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Revision as of 23:14, 1 February 2024

The German Reich is a unitary state which consists of 41 Reichsgaue, of which 3 are autonomous.

Germany was initially conceived as a federal state in 1871, first as a federal monarchy with the German Empire and then as a federal republic in the Weimar Republic. In 1933, the Gleichschaltung (lit. 'coordination') during the Nazi era de-facto abolished the states of Germany and established a unitary state, with the Nazi Party's Gaue (regions) being used for administrative purposes. Despite the Nazi regime falling in 1977, it was opted to keep the numerous Gaue and a unitary system in place of the former federal system.

List of Gaue

English name German name Capital Established Notes
Alsace Elsaß Metz 1982 Separated from Gau Baden in 1982
Baden Baden Karlsruhe 1934 Formed from the state of Baden; from 1940-1982 included the region of Alsace and named Baden-Elsass
Bayreuth Bayreuth Bayreuth 1934 Originally named Bayerische Ostmark until June 1942
Berlin Berlin Berlin 1934 From 1945 - 1976 named "Germania"
Bohemia Böhmen Prague 1964 Initially part of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Carinthia Kärnten Klagenfurt 1938 Formed from the Austrian states of Carinthia and the region of Eastern Tyrol
Cologne-Aachen Köln-Aachen Cologne 1934 Formed from the north-central part of the Prussian province of the Rhine
Danzig-West Prussia Danzig–Westpreußen Danzig 1939 Formed out of the Free City of Danzig, the Pomeranian Voivoideship and the territory of the Governorate of West Prussia within East Prussia
East Prussia Ostpreußen Königsberg 1934 Formed from the Prussian province of East Prussia, also including territories annexed from Poland from 1939
Franconia Franken Nuremburg 1982 Formed out of a merger of Gau Franconia and Gau Main-Franconia
Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg 1934 Formed out of the territory of the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Hesse Hessen Frankfurt am Main 1982 Formed out of a merger of Gau Electoral Hesse and Gau Hesse-Nassau
Hanover-Brunswick Hannover-Braunschweig Hanover 1982 Formed out of a merger of Gau Eastern Hanover and Gau Southern Hanover-Brunswick
Lorraine Lothringen Metz 1982 Separated from Gau Westmark in 1982
Lower Danube Niederdonau Krems an der Donau 1938 Formed from Lower Austria and northern Burgenland
Lower Silesia Niederschlesien Breslau 1941 Formed out of the territory of the Prussian province of Lower Silesia
March of Brandenburg Mark Brandenburg Frankfurt an der Oder 1934 Formed from the Prussian province of Brandenburg
Mecklenburg Mecklenburg Schwerin 1934 Formed out of the states of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Moravia Mähren Brünn 1964 Initially part of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Moselland Moselland Koblenz 1934 Formed from the southern half of the Prussian province of the Rhine and from 1940 the country of Luxemburg
Munich-Upper Bavaria München-Oberbayern Munich 1934 Formed from the southeastern part of Bavaria
Pomerania Pommern Stettin 1934 Formed from the Prussian province of Pomerania
Ruhr Ruhrgau Düsseldorf 1982 Formed from a merger of Gau Essen and Gau Düsseldorf
Saar-Palatinate Saarpfalz Saarbrücken 1934 From 1940-1982 named Westmark and included the region of Lorraine
Salzburg Salzburg Salzburg 1938 Formed from the Austrian state of Salzburg
Saxony Sachsen Dresden 1934 Formed out of the territory of Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt Sachsen-Anhalt Magdeburg 1982 Formed out of a merger of Gau Magdeburg-Anhalt and Gau Halle-Merseburg
Styria Steiermark Graz 1938 Formed from the Austrian state of Styria and the southern part of Burgenland
Sudetenland Sudetenland Reichenberg 1938 Formed from the predominantly German speaking area of Czechoslovakia that was annexed to Germany after the Munich Agreement
Thuringia Thüringen Weimar 1934 Formed from the state of Thuringia and exclaves of the Prussian province of Saxony
Tyrol-Vorarlberg Tirol-Vorarlberg Innsbruck 1938 Formed out of the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg
Upper Danube Oberdonau Linz 1938 Formed from the Austrian state of Upper Austria, also including a part of Styria
Upper Silesia Oberschlesien Kattowitz 1941 Formed from the Prussian province of Upper Silesia
Vienna Wien Vienna 1938 Formed from the Austrian state of Vienna along with surrounding territories of Oberdonau
Wartheland Wartheland Posen 1939 Formed out of numerous Polish voivodeships in the region
Weser-Ems Weser-Ems Oldenburg 1934 Formed from the Free State of Oldenburg (excluding exclaves), Bremen and the western part of the Prussian province of Hanover
Westphalia Westfalen Dortmund 1982 Formed from a merger of Gau Westphalia-North and Gau Westphalia-South
Württemberg-Hohenzollern Württemberg-Hohenzollern Stuttgart 1934 Formed out of the state of Württemberg and the Prussian province of Hohenzollern