There were many areas annexed by Nazi Germany both immediately before and throughout the course of World War II. Territories that were part of Germany before the annexations were known as the "Altreich" (Old Reich).[1]
According to the Treaty of Versailles, the Territory of the Saar Basin was split from Germany for at least 15 years. In 1935, the Saarland rejoined Germany in a lawful way after a plebiscite.
The territories listed below are those that were fully annexed into Germany proper.
Whatever was once an Austrian possession we must get back into our own hands. The Italians by their infidelity and treachery have lost any claim to a national state of the modern type. — Joseph Goebbels, September 1943 [5]
The annexation of the entire North Italy was also suggested in the long run.[6]
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There were many areas annexed by Nazi Germany both immediately before and throughout the course of World War II Territories that were part of Germany before the annexations were known as the Altreich Old Reich 1 Adolf Hitler greeted by cheering crowds in Vienna following the annexation of Austria into the III Reich 15 March 1938Execution of local Polish people in the town of Kornik after the German invasion of Poland 20 October 1939Clockwise from the north Memel Danzig Polish territories General Government Sudetenland Bohemia Moravia Ostmark Anschluss Northern Slovenia Adriatic littoral Alpine foothills Alsace Lorraine Luxembourg Eupen Malmedy Wallonia Flanders Nord Pas de Calais and Brussels The areas in light green were the fully annexed territories while those in dark green were the partially incorporated territories The territory of Germany before 1938 is shown in blue Contents 1 Fully annexed territories 2 Partially incorporated territories 3 Planned annexations 4 See also 5 NotesFully annexed territories edit nbsp German occupied Europe at the height of the Axis conquests in 1942 nbsp Gaue Reichsgaue and other administrative divisions of Germany proper in January 1944According to the Treaty of Versailles the Territory of the Saar Basin was split from Germany for at least 15 years In 1935 the Saarland rejoined Germany in a lawful way after a plebiscite The territories listed below are those that were fully annexed into Germany proper Areas annexed by Germany Date of annexation Annexed area Succeeded by13 Mar 1938 nbsp Federal State of Austria nbsp Reichsgau Carinthia nbsp Reichsgau Lower Danube nbsp Reichsgau Salzburg nbsp Reichsgau Styria nbsp Reichsgau Tirol Vorarlberg nbsp Reichsgau Upper Danube nbsp Reichsgau Vienna1 Oct 1938 nbsp Sudetenland Bohemia Czechoslovak Republic nbsp Gau Bavarian Eastern March nbsp Reichsgau Upper Danube nbsp Reichsgau Lower Danube nbsp Territory of the Chief of Civil Administration of the Sudetenland nbsp Sudetenland Moravia Silesia Czechoslovak Republic nbsp Reichsgau Lower Danube nbsp Territory of the Chief of Civil Administration of the Sudetenland16 Mar 1939 nbsp Czechoslovak Republic nbsp Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 2 nbsp Bohemia Czechoslovak Republic nbsp Gau Bavarian Eastern March nbsp Reichsgau Lower Danube nbsp Bohemia Czechoslovak Republic nbsp Reichsgau Sudetenland nbsp Moravia Silesia Czechoslovak Republic nbsp Bohemia Czechoslovak Republic nbsp Reichsgau Upper Danube22 Mar 1939 nbsp Klaipeda Region Republic of Lithuania nbsp Gau East Prussia1 Sep 1939 nbsp Free City of Danzig nbsp Territory of the Chief of Civil Administration of Danzig25 Oct 1939 nbsp Military Administration in Poland nbsp Gau East Prussia nbsp Gau Silesia nbsp Reichsgau Posen nbsp Reichsgau West Prussia19 May 1940 nbsp Eupen Malmedy Liege Wallonia Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France nbsp Gau Cologne Aachen2 Aug 1940 nbsp Military Administration of Luxembourg nbsp Territory of the Chief of Civil Administration of Luxembourg2 Aug 1940 nbsp Moselle French State nbsp Territory of the Chief of Civil Administration of Lorraine nbsp Bas Rhin French State nbsp Territory of the Chief of Civil Administration of Alsace nbsp Haut Rhin French State13 May 1941 nbsp Military Administration in Yugoslavia nbsp Territory of the Chief of Civil Administration of Carinthia and Carniola nbsp Territory of the Chief of Civil Administration of Lower Styria1 Aug 1941 nbsp Military Administration in the Soviet Union nbsp Territory of the Chief of Civil Administration of Bialystok1 Nov 1941 nbsp Grodno Reichskommissariat Ostland nbsp Territory of the Chief of Civil Administration of Bialystok15 Dec 1944 nbsp Dunkirk Nord Provisional Government of the French Republic nbsp Reichsgau Flanders nbsp Wallonia Kingdom of Belgium nbsp Reichsgau WalloniaPartially incorporated territories editThe territories listed below are those that were partially incorporated into the Greater German Reich General Government for the Occupied Polish Territories General Government Date of establishment Preceded by Succeeded by25 Oct 1939 nbsp Military Administration in Poland nbsp General Government for the Occupied Polish Territories1 Aug 1941 nbsp Military Administration in the Soviet Union nbsp District of Galicia General Government nbsp Krakow District General GovernmentOperational zones Date of establishment Preceded by Succeeded by10 Sep 1943 nbsp Province of Gorizia Kingdom of Italy nbsp Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral nbsp Province of Ljubljana Kingdom of Italy nbsp Province of Pola Kingdom of Italy nbsp Province of Fiume Kingdom of Italy nbsp Province of Trieste Kingdom of Italy nbsp Province of Udine Kingdom of Italy nbsp Province of Belluno Kingdom of Italy nbsp Operational Zone of the Alpine Foothills nbsp Province of Bolzano Kingdom of Italy nbsp Province of Trento Kingdom of ItalyPlanned annexations editAreas announced for annexation to Germany Date of announcement of annexation Area planned to be annexed Planned successionNever The areas were to be established from theReichskommissariat of Belgium and Northern France established 12 July 1944 but this never happened nbsp Kingdom of Belgium occupied by the nbsp Reichskommissariat of Belgium and Northern France nbsp District of Brussels nbsp Reichsgau Flanders nbsp Reichsgau WalloniaIn the coming Nazi New Order other lands were considered for annexation sooner or later for instance North Schleswig German speaking Switzerland and the zone of intended German settlement in north eastern France where a Gau or a Reichskommissariat centred on Burgundy was intended for creation and which Heinrich Himmler wanted to turn into the SS s very own fiefdom The goal was to unite all or as many as possible ethnic Germans and Germanic peoples including non Germanic speaking ones considered Aryans in a Greater Germanic Reich citation needed The eastern Reichskommissariats in the vast stretches of Ukraine and Russia were also intended for future integration into that Reich with plans for them stretching to the Volga or even beyond the Urals where the potential westernmost reaches of Imperial Japanese influence would have existed following an Axis victory in World War II They were deemed of vital interest for the survival of the German nation as it was a core tenet of Nazism that Germany needed living space Lebensraum creating a pull towards the East Drang nach Osten where that could be found and colonized North East Italy was also eventually to be annexed including both the Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral and the Operational Zone of the Alpine Foothills but also the Venice region 3 4 Goebbels went as far as to suggest taking control of Lombardy as well Whatever was once an Austrian possession we must get back into our own hands The Italians by their infidelity and treachery have lost any claim to a national state of the modern type Joseph Goebbels September 1943 5 The annexation of the entire North Italy was also suggested in the long run 6 See also editAlldeutscher Verband Blut und Boden Former eastern territories of Germany Generalplan Ost German Question Heim ins Reich Ostsiedlung Pan Germanism Recovered Territories Territorial evolution of Germany Volk ohne Raum Volksdeutsche WehrbauerNotes edit Kaplan Marion A 1999 Between Dignity and Despair Jewish Life in Nazi Germany Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 983905 6 Bloodlands Europe Between Hitler and Stalin Petacco 2005 p 50 Santi Corvaja Hitler amp Mussolini The Secret Meetings p 269 Rich Norman 1973 Hitler s war aims Norton pp 320 325 ISBN 0393054543 verification needed Kersten 1947 p 186 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Areas annexed by Nazi Germany amp oldid 1173811263, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
