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Administration Of Danzig-west Prussia 1939-1945Political Leaders Danzig district / Regierungsbezirk Danzig In 1939 the Free City of Danzig was annexed to Germany. After a brief transitional period, its territory became part of the restored Regierungsbezirk Danzig in the Reichsgau Danzig-Westpreussen (= the restored Prussian Province of West Prussia) and was divided over nine counties (Kreise): - Berent County
- Danzig-Land (Rural) County
- Danzig-Stadt City County
- Dirschau County
- Elbing-Land (Rural) County
- Grosses Werder County
- Karthaus County
- Neustadt County
- Zoppot City County (detached from Neustadt County)
Governing Presidents/Regierungsprsidenten: As NSDAP party leader of Danzig, Albert Forster became leader of Civil Administration in Danzig in 1939 and remained the most powerful politician of this area until 1945. Berent County Supervisors/Landrte: - 19..-1941 - ...
- 1941 - ... Witte*
- 1941-1943 - Heinz Hesemann
- 1943-1945 - ...
Danzig(-Stadt) City County Lord Mayor/Oberbrgermeister: Danzig-Land (Rural) County formed by the merger of Danziger-Hhe and part of Danziger Niederung Supervisors/Landrte: - 1939-1943 - Erwin Johst
- 1943-1945 - ...
Dirschau County Supervisors/Landrte: - 1940-1943 - Reinhold Isendick
- 1943-1945 - ...
Elbing-Land (Rural) County Supervisors/Landrte: - 1926-1945 - Karl Cichorius
Grosses Werder County formed by the merger of Marienburg and part of Danziger Niederung Supervisors/Landrte: - 19..-1941 ...
- 1941-1942 ... Jansson*
- 1942-1944 Ernst Wallhfer
- 1944-1945 ...
Karthaus County Supervisors/Landrte: - 1940-1945 - Herbert Busch
Neustadt County Supervisors/Landrte: Zoppot City County Lord Mayors/Oberbrgermeister: - 1939-1941 - Erich Temp
- 1942-1942 - ... Koss*
- 1942-1943 - ... Schrder
- 1943-1945 - ...
____________________________________________________________________________ NSDAP Party Leaders A Danziger Gau of the of the German N.S.D.A.P. - with Albert Forster (s.a.) as Gauleiter since 1930 - was established in 1926. The party came into power after the elections of 1933, becoming the only legal party in 1937. After the annexation of the territory to Germany the Gau also incorporated annexed Polish territories and was renamed Danzig-Westpreussen. The territory of the former Free City was divided into (Party) Kreise, which were - with a few exceptions - nearly the same as the administrative Kreise. Kreisleiter of Berent 19.. - 194. Johannes Affeld Kreisleiter of Danzig-Land 19.. - 194. Erwin Johst Kreisleiter of Dirschau 19.. - 194. Reinhold Isendick Kreisleiter of Elbing (incorporated both Elbing-Land and Elbing-Stadt, a Kreis not within the territory of the former Free City) 1939 - 1941 Ernst Wagner 1941 - 194. Kurt Bietau Kreisleiter of Gross Danzig 19.. - 1941 ... 1941 - 1943 Werner Kampe 1943 - 1945 ... Kreisleiter of Karthaus 19.. - 194. Herbert Busch Kreisleiter of Neustadt 19.. - 194. Heinz Lorenz Kreisleiter of Werder 19.. - 194. ... Neufeld Kreisleiter of Zoppot-Gotenhafen (incorporated both Zoppot and Gotenhafen, a Kreis outside the territory of the former Free City) 19.. - 194. Erich Temp
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