Gau Baden
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Gau Baden | |||||
Gau of Nazi Germany | |||||
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Gau Baden on the far left, bordering France in 1944 | |||||
Capital | Karlsruhe | ||||
Gauleiter | |||||
• | 1926–1945 | Robert Heinrich Wagner | |||
History | |||||
• | Establishment | 24 March 1926 | |||
• | Disestablishment | 8 May 1945 | |||
Today part of | France Germany |
The Gau Baden was de facto an administrative division of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. From 1926 to 1933, it was a regional subdivision of the Nazi Party.
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History[edit]
The Gau was originally established in the parts of Baden in 1926. In 1940, the Gau included the former French départements of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin as Baden-Elsaß.
Gauleiter[edit]
- Robert Heinrich Wagner: 24 March 1926 to 8 May 1945
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- (German) Shoa.de - List of Gaue and Gauleiter
- (German) Die NS Gaue at the Deutsches Historisches Museum website.
- (German) Die Gaue der NSDAP
References[edit]
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