Reichsgau Wien

Reichsgau Vienna
Reichsgau of Nazi Germany
1938–1945
Flag of Reichsgau Vienna
Flag
Coat of arms of Reichsgau Vienna
Coat of arms

Map of Nazi Germany showing its administrative
subdivisions (Gaue and Reichsgaue)
CapitalVienna
Population 
• 1939
1,920,390
Government
Gauleiter 
• 1938–1939
Odilo Globočnik
• 1939–1940
Joseph Bürckel
• 1940–1945
Baldur von Schirach
History 
• Anschluss
12 March 1938
8 May 1945
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Vienna
Lower Austria
Vienna
Lower Austria
Today part ofAustria

The Reichsgau Vienna (German: Reichsgau Wien) was an administrative division of Nazi Germany based in Vienna, Austria. It existed between 1938 and 1945. Parts of Lower Austria were annexed to establish Greater Vienna, which then became the biggest city of Nazi Germany by area.