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These are lists of political office-holders in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, which from 15 March 1939[1] until 9 May 1945[2] comprised the Nazi-occupied parts of Czechoslovakia.

The lists include both the representatives of the Nazi-recognized Czech authorities as well as the German Reichsprotektoren ("Reich protectors") and the Staatsminister ("State Minister"), who held the real executive power in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.

Government of the Protectorate

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Note: State President (Státní prezident / Staatspräsident) Emil Hácha and Prime Minister (Předseda vlády / Premierminister) Rudolf Beran held the office prior the German occupation, during the Second Czechoslovak Republic, and were officially confirmed in those positions (with very limited sovereignty and power) by German authorities within few days after the occupation.

State President of Bohemia and Moravia

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No. Portrait State President Took office Left office Time in office Party Election
1
Emil Hácha
Hácha, EmilEmil Hácha
(1872–1945)		16 March 19399 May 1945[a]6 years, 54 daysNS–[b]

Prime Ministers of Bohemia and Moravia

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No. Portrait Prime Minister Took office Left office Time in office Party Cabinet
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Rudolf Beran
Beran, RudolfRudolf Beran
(1887–1954)
Acting		16 March 193927 April 193942 daysNS
SNJ		Beran II [cs]
1
Alois Eliáš
Eliáš, AloisAlois Eliáš
(1890–1942)		27 April 193927 September 1941[c]2 years, 153 daysNSEliáš [cs]
2
Jaroslav Krejčí
Krejčí, JaroslavJaroslav Krejčí
(1892–1956)		28 September 1941
Acting until 19 January 1942		19 January 19453 years, 113 daysNSEliáš [cs]
Krejčí [cs]
3
Richard Bienert
Bienert, RichardRichard Bienert
(1881–1949)		19 January 19455 May 1945[d]106 daysNSBienert [cs]

German representatives

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Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht in Bohemia and Moravia

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No. Portrait Supreme Commander Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
1
Johannes Blaskowitz
Blaskowitz, JohannesGeneral der Infanterie
Johannes Blaskowitz
(1883–1948)		15 March 193918 March 19393 days German Army

Reich Protectors of Bohemia and Moravia

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No. Portrait Reich Protector Took office Left office Time in office Party Ref.
1
Konstantin von Neurath
Neurath, KonstantinKonstantin von Neurath
(1873–1956)
[e]		21 March 193924 August 19434 years, 156 daysNSDAP[4][5]
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Reinhard Heydrich
Heydrich, ReinhardSS-Obergruppenführer
Reinhard Heydrich
(1904–1942)
Acting		29 September 19414 June 1942[f] †248 daysNSDAP[6][7]
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Kurt Daluege
Daluege, KurtSS-Oberst-Gruppenführer
Kurt Daluege
(1897–1946)
Acting		5 June 194224 August 19431 year, 80 daysNSDAP[8][9]
2
Wilhelm Frick
Frick, WilhelmWilhelm Frick
(1877–1946)		24 August 19438 May 1945[g]1 year, 257 daysNSDAP–

State Minister for Bohemia and Moravia

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On 20 August 1943, at the eve of Wilhelm Frick's appointment, the State Ministry for Bohemia and Moravia was created within the Hitler cabinet, which assumed many powers of the Prime Minister and of the Reich Protector. SS-Obergruppenführer Karl Hermann Frank, Higher SS and Police Leader (Höherer SS-und Polizeiführer, HSSPF, HSS-PF, HSSuPF) in Bohemia and Moravia and the former Secretary of State in the Office of Reich Protector since 1939, was the only State Minister (with the title Staatsminister im Range eines Reichsministers) for Bohemia and Moravia, reducing the formerly important position of Reich Protector to a ceremonial role.[10]

No. Portrait State Minister Took office Left office Time in office Party Cabinet Ref.
1
Karl Hermann Frank
Frank, Karl HermannSS-Obergruppenführer
Karl Hermann Frank
(1898–1946)		20 August 19438 May 1945[g]1 year, 261 daysNSDAPHitler[11][12]

Timeline

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Richard BienertWilhelm FrickKarl Hermann FrankKurt DaluegeReinhard HeydrichJaroslav KrejčíAlois EliášKonstantin von NeurathRudolf BeranEmil HáchaJohannes Blaskowitz

Governmental standards

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  • Service flag of the Reich Protector (1939–1944)
    Service flag of the Reich Protector
    (1939–1944)
  • Service flag of the Reich Protector (1944–1945)
    Service flag of the Reich Protector
    (1944–1945)
  • Service flag of the State Minister for Bohemia and Moravia (1944–1945)
    Service flag of the State Minister for Bohemia and Moravia
    (1944–1945)
  • Service flag of the Representative of the Wehrmacht in Bohemia and Moravia (1939–1945)
    Service flag of the Representative of the Wehrmacht in Bohemia and Moravia (1939–1945)
  • Standard of the State President
    Standard of the State President

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Since May 1944, officially represented by prime ministers.
  2. ^ Previously elected as Czechoslovak president in 1938.
  3. ^ Arrested because of his participation in the anti-Nazi resistance.[3]
  4. ^ Arrested by the Czech resistance at the start of the Prague uprising.
  5. ^ Raised to the honorary rank of an SS-Obergruppenführer on 21 June 1943.
  6. ^ Incapacitated since 27 May 1942.
  7. ^ a b Fled at the end of the Prague uprising.

References

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  1. ^ "Abstract of Decree for Protectorate Over Bohemia-Moravia". The New York Times. AP. 17 April 1939. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Prague Says Foes Accept Surrender; Czechoslovak Radio Reports All Fighting in Bohemia Will Be Ended Today". The New York Times. 8 May 1945. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Elias Has Resisted Pressure of Nazis; Premier of Protectorate Has Kept Uneasy Balance in Bohemia-Moravia". The New York Times. 29 September 1941. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  4. ^ "'Protector' Takes His Post In Prague; Von Neurath Replaces Army Rule Over Bohemia-Moravia With Civil Authority". The New York Times. 6 April 1939. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Neurath Ouster Stressed". The New York Times. 25 August 1943. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Czech State Gets Gestapo Master; Heydrich, Chief Lieutenant of Himmler, Succeeds Von Neurath as Protector". The New York Times. AP. 28 September 1941. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  7. ^ Daniel T. Brigham (5 June 1942). "Heydrich Is Dead; Czech Toll At 178". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Daluege Shift Confirmed". The New York Times. 31 May 1942. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Daluege, Who Wiped Out Lidice, Hanged; Execution Follows Two Attempts at Suicide". The New York Times. U.P. 24 October 1946. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Německé státní ministerstvo pro Čechy a Moravu, Praha / Deutsches Staatsministerium für Böhmen und Mähren, Prag / German State Ministry for Bohemia and Moravia, Prague (fond description)". EHRI. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression, Volume V, p. 893, Document 3086-PS" (PDF). Office of United States Chief of Counsel For Prosecution of Axis Criminality. 1946. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Frank Is Hanged For Lidice Crime; Nazi 'Protector' of Bohemia Says 'Germany Will Live' as Widows Look On". The New York Times. 23 May 1946. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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