Hinrich Lohse
Hinrich Lohse (2 September 1896 – 25 February 1964) was a German Nazi Party politician and a convicted war criminal, best known for his rule of the Reichskommissariat Ostland, during World War II. Reichskommissariat Ostland comprised the states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, and parts of modern day Belarus.
Hinrich Lohse | |
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Nazi propaganda photograph of Hinrich Lohse, as published in a Latvian newspaper in 1941. | |
| Reichskommissar of Ostland | |
| In office 25 July 1941 – 21 September 1944 | |
| Appointed by | Adolf Hitler |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Erich Koch |
| Oberpräsident of the Province of Schleswig-Holstein | |
| In office 25 March 1933 – 6 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Heinrich Thon |
| Succeeded by | Otto Hoevermann (acting) |
| Gauleiter of Gau Schleswig-Holstein | |
| In office 27 March 1925 – 6 May 1945 | |
| Führer | Adolf Hitler |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1896 Mühlenbarbek, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 25 February 1964 (aged 67) Mühlenbarbek, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
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