Generalbezirk Litauen

Generalbezirk Litauen
Lietuvos generalinė sritis (Lithuanian)
Generalbezirk of the Reichskommissariat Ostland
1941–1944

Map of Generalbezirk Litauen (in shades of purple) within the Reichskommissariat Ostland
CapitalKauen
Area 
• 1942
67,056 km2 (25,890 sq mi)
Population 
• 1942
2,844,000
GovernmentCivil administration
Generalkommissar 
• 1941–1944
Adrian von Renteln
Historical eraWorld War II
• Established
25 July 1941
• Disestablished
1 August 1944
Political subdivisions
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Lithuanian SSR
Lithuanian SSR
Today part ofLithuania
Belarus

Generalbezirk Litauen (Lithuanian: Lietuvos generalinė sritis, lit.'General District Lithuania') was one of the four administrative subdivisions of Reichskommissariat Ostland, the 1941–1944 civilian occupation regime established by Nazi Germany for the administration of the three Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) and the western part of the Byelorussian SSR.