Bavaria:
2992:Serbia (Commissioner Government)
1474:NSDAP — Gaue und Gauleiter
781:, at the very south-west of the
278:
253:
60:
48:
2972:Norway (Administrative Council)
1741:website, accessed 25 June 2008.
1725:
1680:
1677:website, accessed 25 June 2008.
1661:
1624:
1612:
1609:website, accessed 25 June 2008.
1593:
1578:
1563:
1560:website, accessed 25 June 2008.
1529:History of a 2000-year-old town
1504:website, accessed 25 June 2008.
1482:website, accessed 25 June 2008.
1446:website, accessed 25 June 2008.
1422:website, accessed 25 June 2008.
3366:1933 establishments in Germany
1507:
1464:
1449:
1389:
593:. Swabia was also home to the
552:Parallel to the five Bavarian
518:In Swabia, a relatively small
399:, on 1 October 1928, when the
1:
2997:Serbia (Council of Ministers)
1830:Deutsches Historisches Museum
1786:"The German Addressbuch" 1942
1588:Stadt und Landkreis Memmingen
1420:Deutsches Historisches Museum
1383:
629:After the forced addition of
391:came under the leadership of
2770:Army Group Rear Area Command
2077:Administrative divisions in
2031:List of Gaue of Nazi Germany
1739:Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
1675:Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
1656:Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
1607:Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
1558:Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
1502:Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
1479:Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
1443:Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
1373:List of Gaue of Nazi Germany
1317:"Der Gau Schwaben der NSDAP"
1287:
1274:
1261:
1248:
1235:
1222:
1209:
1196:
1185:
1171:
1158:
1145:
1115:
1104:
1090:
1077:
1064:
1051:
1038:
1025:
1012:
999:
988:
974:
900:1 October 1928 to 8 May 1945
881:The highest position in the
876:
765:
712:Reichsverteidigungskommissar
674:). Swabia, with its capital
626:having substantial numbers.
7:
3152:Belgium and Northern France
2775:Belgium and Northern France
1366:
578:but wielded no real power.
10:
3387:
2654:Civil Administration Areas
2259:Southern Hanover–Brunswick
1815:List of Gaue and Gauleiter
1703:"Es ist das deutsche Herz"
1634:Alternativer Stadtrundgang
1378:List of subcamps of Dachau
911:Stellvertretende Gauleiter
909:Second in charge were the
757:Reichsgau Tirol-Vorarlberg
708:Reich Defense Commissioner
336:
85:showing its administrative
3303:
3262:
3255:
3220:
3180:
3144:
3131:
3111:
3025:
2869:
2862:
2834:
2760:
2740:
2715:
2652:
2641:
2607:
2540:
2524:North Brabant and Limburg
2519:South Holland and Zeeland
2514:North Holland and Utrecht
2509:Gelderland and Overijssel
2494:
2423:
2371:
2332:
2302:
2099:
2086:
2026:
1997:
1928:
1904:
1885:
943:Jewish population of the
721:were ordered to form the
648:With the outbreak of the
294:
232:
228:
224:
220:
207:
194:
190:
182:
178:
174:
162:
158:
146:
139:
135:
125:
121:
113:
103:
74:
44:
39:
26:
21:
2762:Military administrations
2294:WĂĽrttemberg-Hohenzollern
2018:Ernst-Heinrich Schmauser
1692:, accessed 26 June 2008.
1658:, accessed 25 June 2008.
1636:, accessed 28 June 2008.
1575:, accessed 25 June 2008.
1398:, accessed 26 June 2008.
856:and six sections of the
850:, three sections of the
737:Gau Munich-Upper Bavaria
585:meant, that many of its
791:Regierungsbezirk Swabia
717:In September 1944, the
315:administrative division
164:• 1928–1945
3133:
2863:Puppet administrations
2667:Carinthia and Carniola
2334:
2109:
2101:
2081:and German occupations
1350:. At the head of each
1015:Dillingen an der Donau
753:Reichsgau Upper Danube
440:Gau MĂĽnchen-Oberbayern
425:Gau Bayerische Ostmark
408:commonly being called
395:(1892–1981), later an
2314:Reichsfestung Belgrad
1810:Bishopric of Augsburg
1770:, including Karl Wahl
785:, became part of the
342:Establishment of the
3316:Strength Through Joy
3275:Weather Station Kurt
2977:Norway (Quisling II)
2224:Munich–Upper Bavaria
2209:March of Brandenburg
1896:Franz Ritter von Epp
1792:Augsburg sightseeing
1358:, answerable to the
1212:Neuburg an der Donau
938:— 1942 to 1945
596:Ordensburg Sonthofen
570:Franz Ritter von Epp
397:SS-ObergruppenfĂĽhrer
3135:Reichskommissariats
2967:Norway (Quisling I)
2897:Chechnya-Ingushetia
2557:Bohemia and Moravia
2542:Partial annexations
2353:Danzig–West Prussia
1906:Minister-presidents
652:, the power of the
641:, specifically the
616:concentration camps
610:, destroyed during
572:held the office of
494:Minister Presidents
127:• 17 May 1939
2567:General Government
2244:Schleswig-Holstein
2036:List of Gauleiters
2008:Karl von Eberstein
2001:leaders of Bavaria
1959:Ludwig Ruckdeschel
1836:Die Gaue der NSDAP
1759:2016-11-09 at the
1713:. 22 December 1954
1534:2007-10-30 at the
749:Reichsgau Salzburg
558:Minister President
3331:
3330:
3327:
3326:
3251:
3250:
3221:Other occupations
3216:
3215:
3127:
3126:
2842:Adriatic Littoral
2835:Operational Zones
2756:
2755:
2637:
2636:
2633:
2632:
2603:
2602:
2536:
2535:
2532:
2531:
2419:
2418:
2328:
2327:
2044:
2043:
1887:Reichsstatthalter
1328:
1311:
1310:
1307:
1306:
1129:
1128:
799:displaced persons
666:Military District
575:Reichsstatthalter
460:from 1933 to 1945
383:from 1926 to 1933
304:
303:
290:
289:
286:
285:
266:
265:
3378:
3260:
3259:
3142:
3141:
3138:
2867:
2866:
2854:Alpine Foothills
2722:
2721:
2672:Gebiet Bialystok
2650:
2649:
2563:
2562:
2547:
2546:
2492:
2491:
2406:Tyrol–Vorarlberg
2369:
2368:
2343:
2342:
2339:
2284:Westphalia-South
2279:Westphalia-North
2199:Magdeburg-Anhalt
2119:
2118:
2114:
2106:
2097:
2096:
2071:
2064:
2057:
2048:
2047:
1974:Julius Streicher
1868:
1861:
1854:
1845:
1844:
1840:
1827:
1819:
1807:
1796:
1742:
1733:
1729:
1723:
1722:
1720:
1718:
1699:
1693:
1688:
1684:
1678:
1669:
1665:
1659:
1650:
1646:
1637:
1632:
1628:
1622:
1616:
1610:
1601:
1597:
1591:
1586:
1582:
1576:
1571:
1567:
1561:
1552:
1548:
1539:
1526:
1517:
1511:
1505:
1496:
1492:
1483:
1472:
1468:
1462:
1457:
1453:
1447:
1436:
1432:
1423:
1414:
1410:
1399:
1393:
1344:Regierungsbezirk
1327:
1325:
1324:
1313:
1187:Memmingen (land)
1133:
1132:
962:
961:
958:
905:Deputy Gauleiter
650:Second World War
369:Regierungsbezirk
346:within the party
282:
281:
270:
269:
257:
256:
250:
249:
234:
233:
211:Disestablishment
79:
64:
52:
19:
18:
3386:
3385:
3381:
3380:
3379:
3377:
3376:
3375:
3336:
3335:
3332:
3323:
3319:holiday resorts
3299:
3247:
3212:
3176:
3123:
3107:
3021:
2858:
2830:
2752:
2736:
2711:
2644:
2629:
2599:
2561:
2528:
2490:
2415:
2367:
2324:
2298:
2179:Halle-Merseburg
2164:Electoral Hesse
2154:Eastern Hanover
2091:
2089:
2082:
2075:
2045:
2040:
2022:
1993:
1924:
1900:
1881:
1872:
1838:
1825:
1817:
1805:
1794:
1761:Wayback Machine
1750:
1745:
1731:
1730:
1726:
1716:
1714:
1701:
1700:
1696:
1686:
1685:
1681:
1667:
1666:
1662:
1648:
1647:
1640:
1630:
1629:
1625:
1617:
1613:
1599:
1598:
1594:
1584:
1583:
1579:
1569:
1568:
1564:
1550:
1549:
1542:
1536:Wayback Machine
1527:
1520:
1512:
1508:
1494:
1493:
1486:
1470:
1469:
1465:
1455:
1454:
1450:
1434:
1433:
1426:
1412:
1411:
1402:
1394:
1390:
1386:
1369:
1322:
1320:
1315:
990:Augsburg (land)
948:
918:Mathies Kellner
907:
879:
834:
775:occupation zone
768:
504:Gleichschaltung
481:Gradually, the
467:Machtergreifung
462:
435:Gau Mainfranken
385:
348:
339:
279:
254:
213:
200:
165:
128:
86:
80:
70:
69:
68:
65:
57:
56:
53:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3384:
3374:
3373:
3368:
3363:
3358:
3353:
3348:
3329:
3328:
3325:
3324:
3322:
3321:
3313:
3307:
3305:
3301:
3300:
3298:
3297:
3292:
3287:
3282:
3277:
3272:
3266:
3264:
3257:
3253:
3252:
3249:
3248:
3246:
3245:
3240:
3235:
3230:
3224:
3222:
3218:
3217:
3214:
3213:
3211:
3210:
3205:
3200:
3195:
3190:
3184:
3182:
3178:
3177:
3175:
3174:
3169:
3164:
3159:
3154:
3148:
3146:
3139:
3129:
3128:
3125:
3124:
3122:
3121:
3115:
3113:
3109:
3108:
3106:
3105:
3100:
3095:
3090:
3085:
3080:
3075:
3070:
3065:
3060:
3055:
3050:
3045:
3040:
3035:
3029:
3027:
3023:
3022:
3020:
3019:
3017:Zuyev Republic
3014:
3009:
3004:
2999:
2994:
2989:
2984:
2979:
2974:
2969:
2964:
2959:
2954:
2949:
2944:
2939:
2934:
2929:
2924:
2919:
2914:
2909:
2907:Czechoslovakia
2904:
2899:
2894:
2889:
2884:
2879:
2873:
2871:
2864:
2860:
2859:
2857:
2856:
2851:
2850:
2849:
2838:
2836:
2832:
2831:
2829:
2828:
2827:
2826:
2816:
2811:
2806:
2801:
2796:
2782:
2777:
2772:
2766:
2764:
2758:
2757:
2754:
2753:
2751:
2750:
2744:
2742:
2738:
2737:
2735:
2734:
2728:
2726:
2719:
2713:
2712:
2710:
2709:
2704:
2699:
2694:
2689:
2684:
2679:
2674:
2669:
2664:
2658:
2656:
2647:
2639:
2638:
2635:
2634:
2631:
2630:
2628:
2627:
2622:
2617:
2611:
2609:
2605:
2604:
2601:
2600:
2598:
2597:
2592:
2587:
2582:
2577:
2571:
2569:
2560:
2559:
2553:
2551:
2544:
2538:
2537:
2534:
2533:
2530:
2529:
2527:
2526:
2521:
2516:
2511:
2506:
2500:
2498:
2489:
2488:
2483:
2478:
2473:
2468:
2463:
2458:
2453:
2448:
2443:
2438:
2433:
2427:
2425:
2421:
2420:
2417:
2416:
2414:
2413:
2408:
2403:
2398:
2393:
2388:
2383:
2377:
2375:
2366:
2365:
2360:
2355:
2349:
2347:
2340:
2330:
2329:
2326:
2325:
2323:
2322:
2317:
2306:
2304:
2300:
2299:
2297:
2296:
2291:
2286:
2281:
2276:
2271:
2266:
2261:
2256:
2251:
2246:
2241:
2236:
2231:
2226:
2221:
2216:
2211:
2206:
2204:Main Franconia
2201:
2196:
2191:
2186:
2181:
2176:
2171:
2166:
2161:
2156:
2151:
2146:
2144:Cologne–Aachen
2141:
2136:
2131:
2125:
2123:
2116:
2094:
2088:Administrative
2084:
2083:
2074:
2073:
2066:
2059:
2051:
2042:
2041:
2039:
2038:
2033:
2027:
2024:
2023:
2021:
2020:
2015:
2010:
2004:
2002:
1995:
1994:
1992:
1991:
1986:
1981:
1979:Fritz Wächtler
1976:
1971:
1966:
1961:
1956:
1951:
1946:
1941:
1935:
1933:
1926:
1925:
1923:
1922:
1920:Ludwig Siebert
1917:
1911:
1909:
1902:
1901:
1899:
1898:
1892:
1890:
1883:
1882:
1871:
1870:
1863:
1856:
1848:
1842:
1841:
1833:
1820:
1812:
1798:
1789:
1783:
1777:
1774:Calvin College
1763:
1749:
1748:External links
1746:
1744:
1743:
1724:
1694:
1679:
1660:
1638:
1623:
1611:
1592:
1577:
1562:
1540:
1518:
1506:
1484:
1463:
1448:
1424:
1400:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1381:
1380:
1375:
1368:
1365:
1364:
1363:
1354:there stood a
1309:
1308:
1305:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1286:
1285:
1282:
1279:
1273:
1272:
1269:
1266:
1260:
1259:
1256:
1253:
1247:
1246:
1243:
1240:
1234:
1233:
1230:
1227:
1221:
1220:
1217:
1214:
1208:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1195:
1194:
1191:
1188:
1184:
1183:
1180:
1177:
1170:
1169:
1166:
1163:
1157:
1156:
1153:
1150:
1144:
1143:
1140:
1137:
1130:
1127:
1126:
1123:
1120:
1114:
1113:
1110:
1107:
1106:Kempten (land)
1103:
1102:
1099:
1096:
1089:
1088:
1085:
1082:
1076:
1075:
1072:
1069:
1063:
1062:
1059:
1056:
1050:
1049:
1046:
1043:
1037:
1036:
1033:
1030:
1024:
1023:
1020:
1017:
1011:
1010:
1007:
1004:
998:
997:
994:
991:
987:
986:
983:
980:
973:
972:
969:
966:
947:
941:
940:
939:
933:
927:
921:
906:
903:
902:
901:
878:
875:
833:
830:
767:
764:
706:, was named a
562:Ludwig Siebert
461:
454:
453:
452:
447:
445:Gau Rheinpfalz
442:
437:
432:
427:
384:
377:
347:
340:
338:
335:
333:in that area.
302:
301:
296:
292:
291:
288:
287:
284:
283:
276:
267:
264:
263:
258:
246:
245:
240:
230:
229:
226:
225:
222:
221:
218:
217:
214:
208:
205:
204:
203:1 October 1928
201:
195:
192:
191:
188:
187:
184:
180:
179:
176:
175:
172:
171:
166:
163:
160:
159:
156:
155:
152:
144:
143:
141:
137:
136:
133:
132:
129:
126:
123:
122:
119:
118:
115:
111:
110:
105:
101:
100:
87:subdivisions (
72:
71:
66:
59:
58:
54:
47:
46:
45:
42:
41:
37:
36:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3383:
3372:
3369:
3367:
3364:
3362:
3359:
3357:
3354:
3352:
3349:
3347:
3344:
3343:
3341:
3334:
3320:
3317:
3314:
3312:
3309:
3308:
3306:
3302:
3296:
3293:
3291:
3288:
3286:
3283:
3281:
3278:
3276:
3273:
3271:
3268:
3267:
3265:
3261:
3258:
3254:
3244:
3241:
3239:
3236:
3234:
3231:
3229:
3226:
3225:
3223:
3219:
3209:
3206:
3204:
3201:
3199:
3196:
3194:
3191:
3189:
3186:
3185:
3183:
3179:
3173:
3170:
3168:
3165:
3163:
3160:
3158:
3155:
3153:
3150:
3149:
3147:
3143:
3140:
3137:
3136:
3130:
3120:
3117:
3116:
3114:
3110:
3104:
3101:
3099:
3096:
3094:
3091:
3089:
3086:
3084:
3081:
3079:
3078:Russia (KONR)
3076:
3074:
3073:Russia (ODNR)
3071:
3069:
3066:
3064:
3061:
3059:
3056:
3054:
3051:
3049:
3046:
3044:
3041:
3039:
3036:
3034:
3031:
3030:
3028:
3024:
3018:
3015:
3013:
3010:
3008:
3005:
3003:
3000:
2998:
2995:
2993:
2990:
2988:
2985:
2983:
2980:
2978:
2975:
2973:
2970:
2968:
2965:
2963:
2960:
2958:
2955:
2953:
2950:
2948:
2945:
2943:
2940:
2938:
2935:
2933:
2930:
2928:
2925:
2923:
2920:
2918:
2915:
2913:
2910:
2908:
2905:
2903:
2900:
2898:
2895:
2893:
2890:
2888:
2885:
2883:
2880:
2878:
2875:
2874:
2872:
2868:
2865:
2861:
2855:
2852:
2848:
2845:
2844:
2843:
2840:
2839:
2837:
2833:
2825:
2822:
2821:
2820:
2817:
2815:
2812:
2810:
2807:
2805:
2802:
2800:
2797:
2794:
2793:zone réservée
2790:
2789:Atlantic Wall
2786:
2783:
2781:
2778:
2776:
2773:
2771:
2768:
2767:
2765:
2763:
2759:
2749:
2746:
2745:
2743:
2739:
2733:
2730:
2729:
2727:
2723:
2720:
2718:
2714:
2708:
2705:
2703:
2700:
2698:
2695:
2693:
2690:
2688:
2685:
2683:
2680:
2678:
2675:
2673:
2670:
2668:
2665:
2663:
2660:
2659:
2657:
2655:
2651:
2648:
2646:
2640:
2626:
2623:
2621:
2618:
2616:
2615:Burgundy (SS)
2613:
2612:
2610:
2606:
2596:
2593:
2591:
2588:
2586:
2583:
2581:
2578:
2576:
2573:
2572:
2570:
2568:
2564:
2558:
2555:
2554:
2552:
2548:
2545:
2543:
2539:
2525:
2522:
2520:
2517:
2515:
2512:
2510:
2507:
2505:
2502:
2501:
2499:
2497:
2493:
2487:
2484:
2482:
2479:
2477:
2474:
2472:
2469:
2467:
2464:
2462:
2459:
2457:
2454:
2452:
2449:
2447:
2444:
2442:
2439:
2437:
2434:
2432:
2429:
2428:
2426:
2422:
2412:
2409:
2407:
2404:
2402:
2399:
2397:
2394:
2392:
2389:
2387:
2384:
2382:
2379:
2378:
2376:
2374:
2370:
2364:
2361:
2359:
2356:
2354:
2351:
2350:
2348:
2344:
2341:
2338:
2337:
2331:
2321:
2318:
2315:
2311:
2308:
2307:
2305:
2301:
2295:
2292:
2290:
2287:
2285:
2282:
2280:
2277:
2275:
2272:
2270:
2269:Upper Silesia
2267:
2265:
2262:
2260:
2257:
2255:
2252:
2250:
2247:
2245:
2242:
2240:
2237:
2235:
2232:
2230:
2227:
2225:
2222:
2220:
2217:
2215:
2212:
2210:
2207:
2205:
2202:
2200:
2197:
2195:
2194:Lower Silesia
2192:
2190:
2187:
2185:
2182:
2180:
2177:
2175:
2172:
2170:
2167:
2165:
2162:
2160:
2157:
2155:
2152:
2150:
2147:
2145:
2142:
2140:
2137:
2135:
2132:
2130:
2127:
2126:
2124:
2120:
2117:
2113:
2112:
2105:
2104:
2098:
2095:
2093:
2085:
2080:
2072:
2067:
2065:
2060:
2058:
2053:
2052:
2049:
2037:
2034:
2032:
2029:
2028:
2025:
2019:
2016:
2014:
2011:
2009:
2006:
2005:
2003:
2000:
1996:
1990:
1987:
1985:
1982:
1980:
1977:
1975:
1972:
1970:
1967:
1965:
1962:
1960:
1957:
1955:
1952:
1950:
1949:Otto Hellmuth
1947:
1945:
1942:
1940:
1939:Josef BĂĽrckel
1937:
1936:
1934:
1931:
1927:
1921:
1918:
1916:
1913:
1912:
1910:
1907:
1903:
1897:
1894:
1893:
1891:
1888:
1884:
1880:
1876:
1869:
1864:
1862:
1857:
1855:
1850:
1849:
1846:
1837:
1834:
1831:
1824:
1821:
1816:
1813:
1811:
1804:
1803:
1799:
1793:
1790:
1787:
1784:
1781:
1778:
1775:
1771:
1769:
1764:
1762:
1758:
1755:
1752:
1751:
1740:
1736:
1728:
1712:
1709:(in German).
1708:
1704:
1698:
1691:
1683:
1676:
1672:
1664:
1657:
1653:
1645:
1643:
1635:
1627:
1620:
1615:
1608:
1604:
1596:
1589:
1581:
1574:
1566:
1559:
1555:
1547:
1545:
1537:
1533:
1530:
1525:
1523:
1515:
1510:
1503:
1499:
1491:
1489:
1481:
1480:
1475:
1467:
1460:
1452:
1445:
1444:
1439:
1431:
1429:
1421:
1417:
1409:
1407:
1405:
1397:
1392:
1388:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1370:
1361:
1357:
1353:
1349:
1345:
1341:
1337:
1336:
1331:
1330:
1329:
1318:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1292:
1288:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1251:SchwabmĂĽnchen
1249:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1192:
1189:
1186:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1161:Marktoberdorf
1159:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1141:
1138:
1135:
1134:
1131:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1111:
1108:
1105:
1100:
1097:
1094:
1091:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
995:
992:
989:
984:
981:
978:
975:
970:
967:
964:
963:
960:
959:
956:
954:
946:
937:
936:Anton MĂĽndler
934:
931:
928:
925:
922:
919:
916:
915:
914:
912:
899:
896:
895:
894:
892:
888:
884:
874:
872:
871:Wehrkreis VII
868:
863:
861:
860:
859:Hitler Jugend
855:
854:
849:
848:
843:
839:
829:
827:
823:
819:
815:
811:
810:Philipp Meyer
807:
802:
800:
796:
792:
788:
784:
780:
776:
773:
763:
760:
758:
754:
750:
746:
742:
738:
734:
730:
726:
725:
720:
715:
713:
709:
705:
701:
697:
692:
689:
685:
684:Messerschmitt
681:
677:
673:
672:
667:
663:
659:
655:
651:
646:
644:
640:
636:
632:
627:
625:
621:
617:
613:
612:Kristallnacht
609:
605:
600:
598:
597:
592:
588:
584:
579:
577:
576:
571:
567:
563:
559:
556:, a Bavarian
555:
550:
548:
543:
541:
537:
533:
529:
525:
521:
516:
514:
510:
506:
505:
500:
496:
495:
490:
486:
485:
479:
475:
473:
469:
468:
459:
451:
448:
446:
443:
441:
438:
436:
433:
431:
428:
426:
423:
422:
421:
419:
415:
411:
407:
402:
398:
394:
390:
382:
376:
374:
373:
370:
365:
361:
357:
353:
345:
334:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
300:
297:
295:Today part of
293:
277:
275:
272:
271:
268:
262:
259:
252:
251:
248:
247:
244:
241:
239:
236:
235:
231:
227:
223:
219:
215:
212:
206:
202:
199:
198:Establishment
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
170:
167:
161:
157:
153:
151:
150:
145:
142:
138:
134:
130:
124:
120:
116:
112:
109:
106:
102:
98:
97:
92:
91:
84:
78:
73:
63:
51:
43:
38:
35:
31:
30:
25:
20:
3333:
3280:Schatzgräber
2702:West Prussia
2682:Lower Styria
2620:Holland (SS)
2391:Upper Danube
2386:Lower Danube
2253:
2189:Hesse-Nassau
2159:East Prussia
2129:Baden-Alsace
2092:Nazi Germany
2090:divisions of
2079:Nazi Germany
2013:Benno Martin
1984:Adolf Wagner
1944:Paul Giesler
1915:Paul Giesler
1801:
1767:
1766:Pictures of
1738:
1727:
1715:. Retrieved
1706:
1697:
1682:
1674:
1663:
1655:
1626:
1614:
1606:
1595:
1580:
1565:
1557:
1513:
1509:
1501:
1477:
1466:
1451:
1441:
1391:
1359:
1355:
1351:
1347:
1343:
1339:
1333:
1321:. Retrieved
1312:
1301:
1296:
1290:
1289:
949:
945:Gau Schwaben
944:
924:Franz Schmid
920:— 1934
910:
908:
891:Gau Schwaben
890:
886:
882:
880:
870:
867:Gau Schwaben
866:
864:
857:
851:
845:
841:
837:
835:
822:West Germany
805:
803:
790:
782:
769:
761:
744:
740:
732:
729:Paul Giesler
722:
718:
716:
711:
703:
699:
695:
693:
688:slave labour
669:
661:
657:
653:
647:
639:Gau Schwaben
638:
634:
628:
601:
594:
590:
589:were in the
580:
573:
566:Paul Giesler
557:
553:
551:
546:
544:
539:
535:
531:
528:Adolf Wagner
523:
522:, the local
519:
517:
512:
502:
498:
492:
488:
482:
480:
476:
471:
465:
463:
457:
450:Gau Schwaben
417:
413:
409:
405:
400:
388:
386:
380:
367:
363:
359:
355:
351:
349:
343:
319:Nazi Germany
311:Gau Schwaben
310:
306:
305:
243:Succeeded by
242:
237:
147:
94:
88:
83:Nazi Germany
67:Coat of arms
34:Nazi Germany
27:
3157:Netherlands
2957:Netherlands
2697:Sudetenland
2645:occupations
2481:Vistulaland
2358:Sudetenland
2310:Prinz-Eugen
2214:Mecklenburg
1969:Willi Stöhr
1964:Hans Schemm
1877:leaders of
1839:(in German)
1826:(in German)
1823:Die NS Gaue
1818:(in German)
1806:(in German)
1795:(in German)
1732:(in German)
1711:Der Spiegel
1687:(in German)
1668:(in German)
1649:(in German)
1631:(in German)
1600:(in German)
1585:(in German)
1570:(in German)
1551:(in German)
1495:(in German)
1471:(in German)
1456:(in German)
1435:(in German)
1416:Die NS-Gaue
1413:(in German)
1356:Kreisleiter
1080:Illertissen
1002:Babenhausen
930:Georg Traeg
814:Kreisleiter
804:Karl Wahl,
430:Gau Franken
238:Preceded by
3340:Categories
3290:Bassgeiger
3270:New Swabia
3238:San Marino
3063:Montenegro
2987:Montenegro
2809:Luxembourg
2687:Luxembourg
2471:Vandalland
2436:Beskidland
2363:Wartheland
2336:Reichsgaus
2149:DĂĽsseldorf
1932:of Bavaria
1908:of Bavaria
1889:of Bavaria
1707:spiegel.de
1384:References
1338:(English:
1323:2008-06-26
1238:Nördlingen
1199:Mindelheim
1028:Donauwörth
818:Donauwörth
724:Volkssturm
719:Gauleiters
704:Gauleiters
696:Gauleiters
662:Gauleiters
654:Gauleiters
624:Nördlingen
489:Gau Leader
487:(English:
412:(English:
389:Gau Swabia
364:Gau Swabia
331:Nazi Party
307:Gau Swabia
216:8 May 1945
140:Government
114:Population
96:Reichsgaue
22:Gau Swabia
3356:Nazi Gaue
3311:Nordstern
3295:Edelweiss
3203:Turkestan
3193:Don-Volga
3093:Turkestan
3043:Cossackia
2982:Macedonia
2942:Lithuania
2847:Ljubljana
2732:Bialystok
2717:Districts
2381:Carinthia
2274:Weser-Ems
2264:Thuringia
2234:Pomerania
2219:Moselland
2174:Franconia
1989:Karl Wahl
1954:Karl Holz
1930:Gauleiter
1768:Gauleiter
1360:Gauleiter
1277:Wertingen
1264:Sonthofen
1174:Memmingen
1041:Friedberg
953:Holocaust
898:Karl Wahl
887:Gauleiter
877:Gauleiter
826:Bundestag
806:Gauleiter
766:Aftermath
733:Gauleiter
671:Wehrkreis
668:(German:
620:Memmingen
608:synagogue
554:Gauleiter
547:Gauleiter
540:Gauleiter
532:Gauleiter
524:Gauleiter
484:Gauleiter
410:Untergaue
393:Karl Wahl
350:The Nazi
309:(German:
169:Karl Wahl
149:Gauleiter
40:1928–1945
3304:Proposed
3285:Holzauge
3188:Caucasia
3181:Proposed
3119:Brittany
3112:Proposed
3103:Wallonia
3088:Slovakia
3038:Bulgaria
3012:Wallonia
3002:Slovakia
2917:Flanders
2799:Slovakia
2748:Brussels
2741:Proposed
2707:Zichenau
2677:Lorraine
2625:Lombardy
2608:Proposed
2496:Westland
2486:Wallonia
2466:Nordmark
2461:Gothland
2451:Flanders
2446:Burgundy
2424:Proposed
2396:Salzburg
2303:Proposed
2289:Westmark
2229:NSDAP/AO
2134:Bayreuth
2111:Altreich
1832:website.
1776:website.
1757:Archived
1717:26 March
1532:Archived
1367:See also
1340:District
1314:Source:
1118:Krumbach
1067:GĂĽnzburg
977:Augsburg
795:refugees
772:American
676:Augsburg
645:region.
643:Jungholz
587:subcamps
414:Sub-Gaue
354:(plural
108:Augsburg
3263:Founded
3243:Tunisia
3228:Finland
3198:Muscovy
3172:Ukraine
3167:Ostland
3145:Founded
3098:Ukraine
3068:Romania
3058:Hungary
3033:Belarus
3007:Ukraine
2932:Hungary
2912:Denmark
2902:Croatia
2892:Belarus
2887:Austria
2877:Albania
2870:Founded
2780:Croatia
2725:Founded
2575:Galicia
2550:Founded
2456:Galicia
2441:Brabant
2373:Austria
2346:Founded
2320:Holland
2249:Silesia
2184:Hamburg
2122:Founded
1879:Bavaria
1828:at the
1772:at the
1737:at the
1673:at the
1654:at the
1605:at the
1556:at the
1500:at the
1476:at the
1440:at the
1418:at the
1291:Overall
1225:Neu-Ulm
1093:Kempten
812:, Nazi
633:to the
631:Austria
337:History
327:Bavaria
299:Germany
274:Bavaria
261:Bavaria
209:•
196:•
183:History
131:934,311
104:Capital
81:Map of
3233:Monaco
3162:Norway
3083:Serbia
3053:Greece
3048:France
3026:Exiled
2927:Greece
2922:France
2819:Serbia
2814:Poland
2804:Greece
2785:France
2662:Alsace
2643:German
2595:Warsaw
2585:Lublin
2580:KrakĂłw
2476:Venice
2411:Vienna
2401:Styria
2254:Swabia
2239:Saxony
2139:Berlin
1176:(city)
1148:Lindau
1095:(city)
1054:FĂĽssen
979:(city)
787:French
779:Lindau
731:, the
680:MAN AG
583:Dachau
472:Länder
372:Swabia
323:Swabia
186:
154:
117:
3256:Other
2952:Lokot
2947:Lepel
2937:Italy
2824:Banat
2692:Posen
2590:Radom
2431:Banat
2169:Essen
1352:Kreis
1335:Kreis
1142:1939
1136:Kreis
982:1,030
971:1939
965:Kreis
635:Reich
3208:Ural
2962:Nias
2882:Asch
2103:Gaus
1875:Nazi
1719:2016
1302:1051
1297:1948
1139:1933
985:551
968:1933
865:The
842:Gaue
816:for
797:and
755:and
745:Gaue
682:and
658:Gaue
622:and
604:Jews
545:The
513:Gaue
456:The
418:Gaue
406:Gaue
387:The
379:The
360:Gaue
356:Gaue
344:Gaue
93:and
90:Gaue
55:Flag
1348:Gau
1284:70
1281:109
1245:69
1242:186
1232:23
1193:21
1182:70
1179:161
1125:43
1101:25
1087:30
1074:11
1009:30
996:93
993:131
883:Gau
838:Gau
783:Gau
759:).
741:Gau
735:of
714:).
700:Gau
591:Gau
536:Gau
520:Gau
499:Gau
458:Gau
401:Gau
381:Gau
352:Gau
321:in
317:of
32:of
29:Gau
3342::
2791:‧
1999:SS
1641:^
1543:^
1521:^
1487:^
1427:^
1403:^
1332:A
1271:1
1258:3
1229:44
1219:-
1206:7
1203:13
1190:26
1168:-
1155:4
1152:12
1122:65
1112:-
1098:50
1084:50
1071:10
1061:-
1048:-
1035:-
1022:-
1006:50
955:.
913::
893::
885:,
862:.
853:SS
847:SA
828:.
801:.
777:.
751:,
530:,
515:.
375:.
325:,
99:).
2795:)
2787:(
2316:)
2312:(
2115:)
2107:(
2070:e
2063:t
2056:v
1867:e
1860:t
1853:v
1721:.
1362:.
1326:.
1268:3
1255:-
1216:1
1165:-
1109:2
1058:-
1045:1
1032:-
1019:4
747:(
710:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.svg)
.svg)
