Gau Bayreuth

Gau Bayreuth
Gau Bayerische Ostmark
Gau of Nazi Germany
1933–1945
Flag of Gau Bayreuth
Flag
Coat of arms of Gau Bayreuth
Coat of arms

Map of Nazi Germany showing its administrative
subdivisions (Gaue and Reichsgaue).
CapitalBayreuth
Area 
• 17 May 1939[1]
29,600 km2 (11,400 sq mi)
Population 
• 17 May 1939[1]
2,220,873
Government
Gauleiter 
• 1933–1935
Hans Schemm
• 1935–1945
Fritz Wächtler
• 1945
Ludwig Ruckdeschel
History 
19 January 1933
8 May 1945
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Bavaria
Czechoslovakia
Bavaria
Czechoslovakia
Today part ofGermany
Czech Republic

Gau Bayreuth (until June 1942, Gau Bayerische Ostmark, 'Bavarian Eastern March') was an administrative division of Nazi Germany formed by the 19 January 1933 merger of Gaue in Lower Bavaria, Upper Palatinate and Upper Franconia, Bavaria. It was in existence from 1933 to 1945.

  1. ^ Bayrisches Landesamt für Statistik accessed: 26 June 2008