Reichsgau Wien

Reichsgau Vienna
Reichsgau of Nazi Germany
1938–1945
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Nazi Germany showing its administrative subdivisions (Gaue and Reichsgaue)
Capital	Vienna
Population
• 1939	1,920,390
Government
Gauleiter
• 1938–1939	Odilo Globočnik
• 1939–1940	Joseph Bürckel
• 1940–1945	Baldur von Schirach
History
• Anschluss	12 March 1938
• German surrender	8 May 1945
Preceded by Succeeded by Vienna Lower Austria Vienna Lower Austria
Today part of	Austria

The Reichsgau Vienna (German: Reichsgau Wien) was an administrative division of Nazi Germany based in Vienna, Austria. It existed between 1938 and 1945. Parts of Lower Austria were annexed to establish Greater Vienna, which then became the biggest city of Nazi Germany by area.