Kreises of Gau Hamburg

[JoeW]

Would anyone happen to have the names of the Kreises of Gau Hamburg. I am looking for any using the name Hamburg. Thank you,

[GregSingh]

Gau Hamburg (from 1942/43):

Kreis I
Kreis II
Kreis III
Kreis IV
Kreis V
Kreis VI
Kreis VII (Hamburg-Altona)
Kreis VIII (Hamburg-Harburg)
Kreis IX (Hamburg-Bergedorf)
Kreis X (Hamburg-Wandsbek)

[Puck]

Kreis I (Eppendorf)
Kreis II (Eimsbüttel)

[JoeW]

Thank you Gentlemen. I see the sub-divisions were designated with Roman numerals. Perhaps a few yeares earlier would Arabic numerals have been used? I ask because I have seen this PPK holster which would date from the mid 1930s I believe, marked with a stamp of one of the Gau Hamburg Kreises. But it appears the number is 7. Can I presume it is still Hamburg-Altona? Thank you.

[GregSingh]

Perhaps a few years earlier would Arabic numerals have been used?

There were changes every year in 1930's, but I haven't seen Arabic numerals at all.

1935/36 - no numbers for Kreise, just names. Altona is not there.
There was Kreis Altona-Elbe at that time (perhaps not in Gau Hamburg ?).

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1936/37 - no numbers for Kreise, just names (there were 15 of them). Altona is not there by name as well.
Again there was Kreis Altona-Elbe, but not sure in which Gau.

1937/38 - Roman numbers for Kreise (10 of them) - Altona listed as nr. VII in Gau Hamburg.
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This info is from Altona and Hamburg address books, not from official NSDAP publications, so there could be some inconsistency.

[Hans1906]

@ JoeW,

some basic info about DIENSTSTEMPEL OF THE THIRD REICH: https://paperworkofthereich.wordpress.c ... ird-reich/


Hans

[Puck]

Please rembember that due to the Groß-Hamburg-Gesetz from 01.04.1937 Hamburg in 1938 grew from 415 to 735 qkm² and from 1,2mio to 1,7mio inhabitants - Altona, Wandsbek and Harburg became part of Hamburg. So the NSDAP-organisation changes also totally at this time: for example the old Kreise Eimsbüttel Nord and Süd became now only Kreis I. The kreis-numbers were implented in 1938.

I'm not sure whether this map shows the final organization of Hamburg, but it's rather near
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... g_1938.svg

In Adressbuch Hamburg from 1940 all Kreises are mentioned - without names, only numbers!

Kreis VI - former Barmbek-Süd/-Nord

Regards Puck

[GregSingh]

In Adressbuch Hamburg from 1940 all Kreises are mentioned - without names, only numbers!

There are names for Kreise VII-X - look closer!

I'm not sure whether this map shows ...

Good find, Puck!
So they used Arabic numbers for Kreise - on maps!

[Puck]

In Adressbuch Hamburg from 1940 all Kreises are mentioned - without names, only numbers!

There are names for Kreise VII-X - look closer!

No, it's not that simple - this are the only the exact postal adresses of the "new territories"

Good find, Puck!
So they used Arabic numbers for Kreise - on maps!

The same as Berlin or Wien....
It's my hometown - I should have known that before

Regards Puck

[JoeW]

@ JoeW,

some basic info about DIENSTSTEMPEL OF THE THIRD REICH: https://paperworkofthereich.wordpress.c ... ird-reich/


Hans

Great article Hans, this is quite an informative for beginners.

[Hans1906]

Thanks JoeW,

you are welcome, there is much more information about this special topic online, unfortunately mostly only in german language, maybe at a later time once more...

Weekend greetings!


Hans