Reichskommissar

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A Reichskommissar was a high-ranking Nazi official appointed by Adolf Hitler to administer and govern occupied territories during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nazi political office
government position
abolishedIn 1945
appliesToPeriod World War II
appointedBy Adolf Hitler
associatedWithCrimeType crimes against humanity
war crimes
category Nazi occupation officials
World War II titles
country Nazi Germany
governingBodyType Reichskommissariat administration
hasJurisdictionOver civil administration in occupied countries
occupied territories
historicalContext Nazi occupation of Europe
ideology Nazism
language German
legalBasis Führer decrees
notableOfficeHolder Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Erich Koch
Heinrich Terboven
Hinrich Lohse
partOf Nazi occupation administration
politicalAlignment National Socialism
linked to: Nazism
power control over local administration
executive authority in occupied areas
legislative authority in occupied areas
rankComparedTo above local collaborationist authorities
below Adolf Hitler
reasonForAbolition defeat of Nazi Germany
relatedPosition Gauleiter
Reichsstatthalter
responsibleFor economic exploitation of occupied territories
enforcement of German occupation policies
persecution of Jews and other targeted groups
suppression of resistance
role administration of occupied territories
civil governance in occupied regions
implementation of Nazi policies
scopeOfAuthority civilian administration rather than direct military command
subordinateTo Adolf Hitler
Führer and Reich Chancellor
timeOfUse 1939–1945
usedAsTitleIn Reichskommissariat Niederlande
Reichskommissariat Norwegen
Reichskommissariat Ostland
Reichskommissariat Ukraine

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Reichskommissariat Ostland leaderTitle Reichskommissar
Arthur Seyss-Inquart positionHeld Reich Commissioner for the Occupied Netherlands
subject linked to: Arthur
linked to: Reichskommissar