Hinrich Lohse

Hinrich Lohse
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.