Gau Westphalia-South

Gau Westphalia-South
Gau of Nazi Germany
1931–1945
Flag of Gau Westphalia-South
Flag
Coat of arms of Gau Westphalia-South
Coat of arms

CapitalBochum
Government
Gauleiter 
• 1931–1941
Josef Wagner
• 1941–1943
Paul Giesler
• 1943–1945
Albert Hoffmann
History 
1 January 1931
8 May 1945
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Province of Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
Today part ofGermany

The Gau Westphalia-South (German: Gau Westfalen-Süd) was an administrative division of Nazi Germany encompassing the Arnsberg Region in the southern part of the Prussian province of Westphalia between 1933 and 1945. From 1931 to 1933, it was the regional subdivision of the Nazi Party for these areas.[1]

  1. ^ "Gau Westfalen-Sud der NSDAP".