Generalbezirk Litauen
| Generalbezirk Litauen Lietuvos generalinė sritis (Lithuanian) | |||||||||
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| Generalbezirk of the Reichskommissariat Ostland | |||||||||
| 1941–1944 | |||||||||
Map of Generalbezirk Litauen (in shades of purple) within the Reichskommissariat Ostland | |||||||||
| Capital | Kauen | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1942 | 67,056 km2 (25,890 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1942 | 2,844,000 | ||||||||
| Government | Civil administration | ||||||||
| Generalkommissar | |||||||||
• 1941–1944 | Adrian von Renteln | ||||||||
| SS and Police Leader | |||||||||
• 1941-1943 | Lucian Wysocki | ||||||||
• 1943-1944 | Hermann Harm | ||||||||
• 1944 | Kurt Hintze | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
• Established | 25 July 1941 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 August 1944 | ||||||||
| Political subdivisions | 6 Kreisgebiete | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Lithuania Belarus | ||||||||
Generalbezirk Litauen (Lithuanian: Lietuvos generalinė sritis, lit. 'General District Lithuania') was an administrative subdivision of the Reichskommissariat Ostland of Nazi Germany that covered Lithuania from 1941 to 1944. It served as the Nazi civilian administration for the German occupation of Lithuania during World War II.
Adrian von Renteln was the only Generalkommissar of Generalbezirk Litauen during its existence.