| Generalbezirk Litauen Lietuvos generalinė sritis (Lithuanian) | |||||||||
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| Generalbezirk of the Reichskommissariat Ostland | |||||||||
| 1941–1944 | |||||||||
 Map of Generalbezirk Litauen (in shades of purple) within the Reichskommissariat Ostland | |||||||||
| Capital | Kauen | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1942 | 67,056 km2 (25,890 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1942 | 2,844,000 | ||||||||
| Government | Civil administration | ||||||||
| Generalkommissar | |||||||||
• 1941–1944 | Adrian von Renteln | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
• Established | 25 July 1941 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 August 1944 | ||||||||
| Political subdivisions | 6 Kreisgebiete | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Lithuania Belarus | ||||||||
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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.