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During the Third Reich, the Nazis re-created the office of Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor or Reich Deputy) to gain direct control over all states (other than Prussia) after winning the general elections of 1933.
In der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus im Deutschen Reich von 1933 bis 1945 gab es Reichsstatthalter für im Wesentlichen den deutschen Teilstaaten entsprechende, reichsunmittelbare Verwaltungsbezirke. Sie waren als Beauftragte der Reichszentrale auf der Ebene der Reichsgaue mit Überwachungs-, Eingriffs- und Leitungsfunktionen betraut und ...
The Third Reich, which the Nazis referred to as the Thousand-Year Reich, [m] ended in May 1945, after only 12 years, when the Allies defeated Germany and entered the capital, Berlin, ending World War II in Europe.
Through successive Reichsstatthalter decrees, Germany's states were effectively replaced by Nazi provinces called Gaue. After June 1941 as World War II progressed, Hitler became preoccupied with military matters and spent most of his time at his military headquarters on the eastern front.
During the Third Reich, the Nazis re-created the office of Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor or Reich Deputy) to gain direct control over all states (other than Prussia) after winning the general elections of 1933.
The law also appointed a Reichsstatthalter (Reich governor) for each state. The Reichsstatthalter reported directly to Wilhelm Frick , the Reich Minister of the Interior. Each was responsible for implementing Nazi policy within their state.
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler imagined his dictatorial regime as the historical successor to two great German empires. By claiming for his government the mantle of the Third Reich, Hitler attempted to position himself within the larger context of German and European history.
