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
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.
HinrichLohse (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...
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ideologist Alfred Rosenberg, but actually controlled by the Nazi official HinrichLohse, its appointed Reichskommissar. Germany's main political objectives...
able to flee the country before the German occupation was completed. HinrichLohse, who reported to Alfred Rosenberg rather than the SD's boss, Heinrich...
— Erich Koch, March 5th 1943, On 21 September 1944, Koch succeeded HinrichLohse as Reichskommissar for the Ostland, overseeing the Nazi administration...
In this connection, on 8 November 1941, he issued detailed orders to HinrichLohse, who was Reichskommissar Ostland, regarding the transport of 50,000...
needed] Other Germans involved with the civil administration included HinrichLohse and Otto Drechsler. The Germans issued new decrees at this time to govern...
definite number. HinrichLohse was a member of a Nazi class that "was to receive surprisingly light treatment" at the Nuremberg trials. In Lohse's case, apparently...
formations within the occupied territories. The other Reich Commissar, HinrichLohse (Ostland), was widely disregarded. The SS filled the resulting power...
position of Gauleiter in Hamburg was held by Josef Klant, Albert Krebs and HinrichLohse before Karl Kaufmann took over and held it from 1929 to 1945. Klant...
of "Ostland" in the Baltic lands and "Ukraine" in Ukraine, headed by HinrichLohse and Erich Koch respectively. These administrators put in practice the...
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Reichskommissar (and Gauleiter) HinrichLohse, the overall governor of the Ostland who was likewise headquartered in Riga, Latvia. While Lohse's slapping of Braemer...
Reichskommissariats of Ostland and Ukraine, under the leadership of HinrichLohse and Erich Koch, respectively. The organization of these administrative...
Jost Konrāds Kalējs Ernst Kaltenbrunner Wolfgang Kügler Rudolf Lange HinrichLohse Friedrich Panzinger Hans-Adolf Prützmann Eduard Roschmann Alfred Rosenberg...
Belgium and Northern France (Josef Grohé) Reichskommissariat Ostland (HinrichLohse, Erich Koch) Reichskommissariat Ukraine (Erich Koch) Office of the Military...
which the four predominant nationalities had little role in governance. HinrichLohse, a German Nazi politician, was Reichskommissar until he fled in the...
Jost Konrāds Kalējs Ernst Kaltenbrunner Wolfgang Kügler Rudolf Lange HinrichLohse Friedrich Panzinger Hans-Adolf Prützmann Eduard Roschmann Alfred Rosenberg...
Jost Konrāds Kalējs Ernst Kaltenbrunner Wolfgang Kügler Rudolf Lange HinrichLohse Friedrich Panzinger Hans-Adolf Prützmann Eduard Roschmann Alfred Rosenberg...
Jost Konrāds Kalējs Ernst Kaltenbrunner Wolfgang Kügler Rudolf Lange HinrichLohse Friedrich Panzinger Hans-Adolf Prützmann Eduard Roschmann Alfred Rosenberg...
Gauleiters Arthur Greiser, Fritz Bracht, and Fritz Sauckel; Reichskommissars HinrichLohse and Erich Koch; and Alfred Meyer were present. Known to have been absent...
Jost Konrāds Kalējs Ernst Kaltenbrunner Wolfgang Kügler Rudolf Lange HinrichLohse Friedrich Panzinger Hans-Adolf Prützmann Eduard Roschmann Alfred Rosenberg...
after a meeting between Heinrich Himmler, Erich von Bach-Zelewski and HinrichLohse, the brigade received the following: "Explicit order by RFSS All Jews...
p. 76. Miller & Schulz 2017, p. 134. Miller & Schulz 2017, p. 189. "Lohse, Hinrich". deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Bavarian State Library. Retrieved...
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