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Nazi Party

The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei  or NSDAP), was a far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported the ideology of Nazism. Its precursor, the German Workers' Party (Deutsche Arbeiterpartei; DAP), existed from 1919 to 1920. The Nazi Party emerged from the extremist German nationalist ("Völkisch nationalist"), racist, and populist Freikorps paramilitary culture, which fought against communist uprisings in post–World War I Germany. The party was created to draw workers away from communism and into völkisch nationalism. Initially, Nazi political strategy focused on anti-big business, anti-bourgeoisie, and anti-capitalism, disingenuously using socialist rhetoric to gain the support of the lower middle class; that was later downplayed to gain the support of business leaders. By the 1930s, the party's main focus shifted to antisemitic and anti-Marxist themes. The party had little popular support until the Great Depression, when worsening living standards and widespread unemployment drove Germans into political extremism. Central to Nazism were themes of racial segregation expressed in the idea of a "people's community" (Volksgemeinschaft). The party aimed to unite "racially desirable" Germans as national comrades while excluding those deemed to be either political dissidents, physically or intellectually inferior, or of a foreign race (Fremdvölkische). The Nazis sought to strengthen the Germanic people, the "Aryan master race", through racial purity and eugenics, broad social welfare programs, and a collective subordination of individual rights, which could be sacrificed for the good of the state on behalf of the people. To protect the supposed purity and strength of the Aryan race, the Nazis sought to disenfranchise, segregate, and eventually exterminate Jews, Romani, Slavs, the physically and mentally disabled, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, and political opponents. The persecution reached its climax when the party-controlled German state set in motion the Final Solution – an industrial system of genocide that carried out mass murders of around 6 million Jews and millions of other targeted victims in what has become known as the Holocaust. Adolf Hitler, the party's leader since 1921, was appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg on 30 January 1933, and quickly seized power afterwards. Hitler established a totalitarian regime known as the Third Reich and became dictator with absolute power. Following the military defeat of Germany in World War II, the party was declared illegal. The Allies attempted to purge German society of Nazi elements in a process known as denazification. Several top leaders were tried and found guilty of crimes against humanity in the Nuremberg trials, and executed. The use of symbols associated with the party is still outlawed in many European countries, including Germany and Austria.

Infobox

Abbreviation
NSDAP
Chairman
Anton Drexler(24 February 1920 – 29 July 1921)
Führer
Adolf Hitler(29 July 1921 – 30 April 1945)
Party Minister
Martin Bormann(30 April 1945 – 2 May 1945)
Founded
24 February 1920; 105 years ago (1920-02-24)
Banned
10 October 1945; 80 years ago (1945-10-10)
Preceded by
German Workers' Party
Headquarters
Brown House, Munich, Germany
Newspaper
Völkischer Beobachter
Student wing
National Socialist German Students' Union
Youth wing
Hitler Youth
Women's wing
National Socialist Women's League
Paramilitary wings
SASSMotor CorpsFlyers Corps
Sports body
National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical Exercise
Overseas wing
NSDAP/AO
Labour wing
NSBO (1928–35), DAF (1933–45)
Membership
mw- Fewer than 60 (1920) 8.5 million (1945)
Ideology
Nazism
Political position
Far-right
Political alliance
National Socialist Freedom Movement (1924) Anti-Young Plan campaign (1929)[a]Harzburg Front (1931)
Colours
mw- Black White Red(official, German Imperial colours) Brown (customary)
Slogan
Deutschland erwache!('Germany, awake!') (unofficial)
Anthem
"Horst-Wessel-Lied"

Tables

NSDAP federal election results (1924–1933)[106] · History › Rise to power: 1925–1933 › Ascension and consolidation
No.
No.
Election
No.
Votes
%
Votes
+/–
Votes
No.
Seats
+/–
May 1924(as National Socialist Freedom Movement)
May 1924(as National Socialist Freedom Movement)
Election
May 1924(as National Socialist Freedom Movement)
Votes
1,918,300
Votes
6.5 (No. 6)
Seats
32 / 472
Notes
Hitler in prison
December 1924(as National Socialist Freedom Movement)
December 1924(as National Socialist Freedom Movement)
Election
December 1924(as National Socialist Freedom Movement)
Votes
907,300
Votes
3.0 (No. 8)
Votes
3.5
Seats
14 / 493
Seats
18
Notes
Hitler released from prison
May 1928
May 1928
Election
May 1928
Votes
810,100
Votes
2.6 (No. 9)
Votes
0.4
Seats
12 / 491
Seats
2
September 1930
September 1930
Election
September 1930
Votes
6,409,600
Votes
18.3 (No. 2)
Votes
15.7
Seats
107 / 577
Seats
95
Notes
After the financial crisis
July 1932
July 1932
Election
July 1932
Votes
13,745,000
Votes
37.3 (No. 1)
Votes
19.0
Seats
230 / 608
Seats
123
Notes
After Hitler was candidate for presidency
November 1932
November 1932
Election
November 1932
Votes
11,737,000
Votes
33.1 (No. 1)
Votes
4.2
Seats
196 / 584
Seats
34
March 1933
March 1933
Election
March 1933
Votes
17,277,180
Votes
43.9 (No. 1)
Votes
10.8
Seats
288 / 647
Seats
92
Notes
During Hitler's term as Chancellor of Germany
Election
Votes
Seats
Notes
No.
%
+/–
No.
+/–
May 1924(as National Socialist Freedom Movement)
1,918,300
6.5 (No. 6)
32 / 472
Hitler in prison
December 1924(as National Socialist Freedom Movement)
907,300
3.0 (No. 8)
3.5
14 / 493
18
Hitler released from prison
May 1928
810,100
2.6 (No. 9)
0.4
12 / 491
2
September 1930
6,409,600
18.3 (No. 2)
15.7
107 / 577
95
After the financial crisis
July 1932
13,745,000
37.3 (No. 1)
19.0
230 / 608
123
After Hitler was candidate for presidency
November 1932
11,737,000
33.1 (No. 1)
4.2
196 / 584
34
March 1933
17,277,180
43.9 (No. 1)
10.8
288 / 647
92
During Hitler's term as Chancellor of Germany
NSDAP election and referendum results in the Reichstag under Nazi Germany (1933–1938) · History › After taking power: intertwining of party and state
November 1933
November 1933
Election
November 1933
Votes
39,655,224
%
92.1
Seats
661 / 661
1936
1936
Election
1936
Votes
44,462,458
%
98.8
Seats
741 / 741
1938
1938
Election
1938
Votes
44,451,092
%
99.0
Seats
813 / 813
Election
Votes
%
Seats
November 1933
39,655,224
92.1
661 / 661
1936
44,462,458
98.8
741 / 741
1938
44,451,092
99.0
813 / 813
· Regional administration › Nazi Party <i>Gaue</i>
01
01
Nr.
01
Gau
Baden-Alsace
Headquarters
Strasbourg
Area (km2)
23,350
Inhabitants (1941)
2,502,023
Gauleiter
Robert Heinrich Wagner from 22 March 1941
02
02
Nr.
02
Gau
Bayreuth, renaming of Gau Bayerische Ostmark 2 June 1942
Headquarters
Bayreuth
Area (km2)
29,600
Inhabitants (1941)
2,370,658
Gauleiter
Hans Schemm (1933–1935)Fritz Wächtler (1935–1945)Ludwig Ruckdeschel from 19 April 1945
03
03
Nr.
03
Gau
Berlin
Headquarters
Berlin
Area (km2)
884
Inhabitants (1941)
4,338,756
Gauleiter
Joseph Goebbels from 1 October 1928
04
04
Nr.
04
Gau
Danzig-Westpreußen
Headquarters
Danzig
Area (km2)
26,057
Inhabitants (1941)
2,287,394
Gauleiter
Albert Forster from 10 October 1939
05
05
Nr.
05
Gau
Düsseldorf
Headquarters
Düsseldorf
Area (km2)
2,672
Inhabitants (1941)
2,261,909
Gauleiter
Friedrich Karl Florian from 1 August 1930
06
06
Nr.
06
Gau
Essen
Headquarters
Essen
Area (km2)
2,825
Inhabitants (1941)
1,921,326
Gauleiter
Josef Terboven from 1 August 1928
07
07
Nr.
07
Gau
Franken, renaming of Gau Mittelfranken 21 April 1933
Headquarters
Nuremberg
Area (km2)
7,618
Inhabitants (1941)
1,077,216
Gauleiter
Julius Streicher (1929–1940)Hans Zimmermann (1940–1942)Karl Holz from 19 March 1942
08
08
Nr.
08
Gau
Halle-Merseburg
Headquarters
Halle an der Saale
Area (km2)
10,202
Inhabitants (1941)
1,578,292
Gauleiter
Walter Ernst (1925–1926)Paul Hinkler (1926–1931)Rudolf Jordan (1931–1937)Joachim Albrecht Eggeling from 20 April 1937
09
09
Nr.
09
Gau
Hamburg
Headquarters
Hamburg
Area (km2)
747
Inhabitants (1941)
1,711,877
Gauleiter
Josef Klant (1925–1926)Albert Krebs (1926–1928)Hinrich Lohse (1928–1929)Karl Kaufmann from 15 April 1929
10
10
Nr.
10
Gau
Hessen-Nassau
Headquarters
Frankfurt
Area (km2)
15,030
Inhabitants (1941)
3,117,266
Gauleiter
Jakob Sprenger from 1 January 1933
11
11
Nr.
11
Gau
Kärnten
Headquarters
Klagenfurt
Area (km2)
11,554
Inhabitants (1941)
449,713
Gauleiter
Hans Mazenauer (1926–1927)Hugo Herzog (1927–1933)Hans vom Kothen (1933)Hubert Klausner (1933–1936)Peter Feistritzer (1936–1938)Hubert Klausner (1938–1939)Franz Kutschera (1939–1941)Friedrich Rainer from 27 November 1941
12
12
Nr.
12
Gau
Köln-Aachen
Headquarters
Köln
Area (km2)
8,162
Inhabitants (1941)
2,432,095
Gauleiter
Joseph Grohé from 1 June 1931
13
13
Nr.
13
Gau
Kurhessen, renaming of Gau Hessen-Nord 1934
Headquarters
Kassel
Area (km2)
9,200
Inhabitants (1941)
971,887
Gauleiter
Walter Schultz (1925–1928)Karl Weinrich (1928–1943)Karl Gerland from 6 November 1943
14
14
Nr.
14
Gau
Magdeburg-Anhalt, renaming of Gau Anhalt-Provinz Sachsen Nord 1 October 1928
Headquarters
Dessau
Area (km2)
13,910
Inhabitants (1941)
1,820,416
Gauleiter
Gustav Hermann Schmischke (1926–1927) Wilhelm Friedrich Loeper (1927–1935) with a short replacement by Paul Hofmann from August to December 1932Joachim Albrecht Eggeling (1935–1937)Rudolf Jordan from 20 April 1937
15
15
Nr.
15
Gau
Mainfranken, renaming of Gau Unterfranken 30 July 1935
Headquarters
Würzburg
Area (km2)
8,432
Inhabitants (1941)
840,663
Gauleiter
Otto Hellmuth from 1 October 1928
16
16
Nr.
16
Gau
Mark Brandenburg, renaming ofGau Kurmark 1 January 1939
Headquarters
Berlin
Area (km2)
38,278
Inhabitants (1941)
3,007,933
Gauleiter
Wilhelm Kube (1933–1936)Emil Stürtz from 7 August 1936
17
17
Nr.
17
Gau
Mecklenburg, renaming ofGau Mecklenburg-Lübeck 1 April 1937
Headquarters
Schwerin
Area (km2)
15,722
Inhabitants (1941)
900,427
Gauleiter
Friedrich Hildebrandt from 1925 with a short replacement by Herbert Albrecht (July 1930 – January 1931)
18
18
Nr.
18
Gau
Moselland
Headquarters
Koblenz
Area (km2)
11,876
Inhabitants (1941)
1,367,354
Gauleiter
Gustav Simon from 24 January 1941
19
19
Nr.
19
Gau
München-Oberbayern
Headquarters
Munich
Area (km2)
16,411
Inhabitants (1941)
1,938,447
Gauleiter
Adolf Wagner (1930–1944)Paul Giesler from 12 April 1944
20
20
Nr.
20
Gau
Niederdonau, renaming ofGau Niederösterreich 21 May 1938
Headquarters
Nominal capital: Krems, District Headquarters: Vienna
Area (km2)
23,502
Inhabitants (1941)
1,697,676
Gauleiter
Leopold Eder (1926–1927)Josef Leopold (1927–1938)Hugo Jury from 21 May 1938
21
21
Nr.
21
Gau
Niederschlesien
Headquarters
Breslau
Area (km2)
26,985
Inhabitants (1941)
3,286,539
Gauleiter
Karl Hanke from 27 January 1941
22
22
Nr.
22
Gau
Oberdonau, renaming ofGau Oberösterreich 22 May 1938
Headquarters
Linz
Area (km2)
14,216
Inhabitants (1941)
1,034,871
Gauleiter
Alfred Proksch (1926–1927) Andreas Bolek (1927–1934)Rudolf Lengauer (1934–1935)Oscar Hinterleitner (1935)August Eigruber from 22 May 1938
23
23
Nr.
23
Gau
Oberschlesien
Headquarters
Kattowitz
Area (km2)
20,636
Inhabitants (1941)
4,341,084
Gauleiter
Fritz Bracht from 27 January 1941
24
24
Nr.
24
Gau
Ost-Hannover, renaming ofGau Lüneburg-Stade 1 October 1928
Headquarters
Buchholz, after 1 April 1937 Lüneburg
Area (km2)
18,006
Inhabitants (1941)
1,060,509
Gauleiter
Otto Telschow from 27 March 1925
25
25
Nr.
25
Gau
Ostpreußen
Headquarters
Königsberg
Area (km2)
52,731
Inhabitants (1941)
3,336,777
Gauleiter
Wilhelm Stich (1925–1926)Bruno Gustav Scherwitz (1926–1927)Hans Albert Hohnfeldt (1927–1928)Erich Koch from 1 October 1928
26
26
Nr.
26
Gau
Pommern
Headquarters
Stettin
Area (km2)
38,409
Inhabitants (1941)
2,393,844
Gauleiter
Theodor Vahlen (1925–1927)Walther von Corswant (1927–1931)Wilhelm Karpenstein (1931–1934)Franz Schwede-Coburg from 21 July 1934
27
27
Nr.
27
Gau
Sachsen
Headquarters
Dresden
Area (km2)
14,995
Inhabitants (1941)
5,231,739
Gauleiter
Martin Mutschmann from 27 March 1925
28
28
Nr.
28
Gau
Salzburg
Headquarters
Salzburg
Area (km2)
7,153
Inhabitants (1941)
257,226
Gauleiter
Karl Scharizer (1932–1934)Anton Wintersteiger (1934–1938)Friedrich Rainer (1938–1941)Gustav Adolf Scheel from 27 November 1941
29
29
Nr.
29
Gau
Schleswig-Holstein
Headquarters
Kiel
Area (km2)
15,687
Inhabitants (1941)
1,589,267
Gauleiter
Hinrich Lohse from 27 March 1925
30
30
Nr.
30
Gau
Schwaben
Headquarters
Augsburg
Area (km2)
10,231
Inhabitants (1941)
946,212
Gauleiter
Karl Wahl from 1 October 1928
31
31
Nr.
31
Gau
Steiermark
Headquarters
Graz
Area (km2)
17,384
Inhabitants (1941)
1,116,407
Gauleiter
Walther Oberhaidacher (1928–1934)Georg Bilgeri (1934–1935)Sepp Helfrich (1936–1938)Siegfried Uiberreither from 25 May 1938
32
32
Nr.
32
Gau
Sudetenland (also known as Sudetengau)
Headquarters
Reichenberg
Area (km2)
22,608
Inhabitants (1941)
2,943,187
Gauleiter
Konrad Henlein from 1 October 1938
33
33
Nr.
33
Gau
Südhannover-Braunschweig
Headquarters
Hannover
Area (km2)
14,553
Inhabitants (1941)
2,136,961
Gauleiter
Bernhard Rust (1928–1940)Hartmann Lauterbacher from 8 December 1940
34
34
Nr.
34
Gau
Thüringen
Headquarters
Weimar
Area (km2)
15,763
Inhabitants (1941)
2,446,182
Gauleiter
Artur Dinter (1925–1927)Fritz Sauckel from 30 September 1927
35
35
Nr.
35
Gau
Tirol-Vorarlberg
Headquarters
Innsbruck
Area (km2)
13,126
Inhabitants (1941)
486,400
Gauleiter
Franz Hofer from 25 May 1938
36
36
Nr.
36
Gau
Wartheland (also known as Warthegau), renaming of Gau Posen (29 January 1940)
Headquarters
Posen
Area (km2)
43,905
Inhabitants (1941)
4,693,722
Gauleiter
Arthur Karl Greiser from 21 October 1939
37
37
Nr.
37
Gau
Weser-Ems
Headquarters
Oldenburg
Area (km2)
15,044
Inhabitants (1941)
1,839,302
Gauleiter
Carl Röver (1928–1942)Paul Wegener from 26 May 1942
38
38
Nr.
38
Gau
Westfalen-Nord
Headquarters
Münster
Area (km2)
14,559
Inhabitants (1941)
2,822,603
Gauleiter
Alfred Meyer from 31 January 1931
39
39
Nr.
39
Gau
Westfalen-Süd
Headquarters
Bochum
Area (km2)
7,656
Inhabitants (1941)
2,678,026
Gauleiter
Josef Wagner (1931–1941)Paul Giesler (1941–1943)Albert Hoffmann from 26 January 1943
40
40
Nr.
40
Gau
Westmark
Headquarters
Saarbrücken
Area (km2)
14,713
Inhabitants (1941)
1,892,240
Gauleiter
Josef Bürckel (1940–1944)Willi Stöhr from 29 September 1944
41
41
Nr.
41
Gau
Wien
Headquarters
Vienna
Area (km2)
1,216
Inhabitants (1941)
1,929,976
Gauleiter
Walter Rentmeister (1926–1928)Eugen Werkowitsch (1928–1929)Robert Derda (1929) Alfred Frauenfeld (1930–1933)Leopold Tavs (1937–1938) Odilo Globocnik (1938–1939)Josef Bürckel (1939–1940)Baldur von Schirach from 8 August 1940
42
42
Nr.
42
Gau
Württemberg-Hohenzollern
Headquarters
Stuttgart
Area (km2)
20,657
Inhabitants (1941)
2,974,373
Gauleiter
Eugen Munder (1925–1928)Wilhelm Murr from 1 February 1928
43
43
Nr.
43
Gau
Auslandsorganisation (also known as NSDAP/AO)
Headquarters
Berlin
Gauleiter
Hans Nieland (1932–1933)Ernst Wilhelm Bohle from 17 February 1934
Nr.
Gau
Headquarters
Area (km2)
Inhabitants (1941)
Gauleiter
01
Baden-Alsace
Strasbourg
23,350
2,502,023
Robert Heinrich Wagner from 22 March 1941
02
Bayreuth, renaming of Gau Bayerische Ostmark 2 June 1942
Bayreuth
29,600
2,370,658
Hans Schemm (1933–1935)Fritz Wächtler (1935–1945)Ludwig Ruckdeschel from 19 April 1945
03
Berlin
Berlin
884
4,338,756
Joseph Goebbels from 1 October 1928
04
Danzig-Westpreußen
Danzig
26,057
2,287,394
Albert Forster from 10 October 1939
05
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
2,672
2,261,909
Friedrich Karl Florian from 1 August 1930
06
Essen
Essen
2,825
1,921,326
Josef Terboven from 1 August 1928
07
Franken, renaming of Gau Mittelfranken 21 April 1933
Nuremberg
7,618
1,077,216
Julius Streicher (1929–1940)Hans Zimmermann (1940–1942)Karl Holz from 19 March 1942
08
Halle-Merseburg
Halle an der Saale
10,202
1,578,292
Walter Ernst (1925–1926)Paul Hinkler (1926–1931)Rudolf Jordan (1931–1937)Joachim Albrecht Eggeling from 20 April 1937
09
Hamburg
Hamburg
747
1,711,877
Josef Klant (1925–1926)Albert Krebs (1926–1928)Hinrich Lohse (1928–1929)Karl Kaufmann from 15 April 1929
10
Hessen-Nassau
Frankfurt
15,030
3,117,266
Jakob Sprenger from 1 January 1933
11
Kärnten
Klagenfurt
11,554
449,713
Hans Mazenauer (1926–1927)Hugo Herzog (1927–1933)Hans vom Kothen (1933)Hubert Klausner (1933–1936)Peter Feistritzer (1936–1938)Hubert Klausner (1938–1939)Franz Kutschera (1939–1941)Friedrich Rainer from 27 November 1941
12
Köln-Aachen
Köln
8,162
2,432,095
Joseph Grohé from 1 June 1931
13
Kurhessen, renaming of Gau Hessen-Nord 1934
Kassel
9,200
971,887
Walter Schultz (1925–1928)Karl Weinrich (1928–1943)Karl Gerland from 6 November 1943
14
Magdeburg-Anhalt, renaming of Gau Anhalt-Provinz Sachsen Nord 1 October 1928
Dessau
13,910
1,820,416
Gustav Hermann Schmischke (1926–1927) Wilhelm Friedrich Loeper (1927–1935) with a short replacement by Paul Hofmann from August to December 1932Joachim Albrecht Eggeling (1935–1937)Rudolf Jordan from 20 April 1937
15
Mainfranken, renaming of Gau Unterfranken 30 July 1935
Würzburg
8,432
840,663
Otto Hellmuth from 1 October 1928
16
Mark Brandenburg, renaming ofGau Kurmark 1 January 1939
Berlin
38,278
3,007,933
Wilhelm Kube (1933–1936)Emil Stürtz from 7 August 1936
17
Mecklenburg, renaming ofGau Mecklenburg-Lübeck 1 April 1937
Schwerin
15,722
900,427
Friedrich Hildebrandt from 1925 with a short replacement by Herbert Albrecht (July 1930 – January 1931)
18
Moselland
Koblenz
11,876
1,367,354
Gustav Simon from 24 January 1941
19
München-Oberbayern
Munich
16,411
1,938,447
Adolf Wagner (1930–1944)Paul Giesler from 12 April 1944
20
Niederdonau, renaming ofGau Niederösterreich 21 May 1938
Nominal capital: Krems, District Headquarters: Vienna
23,502
1,697,676
Leopold Eder (1926–1927)Josef Leopold (1927–1938)Hugo Jury from 21 May 1938
21
Niederschlesien
Breslau
26,985
3,286,539
Karl Hanke from 27 January 1941
22
Oberdonau, renaming ofGau Oberösterreich 22 May 1938
Linz
14,216
1,034,871
Alfred Proksch (1926–1927) Andreas Bolek (1927–1934)Rudolf Lengauer (1934–1935)Oscar Hinterleitner (1935)August Eigruber from 22 May 1938
23
Oberschlesien
Kattowitz
20,636
4,341,084
Fritz Bracht from 27 January 1941
24
Ost-Hannover, renaming ofGau Lüneburg-Stade 1 October 1928
Buchholz, after 1 April 1937 Lüneburg
18,006
1,060,509
Otto Telschow from 27 March 1925
25
Ostpreußen
Königsberg
52,731
3,336,777
Wilhelm Stich (1925–1926)Bruno Gustav Scherwitz (1926–1927)Hans Albert Hohnfeldt (1927–1928)Erich Koch from 1 October 1928
26
Pommern
Stettin
38,409
2,393,844
Theodor Vahlen (1925–1927)Walther von Corswant (1927–1931)Wilhelm Karpenstein (1931–1934)Franz Schwede-Coburg from 21 July 1934
27
Sachsen
Dresden
14,995
5,231,739
Martin Mutschmann from 27 March 1925
28
Salzburg
Salzburg
7,153
257,226
Karl Scharizer (1932–1934)Anton Wintersteiger (1934–1938)Friedrich Rainer (1938–1941)Gustav Adolf Scheel from 27 November 1941
29
Schleswig-Holstein
Kiel
15,687
1,589,267
Hinrich Lohse from 27 March 1925
30
Schwaben
Augsburg
10,231
946,212
Karl Wahl from 1 October 1928
31
Steiermark
Graz
17,384
1,116,407
Walther Oberhaidacher (1928–1934)Georg Bilgeri (1934–1935)Sepp Helfrich (1936–1938)Siegfried Uiberreither from 25 May 1938
32
Sudetenland (also known as Sudetengau)
Reichenberg
22,608
2,943,187
Konrad Henlein from 1 October 1938
33
Südhannover-Braunschweig
Hannover
14,553
2,136,961
Bernhard Rust (1928–1940)Hartmann Lauterbacher from 8 December 1940
34
Thüringen
Weimar
15,763
2,446,182
Artur Dinter (1925–1927)Fritz Sauckel from 30 September 1927
35
Tirol-Vorarlberg
Innsbruck
13,126
486,400
Franz Hofer from 25 May 1938
36
Wartheland (also known as Warthegau), renaming of Gau Posen (29 January 1940)
Posen
43,905
4,693,722
Arthur Karl Greiser from 21 October 1939
37
Weser-Ems
Oldenburg
15,044
1,839,302
Carl Röver (1928–1942)Paul Wegener from 26 May 1942
38
Westfalen-Nord
Münster
14,559
2,822,603
Alfred Meyer from 31 January 1931
39
Westfalen-Süd
Bochum
7,656
2,678,026
Josef Wagner (1931–1941)Paul Giesler (1941–1943)Albert Hoffmann from 26 January 1943
40
Westmark
Saarbrücken
14,713
1,892,240
Josef Bürckel (1940–1944)Willi Stöhr from 29 September 1944
41
Wien
Vienna
1,216
1,929,976
Walter Rentmeister (1926–1928)Eugen Werkowitsch (1928–1929)Robert Derda (1929) Alfred Frauenfeld (1930–1933)Leopold Tavs (1937–1938) Odilo Globocnik (1938–1939)Josef Bürckel (1939–1940)Baldur von Schirach from 8 August 1940
42
Württemberg-Hohenzollern
Stuttgart
20,657
2,974,373
Eugen Munder (1925–1928)Wilhelm Murr from 1 February 1928
43
Auslandsorganisation (also known as NSDAP/AO)
Berlin
Hans Nieland (1932–1933)Ernst Wilhelm Bohle from 17 February 1934
· Regional administration › <i>Gaue</i> dissolved before 1945
01
01
Nr.
01
Gau
Anhalt
in existence
1925–1926
later became
Anhalt-Provinz Sachsen Nord(1 September 1926)
together with
Magdeburg & Elbe-Havel M
Gauleiter
from 17 July 1925 to 1 September 1926 Gustav Hermann Schmischke
02
02
Nr.
02
Gau
Anhalt-Provinz Sachsen Nord
in existence
1926–1928
later became
Magdeburg-Anhalt(1 October 1928) RN
Gauleiter
see above table
03
03
Nr.
03
Gau
Baden
in existence
1925–1941
later became
Baden-Elsaß(22 March 1941)
together with
Alsace M
Gauleiter
from 25 March 1925 to 22 March 1941 Robert Heinrich Wagner
04
04
Nr.
04
Gau
Bayerische Ostmark
in existence
1933–1942
later became
Bayreuth(2 June 1942) RN
Gauleiter
see above table
05
05
Nr.
05
Gau
Berlin-Brandenburg
in existence
1926–1928
later became
Berlin &Brandenburg (II)(1 October 1928) D
Gauleiter
from 26 October 1926 to 1 October 1928 Joseph Goebbels
06
06
Nr.
06
Gau
Brandenburg (I)
in existence
1925–1926
later became
Potsdam(February 1926) RN
Gauleiter
from 5 November 1925 to February 1926 Walter Klaunig
07
07
Nr.
07
Gau
Brandenburg (II)
in existence
1928–1933
later became
Kurmark(6 March 1933)
together with
Ostmark M
Gauleiter
from 1 October 1928 to 1930 Emil Holtz, then from 18 October 1930 to 16 March 1933 Ernst Schlange
08
08
Nr.
08
Gau
Burgenland
in existence
1935–1938
later became
Niederdonau & Steiermark(1 October 1938) D
Gauleiter
from May 1935 to 1 October 1938 Tobias Portschy
09
09
Nr.
09
Gau
Danzig
in existence
1926–1939
later became
Danzig-Westpreußen(10 October 1939)
together with
Westpreußen M
Gauleiter
from 11 March 1926 to 20 June 1928 Hans Albert Hohnfeldt, then from 20 August 1928 to 1 March 1929 Walter Maass, then from 1 March 1929 to 30 September 1930 Erich Koch, then from 15 October 1930 to 10 October 1939 Albert Forster
10
10
Nr.
10
Gau
Elbe-Havel
in existence
1925–1926
later became
Anhalt-Provinz Sachsen Nord(1 September 1926)
together with
Anhalt & Magdeburg M
Gauleiter
from 25 November 1925 to 1 September 1926 Alois Bachschmid
11
11
Nr.
11
Gau
Göttingen
in existence
1925
later became
Hannover-Süd(December 1925) RN
Gauleiter
from 27 March 1925 to December 1925 Ludolf Haase
12
12
Nr.
12
Gau
Groß-Berlin
in existence
1925–1926
later became
Berlin-Brandenburg(26 October 1926)
together with
Potsdam M
Gauleiter
from 27 March 1925 to 20 June 1926 Ernst Schlange, then from 20 June 1926 to 26 October 1926 Erich Schmiedicke
13
13
Nr.
13
Gau
Groß-München ("Traditionsgau")
in existence
1929–1930
later became
München-Oberbayern(15 November 1930)
together with
Oberbayern M
Gauleiter
from 1 November 1929 to 15 November 1930 Adolf Wagner
14
14
Nr.
14
Gau
Hannover-Braunschweig
in existence
1925
later became
Hannover-Nord(December 1925) RN
Gauleiter
from 22 March 1925 to December 1925 Bernhard Rust
15
15
Nr.
15
Gau
Hannover-Nord
in existence
1925–1928
later became
Süd-Hannover-Braunschweig & Weser Ems(1 October 1928) D
Gauleiter
from December 1925 to 30 September 1928 Bernhard Rust
16
16
Nr.
16
Gau
Hannover-Süd
in existence
1925–1928
later became
Süd-Hannover-Braunschweig(1 October 1928)
together with
Hannover-Nord M
Gauleiter
from December 1925 to 30 September 1928 Ludolf Haase
17
17
Nr.
17
Gau
Harzgau
in existence
1925–1926
later became
Magdeburg(April 1926) RN
Gauleiter
from August 1925 to April 1926 Ludwig Viereck
18
18
Nr.
18
Gau
Hessen-Darmstadt
in existence
1927–1933
later became
Hessen-Nassau(1 January 1933)
together with
Hessen-Nassau-Süd M
Gauleiter
from 1 March 1927 to 9 January 1931 Friedrich Ringshausen, then Peter Gemeinder to 30 August 1931, then Karl Lenz to 15 December 1932
19
19
Nr.
19
Gau
Hessen-Nassau-Nord
in existence
1925–1934
later became
Kurhessen(1934) RN
Gauleiter
see above table
20
20
Nr.
20
Gau
Hessen-Nassau-Süd
in existence
1925–1932
later became
Hessen-Nassau(1 January 1933)
together with
Hessen-Darmstadt M
Gauleiter
from 1 April 1925 to 22 September 1926 Anton Haselmayer, then from 1 October 1926 to 1 April 1927 Karl Linder, then from 1 April 1927 to 1 January 1933 Jakob Sprenger with a short replacement by Karl Linder (August 1932 – December 1932)
21
21
Nr.
21
Gau
Koblenz-Trier
in existence
1931–1941
later became
Moselland(24 January 1941)
together with
Luxembourg M
Gauleiter
from 1 June 1931 to 24 January 1941 Gustav Simon
22
22
Nr.
22
Gau
Köln
in existence
1925
later became
Rhineland-Süd(27 March 1925) RN
Gauleiter
from 22 February 1925 to 27 March 1925 Heinrich Haake
23
23
Nr.
23
Gau
Kurmark
in existence
1933–1939
later became
Mark Brandenburg(1 January 1939) RN
Gauleiter
see above table
24
24
Nr.
24
Gau
Lüneburg-Stade
in existence
1925–1928
later became
Ost-Hannover(1 October 1928) RN
Gauleiter
see above table
25
25
Nr.
25
Gau
Magdeburg
in existence
1926
later became
Anhalt-Provinz Sachsen Nord(1 September 1926)
together with
Anhalt &Elbe-Havel M
Gauleiter
from April 1926 to 1 September 1926 Ludwig Viereck
26
26
Nr.
26
Gau
Mecklenburg-Lübeck
in existence
1925– 1937
later became
Mecklenburg(1 April 1937) RN
Gauleiter
see above table
27
27
Nr.
27
Gau
Mittelfranken
in existence
1929–1933
later became
Franken(21 April 1933) RN
Gauleiter
see above table
28
28
Nr.
28
Gau
Mittelfranken-West
in existence
1928–1929
later became
Mittelfranken(1 March 1929)
together with
Nürnburg-Fürth-Erlangen M
Gauleiter
from 1 October 1928 to 1 March 1929 Wilhelm Grimm
29
29
Nr.
29
Gau
Niederbayern (I)
in existence
1925–1926
later became
Niederbayern-Oberpfalz (I)(December 1926)
together with
Oberpfalz (I) M
Gauleiter
from February 1925 to December 1926 Gregor Strasser
30
30
Nr.
30
Gau
Niederbayern (II)
in existence
1928–1932
later became
Niederbayern-Oberpfalz (II)(1 April 1932)
together with
Oberpfalz (II) M
Gauleiter
from 1 October 1928 to 1 March 1929 Gregor Strasser, then from 1 March 1929 to 1 April 1932 Otto Erbersdobler, then from 1 April 1932 to 17 August 1932 Franz Maierhofer
31
31
Nr.
31
Gau
Niederbayern-Oberpfalz (I)
in existence
1926–1928
later became
Oberpfalz (II) & Niederbayern (II)(1 October 1928) D
Gauleiter
from December 1926 to 1 October 1928 Gregor Strasser
32
32
Nr.
32
Gau
Niederbayern-Oberpfalz (II)
in existence
1932–1933
later became
Bayerische Ostmark(19 January 1933)
together with
Oberfranken M
Gauleiter
from 17 August 1932 to 13 January 1933 Franz Maierhofer
33
33
Nr.
33
Gau
Niederösterreich
in existence
1926–1938
later became
Niederdonau(21 May 1938) RN
Gauleiter
see above table
34
34
Nr.
34
Gau
Nordbayern
in existence
1925–1928
later became
Mittelfranken-West,Nürnburg-Fürth, Oberfranken & Unterfranken(1 October 1928) D
Gauleiter
from 2 April 1925 to 1 October 1928 Julius Streicher
35
35
Nr.
35
Gau
Nürnburg-Fürth-Erlangen
in existence
1925–1929
later became
Mittelfranken(1 March 1929)
together with
Mittelfranken-West M
Gauleiter
from 2 April 1925 to 1 March 1929 Julius Streicher
36
36
Nr.
36
Gau
Oberbayern
in existence
1928–1930
later became
München-Oberbayern(15 November 1930)
together with
Groß-München M
Gauleiter
from 1 October 1928 to 1 November 1930 Fritz Reinhardt
37
37
Nr.
37
Gau
Oberbayern-Schwaben
in existence
1926–1928
later became
Oberbayern & Schwaben(1 October 1928) D
Gauleiter
from 16 September 1926 to May 1927 Hermann Esser, then from 1 June 1928 to 1 October 1928 Fritz Reinhardt
38
38
Nr.
38
Gau
Oberfranken
in existence
1929–1933
later became
Bayerische Ostmark(19 January 1933)
together with
Niederbayern-Oberpfalz (II) M
Gauleiter
from 1 March 1929 to 19 January 1933 Hans Schemm
39
39
Nr.
39
Gau
Oberösterreich
in existence
1926–1938
later became
Oberdonau(22 May 1938) RN
Gauleiter
see above table
40
40
Nr.
40
Gau
Oberpfalz (I)
in existence
1925–1926
later became
Niederbayern-Oberpfalz (I)(December 1926)
together with
Niederbayern (I) M
Gauleiter
unknown
41
41
Nr.
41
Gau
Oberpfalz (II)
in existence
1928–1932
later became
Niederbayern-Oberpfalz (II)(17 August 1932)
together with
Niederbayern (II) M
Gauleiter
from 1 October 1928 to 1 November 1929 Adolf Wagner, then from 1 November 1929 to June 1930 Franz Maierhofer, then from June 1930 to November 1930 Edmund Heines, then from 15 November 1930 to 17 August 1932 Franz Maierhofer
42
42
Nr.
42
Gau
Ostmark
in existence
1928–1933
later became
Kurmark(6 March 1933)
together with
Brandenburg (II) M
Gauleiter
from 2 January 1928 to 6 March 1933 Wilhelm Kube
43
43
Nr.
43
Gau
Ostsachsen
in existence
1925–1926
later became
Sachsen( 16 May 1926)
together with
Sachsen M
Gauleiter
from 22 May 1925 to 16 May 1926 Anton Goss
44
44
Nr.
44
Gau
Pfalz-Saar
in existence
1935–1936
later became
Saarpfalz(13 January 1936) RN
Gauleiter
from 1 March 1935 to 13 January 1936 Josef Bürckel
45
45
Nr.
45
Gau
Posen
in existence
1939–1940
later became
Wartheland(29 January 1940) RN
Gauleiter
see above table
46
46
Nr.
46
Gau
Potsdam
in existence
1926
later became
Berlin-Brandenburg(26 October 1926)
together with
Groß-Berlin M
Gauleiter
from February to June 1926 Walter Klaunig
47
47
Nr.
47
Gau
Rheinland
in existence
1926–1931
later became
Köln-Aachen & Koblenz-Trier(1 June 1931) D
Gauleiter
from July 1926 to 1 June 1931 Robert Ley
48
48
Nr.
48
Gau
Rheinland-Nord
in existence
1925–1926
later became
Ruhr(7 March 1926)
together with
Westfalen (I) M
Gauleiter
from March 1925 to July 1925 Axel Ripke, then from July 1925 to 7 March 1926 Karl Kaufmann
49
49
Nr.
49
Gau
Rheinland-Süd
in existence
1925–1926
later became
Rhineland(July 1926) RN
Gauleiter
27 March 1925 to 1 June 1925 Heinrich Haake, then from July 1925 to July 1926 Robert Ley
50
50
Nr.
50
Gau
Rheinpfalz
in existence
1925–1935
later became
Pfalz-Saar(1 March 1935)
together with
Saar M
Gauleiter
from February 1925 to 13 March 1926 Friedrich Wambsganss, then from February 1926 to 1 March 1935 Josef Bürckel
51
51
Nr.
51
Gau
Rhein-Ruhr
in existence
1926
later became
Ruhr(July 1926) RN
Gauleiter
from 7 March 1926 to 20 June 1926 Karl Kaufmann
52
52
Nr.
52
Gau
Ruhr("Großgau Ruhr")
in existence
1926–1928
later became
Düsseldorf, Essen &Westfalen (II)(1 October 1928) D
Gauleiter
from 20 June 1926 to 1 October 1928 Karl Kaufmann
53
53
Nr.
53
Gau
Saar
in existence
1926–1935
later became
Pfalz-Saar(1 March 1935)
together with
Rheinpfalz M
Gauleiter
from 30 May 1926 to 8 December 1926 Walter Jung, then from 8 December 1926 to 21 April 1929 Jakob Jung, then from 21 April 1929 to 30 July 1929 Gustav Staebe (acting), then from 30 July 1929 to 1 September 1931 Adolf Ehrecke, then from 15 September 1931 to 6 May 1933 Karl Brück, then from 6 May 1933 to 1 March 1935 Josef Bürckel
54
54
Nr.
54
Gau
Saarpfalz
in existence
1936–1940
later became
Westmark(7 December 1940)
together with
Lorraine M
Gauleiter
from 13 January 1936 to 7 December 1940 Josef Bürckel
55
55
Nr.
55
Gau
Schlesien
in existence
1935–1941
later became
Niederschlesien & Oberschlesien(27 January 1941) D
Gauleiter
from 15 March 1925 to 4 December 1934 Helmuth Brückner, then from 12 December 1934 to 9 January 1941 Josef Wagner
56
56
Nr.
56
Gau
Tirol
in existence
1932–1938
later became
Tirol-Vorarlberg(22 May 1938)
together with
Vorarlberg M
Gauleiter
from 1 November 1932 to July 1934 Franz Hofer, then from 28 July 1934 to 1 February 1935 Friedrich Plattner, then from 15 August 1935 to 11 March 1938 Edmund Christoph
57
57
Nr.
57
Gau
Unterfranken
in existence
1928–1935
later became
Mainfranken(30 July 1935) RN
Gauleiter
see above table
58
58
Nr.
58
Gau
Vorarlberg
in existence
1932–1938
later became
Tirol-Vorarlberg(22 May 1938)
together with
Tirol M
Gauleiter
from 12 March 1938 to 22 May 1938 Anton Plankensteiner
59
59
Nr.
59
Gau
Westfalen (I)
in existence
1925–1926
later became
Ruhr(7 March 1926)
together with
Rheinland-Nord M
Gauleiter
from 27 March 1925 to 7 March 1926 Franz Pfeffer von Salomon
60
60
Nr.
60
Gau
Westfalen (II)
in existence
1928–1931
later became
Westfalen-Nord & Westfalen-Süd(1 January 1931) D
Gauleiter
from 1 October 1928 to 1 January 1931 Josef Wagner
61
61
Nr.
61
Gau
Westgau
in existence
1928–1932
later became
Salzburg,Tirol &Vorarlberg(1 July 1932) D
Gauleiter
from 1 October 1928 to 1931 Heinrich Suske, then from 1931 to 1 July 1932 Rudolf Riedel
Nr.
Gau
in existence
later became
together with
Gauleiter
01
Anhalt
1925–1926
Anhalt-Provinz Sachsen Nord(1 September 1926)
Magdeburg & Elbe-Havel M
from 17 July 1925 to 1 September 1926 Gustav Hermann Schmischke
02
Anhalt-Provinz Sachsen Nord
1926–1928
Magdeburg-Anhalt(1 October 1928) RN
see above table
03
Baden
1925–1941
Baden-Elsaß(22 March 1941)
Alsace M
from 25 March 1925 to 22 March 1941 Robert Heinrich Wagner
04
Bayerische Ostmark
1933–1942
Bayreuth(2 June 1942) RN
see above table
05
Berlin-Brandenburg
1926–1928
Berlin &Brandenburg (II)(1 October 1928) D
from 26 October 1926 to 1 October 1928 Joseph Goebbels
06
Brandenburg (I)
1925–1926
Potsdam(February 1926) RN
from 5 November 1925 to February 1926 Walter Klaunig
07
Brandenburg (II)
1928–1933
Kurmark(6 March 1933)
Ostmark M
from 1 October 1928 to 1930 Emil Holtz, then from 18 October 1930 to 16 March 1933 Ernst Schlange
08
Burgenland
1935–1938
Niederdonau & Steiermark(1 October 1938) D
from May 1935 to 1 October 1938 Tobias Portschy
09
Danzig
1926–1939
Danzig-Westpreußen(10 October 1939)
Westpreußen M
from 11 March 1926 to 20 June 1928 Hans Albert Hohnfeldt, then from 20 August 1928 to 1 March 1929 Walter Maass, then from 1 March 1929 to 30 September 1930 Erich Koch, then from 15 October 1930 to 10 October 1939 Albert Forster
10
Elbe-Havel
1925–1926
Anhalt-Provinz Sachsen Nord(1 September 1926)
Anhalt & Magdeburg M
from 25 November 1925 to 1 September 1926 Alois Bachschmid
11
Göttingen
1925
Hannover-Süd(December 1925) RN
from 27 March 1925 to December 1925 Ludolf Haase
12
Groß-Berlin
1925–1926
Berlin-Brandenburg(26 October 1926)
Potsdam M
from 27 March 1925 to 20 June 1926 Ernst Schlange, then from 20 June 1926 to 26 October 1926 Erich Schmiedicke
13
Groß-München ("Traditionsgau")
1929–1930
München-Oberbayern(15 November 1930)
Oberbayern M
from 1 November 1929 to 15 November 1930 Adolf Wagner
14
Hannover-Braunschweig
1925
Hannover-Nord(December 1925) RN
from 22 March 1925 to December 1925 Bernhard Rust
15
Hannover-Nord
1925–1928
Süd-Hannover-Braunschweig & Weser Ems(1 October 1928) D
from December 1925 to 30 September 1928 Bernhard Rust
16
Hannover-Süd
1925–1928
Süd-Hannover-Braunschweig(1 October 1928)
Hannover-Nord M
from December 1925 to 30 September 1928 Ludolf Haase
17
Harzgau
1925–1926
Magdeburg(April 1926) RN
from August 1925 to April 1926 Ludwig Viereck
18
Hessen-Darmstadt
1927–1933
Hessen-Nassau(1 January 1933)
Hessen-Nassau-Süd M
from 1 March 1927 to 9 January 1931 Friedrich Ringshausen, then Peter Gemeinder to 30 August 1931, then Karl Lenz to 15 December 1932
19
Hessen-Nassau-Nord
1925–1934
Kurhessen(1934) RN
see above table
20
Hessen-Nassau-Süd
1925–1932
Hessen-Nassau(1 January 1933)
Hessen-Darmstadt M
from 1 April 1925 to 22 September 1926 Anton Haselmayer, then from 1 October 1926 to 1 April 1927 Karl Linder, then from 1 April 1927 to 1 January 1933 Jakob Sprenger with a short replacement by Karl Linder (August 1932 – December 1932)
21
Koblenz-Trier
1931–1941
Moselland(24 January 1941)
Luxembourg M
from 1 June 1931 to 24 January 1941 Gustav Simon
22
Köln
1925
Rhineland-Süd(27 March 1925) RN
from 22 February 1925 to 27 March 1925 Heinrich Haake
23
Kurmark
1933–1939
Mark Brandenburg(1 January 1939) RN
see above table
24
Lüneburg-Stade
1925–1928
Ost-Hannover(1 October 1928) RN
see above table
25
Magdeburg
1926
Anhalt-Provinz Sachsen Nord(1 September 1926)
Anhalt &Elbe-Havel M
from April 1926 to 1 September 1926 Ludwig Viereck
26
Mecklenburg-Lübeck
1925– 1937
Mecklenburg(1 April 1937) RN
see above table
27
Mittelfranken
1929–1933
Franken(21 April 1933) RN
see above table
28
Mittelfranken-West
1928–1929
Mittelfranken(1 March 1929)
Nürnburg-Fürth-Erlangen M
from 1 October 1928 to 1 March 1929 Wilhelm Grimm
29
Niederbayern (I)
1925–1926
Niederbayern-Oberpfalz (I)(December 1926)
Oberpfalz (I) M
from February 1925 to December 1926 Gregor Strasser
30
Niederbayern (II)
1928–1932
Niederbayern-Oberpfalz (II)(1 April 1932)
Oberpfalz (II) M
from 1 October 1928 to 1 March 1929 Gregor Strasser, then from 1 March 1929 to 1 April 1932 Otto Erbersdobler, then from 1 April 1932 to 17 August 1932 Franz Maierhofer
31
Niederbayern-Oberpfalz (I)
1926–1928
Oberpfalz (II) & Niederbayern (II)(1 October 1928) D
from December 1926 to 1 October 1928 Gregor Strasser
32
Niederbayern-Oberpfalz (II)
1932–1933
Bayerische Ostmark(19 January 1933)
Oberfranken M
from 17 August 1932 to 13 January 1933 Franz Maierhofer
33
Niederösterreich
1926–1938
Niederdonau(21 May 1938) RN
see above table
34
Nordbayern
1925–1928
Mittelfranken-West,Nürnburg-Fürth, Oberfranken & Unterfranken(1 October 1928) D
from 2 April 1925 to 1 October 1928 Julius Streicher
35
Nürnburg-Fürth-Erlangen
1925–1929
Mittelfranken(1 March 1929)
Mittelfranken-West M
from 2 April 1925 to 1 March 1929 Julius Streicher
36
Oberbayern
1928–1930
München-Oberbayern(15 November 1930)
Groß-München M
from 1 October 1928 to 1 November 1930 Fritz Reinhardt
37
Oberbayern-Schwaben
1926–1928
Oberbayern & Schwaben(1 October 1928) D
from 16 September 1926 to May 1927 Hermann Esser, then from 1 June 1928 to 1 October 1928 Fritz Reinhardt
38
Oberfranken
1929–1933
Bayerische Ostmark(19 January 1933)
Niederbayern-Oberpfalz (II) M
from 1 March 1929 to 19 January 1933 Hans Schemm
39
Oberösterreich
1926–1938
Oberdonau(22 May 1938) RN
see above table
40
Oberpfalz (I)
1925–1926
Niederbayern-Oberpfalz (I)(December 1926)
Niederbayern (I) M
unknown
41
Oberpfalz (II)
1928–1932
Niederbayern-Oberpfalz (II)(17 August 1932)
Niederbayern (II) M
from 1 October 1928 to 1 November 1929 Adolf Wagner, then from 1 November 1929 to June 1930 Franz Maierhofer, then from June 1930 to November 1930 Edmund Heines, then from 15 November 1930 to 17 August 1932 Franz Maierhofer
42
Ostmark
1928–1933
Kurmark(6 March 1933)
Brandenburg (II) M
from 2 January 1928 to 6 March 1933 Wilhelm Kube
43
Ostsachsen
1925–1926
Sachsen( 16 May 1926)
Sachsen M
from 22 May 1925 to 16 May 1926 Anton Goss
44
Pfalz-Saar
1935–1936
Saarpfalz(13 January 1936) RN
from 1 March 1935 to 13 January 1936 Josef Bürckel
45
Posen
1939–1940
Wartheland(29 January 1940) RN
see above table
46
Potsdam
1926
Berlin-Brandenburg(26 October 1926)
Groß-Berlin M
from February to June 1926 Walter Klaunig
47
Rheinland
1926–1931
Köln-Aachen & Koblenz-Trier(1 June 1931) D
from July 1926 to 1 June 1931 Robert Ley
48
Rheinland-Nord
1925–1926
Ruhr(7 March 1926)
Westfalen (I) M
from March 1925 to July 1925 Axel Ripke, then from July 1925 to 7 March 1926 Karl Kaufmann
49
Rheinland-Süd
1925–1926
Rhineland(July 1926) RN
27 March 1925 to 1 June 1925 Heinrich Haake, then from July 1925 to July 1926 Robert Ley
· Election results › German Reichstag
1928
1928
Election year
1928
Votes
810,127
%
2.6
Seats won
12 / 491
+/–
12
1930
1930
Election year
1930
Votes
6,379,672
%
18.3
Seats won
107 / 577
+/–
95
July 1932
July 1932
Election year
July 1932
Votes
13,745,680
%
37.3
Seats won
230 / 608
+/–
123
November 1932
November 1932
Election year
November 1932
Votes
11,737,021
%
33.1
Seats won
196 / 584
+/–
34
Notes
Last free and fair election.
March 1933
March 1933
Election year
March 1933
Votes
17,277,180
%
43.9
Seats won
288 / 647
+/–
92
Notes
Semi-free yet questionable election.Last multi-party contested election.
November 1933
November 1933
Election year
November 1933
Votes
39,655,224
%
92.1
Seats won
661 / 661
+/–
373
Notes
Sole legal party.
1936
1936
Election year
1936
Votes
44,462,458
%
98.8
Seats won
741 / 741
+/–
80
Notes
Sole legal party.
1938
1938
Election year
1938
Votes
44,451,092
%
99.0
Seats won
813 / 813
+/–
72
Notes
Sole legal party.
Election year
Votes
%
Seats won
+/–
Notes
1928
810,127
2.6
12 / 491
12
1930
6,379,672
18.3
107 / 577
95
July 1932
13,745,680
37.3
230 / 608
123
November 1932
11,737,021
33.1
196 / 584
34
Last free and fair election.
March 1933
17,277,180
43.9
288 / 647
92
Semi-free yet questionable election.Last multi-party contested election.
November 1933
39,655,224
92.1
661 / 661
373
Sole legal party.
1936
44,462,458
98.8
741 / 741
80
Sole legal party.
1938
44,451,092
99.0
813 / 813
72
Sole legal party.
· Election results › Presidential election
Votes
Votes
Election year
Votes
Candidate
%
First round
Place
First round
Votes
First round
%
Second round
Place
1925
1925
Election year
1925
Candidate
endorsed Ludendorff (1.1%)
First round
endorsed Hindenburg (48.3%)
1932
1932
Election year
1932
Candidate
Adolf Hitler
First round
11,339,446
First round
30.1
First round
2nd
Second round
13,418,547
Second round
36.8
Second round
2nd
Election year
Candidate
First round
Second round
Votes
%
Place
Votes
%
Place
1925
endorsed Ludendorff (1.1%)
endorsed Hindenburg (48.3%)
1932
Adolf Hitler
11,339,446
30.1
2nd
13,418,547
36.8
2nd
· Election results › Volkstag of Danzig
1927
1927
Election year
1927
Votes
1,483
%
0.8
Seats won
1 / 72
+/–
1
1930
1930
Election year
1930
Votes
32,457
%
16.4
Seats won
12 / 72
+/–
11
1933
1933
Election year
1933
Votes
107,331
%
50.1
Seats won
38 / 72
+/–
26
1935
1935
Election year
1935
Votes
139,423
%
59.3
Seats won
43 / 72
+/–
5
Election year
Votes
%
Seats won
+/–
1927
1,483
0.8
1 / 72
1
1930
32,457
16.4
12 / 72
11
1933
107,331
50.1
38 / 72
26
1935
139,423
59.3
43 / 72
5

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