Reichsgau Wien

Reichsgau Wien

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{{Infobox Former Subdivision
{{Infobox Former Subdivision
|conventional_long_name = Reichsgau Vienna
| conventional_long_name = Reichsgau Vienna
|common_name = Reichsgau Vienna
| common_name = Reichsgau Vienna
|subdivision = ''[[Reichsgau]]''
| subdivision = ''[[Reichsgau]]''
|nation = Nazi Germany
| nation = Nazi Germany
|image_flag = Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg
| image_flag = Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg
|image_coat = Coat of arms of the Gau of Wien.svg
| image_coat = Coat of arms of the Gau of Wien.svg
|image_map = NS administrative Gliederung 1944.png
| image_map = NS administrative Gliederung 1944.png
|image_map_caption = Map of [[Nazi Germany]] showing its administrative
subdivisions (''[[Gau (administrative division)|Gau]]e'' and ''[[Reichsgau]]e'')
| image_map_caption = Map of [[Nazi Germany]] showing its administrative
subdivisions (''[[Gau (administrative division)|Gau]]e'' and ''[[Reichsgau]]e'')
|national_anthem =
| national_anthem =
|capital = Vienna
| capital = Vienna
|stat_year1 = 1939
| stat_year1 = 1939
|stat_area1 =
| stat_area1 =
|stat_pop1 = 1,920,390
| stat_pop1 = 1,920,390
|p1 = Vienna
| p1 = Vienna
|flag_p1 =Flag_of_Vienna_(state).svg
| flag_p1 = Flag_of_Vienna_(state).svg
|p2 = Lower Austria
| p2 = Lower Austria
|flag_p2 = Flag of Niederösterreich (state).svg
| flag_p2 = Flag of Niederösterreich (state).svg
|s1 = Vienna
| s1 = Vienna
|flag_s1 =Flag_of_Vienna_(state).svg
| flag_s1 = Flag_of_Vienna_(state).svg
|s2 = Lower Austria
| s2 = Lower Austria
|flag_s2 = Flag of Niederösterreich (state).svg
| flag_s2 = Flag of Niederösterreich (state).svg
|event_start = ''[[Anschluss]]''
| event_start = ''[[Anschluss]]''
|year_start = 1938
| year_start = 1938
|date_start = 12 March
| date_start = 12 March
|event_end = [[German Instrument of Surrender, 1945|German surrender]]
| event_end = [[German Instrument of Surrender, 1945|German surrender]]
|year_end = 1945
| year_end = 1945
|date_end = 8 May
| date_end = 8 May
|title_leader = ''[[Gauleiter]]''
| title_leader = ''[[Gauleiter]]''
|leader1 = [[Odilo Globočnik]]
| leader1 = [[Odilo Globočnik]]
|year_leader1 = 1938–1939
| year_leader1 = 1938–1939
|leader2 = [[Joseph Bürckel]]
| leader2 = [[Joseph Bürckel]]
|year_leader2 = 1939–1940
| year_leader2 = 1939–1940
|leader3 = [[Baldur von Schirach]]
| leader3 = [[Baldur von Schirach]]
|year_leader3 = 1940–1945
| year_leader3 = 1940–1945
|today = [[Austria]]
| today = [[Austria]]
| event1 = [[Vienna offensive]]
}}
}}
The '''Reichsgau Vienna''' (German: ''Reichsgau Wien'') was an [[List of Gaue of Nazi Germany|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.
The '''Reichsgau Vienna''' (German: ''Reichsgau Wien'') was an [[List of Gaue of Nazi Germany|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.