Gau Mecklenburg

The Gau Mecklenburg, was formed as Gau Mecklenburg-Lübeck on 22 March 1925 and renamed Gau Mecklenburg on 31 March 1937 when Lübeck was transferred to Gau Schleswig-Holstein. It was an administrative division of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945 in the Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and the Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Before that, from 1925 to 1933, it was the regional subdivision of the Nazi Party in that area.

Gau Mecklenburg
Gau of Nazi Germany
1925–1945
Flag

CapitalSchwerin
Government
Gauleiter 
 19251930
Friedrich Hildebrandt
 19301931
Herbert Albrecht
 19311945
Friedrich Hildebrandt
History 
22 March 1925
8 May 1945
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Today part ofGermany
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