Administration
Danzig-West Prussia was divided into three government regions (Regierungsbezirk), with the name-giving capital cities of Bromberg, Danzig and Marienwerder.
In 1939 the Free City of Danzig was annexed to Germany. After a brief transitional period, its territory became part of the restored Regierungsbezirk Danzig in the Reichsgau Danzig-Westpreussen (the restored Prussian Province of West Prussia) and was divided into nine counties (Kreise):
- Berent County
- Danzig-Land (Rural) County
- Danzig-Stadt City County
- Dirschau County
- Elbing-Land (Rural) County
- Grosses Werder County
- Karthaus County
- Neustadt County
- Zoppot City County (detached from Neustadt County)
Governing Presidents/Regierungspräsidenten:
- 1940–1943 – Fritz Hermann
- 1943–1945 – Albert Forster
As NSDAP party leader of Danzig, Albert Forster became leader of Civil Administration in Danzig in 1939 and remained the most powerful politician of this area until 1945.
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