Der Generalkommissar in Kauen

  • General Commissar in Kaunas
  • Generalinis komisaras Kaune
Identifier
F. R-615
Dates
1941-1944
Type of Entity
Corporate Body

Places

  • Kaunas

General Context

The war between the USSR and Germany started on June 22, 1941. Germany established the Reichskommissariat Ostland (RKO) as the civilian occupation regime in the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), the northeastern part of Poland and the western part of the Belarussian SSR during World War II. The region was divided into 6 districts headed by General Commissars.

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0

Sources

  • K. Rukšėnas "Hitlerininkų politika Lietuvoje 1941-1944 m.", Vilnius, 1970. Lietuvos mokslų akademijos rankraščių skyrius, f. 26-1475.