Generalbezirk Weißruthenien
| Generalbezirk Weißruthenien Belarusian: Генеральная акруга Беларусь | |||||||||
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| Generalbezirk of Reichskommissariat Ostland | |||||||||
| 1941–1944 | |||||||||
Map of Generalbezirk Weißruthenien (in shades of brown) within the Reichskommissariat Ostland | |||||||||
| Capital | Minsk | ||||||||
| Government | Civil administration | ||||||||
| Generalkommissar | |||||||||
• 1941-1943 | Wilhelm Kube | ||||||||
• 1943-1944 | Curt von Gottberg | ||||||||
| SS and Police Leader | |||||||||
• 1941 | Jakob Sporrenberg | ||||||||
• 1941-1942 | Carl Zenner | ||||||||
• 1942 | Karl Schäfer | ||||||||
• 1942-1943 | Curt von Gottberg | ||||||||
• 1942-1943 | Erich Ehrlinger | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
• Established | 1 September 1941 | ||||||||
• Dissolved | 1 August 1944 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Belarus | ||||||||
Generalbezirk Weißruthenien (Belarusian: Генеральная акруга Беларусь; lit. 'General District White Ruthenia') was an administrative subdivision of the Reichskommissariat Ostland of Nazi Germany that covered western Belarus from 1941 to 1944. It served as the Nazi civilian administration for the German occupation of Belarus during World War II, and supervised the collaborationist Belarusian Central Council of Radasłaŭ Astroŭski.
Wilhelm Kube was the Generalkommissar of Generalbezirk Weißruthenien until his death in 1943. Kube was succeeded by SS and Police Leader Curt von Gottberg who served as Generalkommissar for the remainder of its existence.