List of rulers of the Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia

This is a list of rulers of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, which from 15 March 1939 until 5 May 1945 comprised the German-occupied parts of Czechoslovakia. It includes both the representatives of the recognized Czech authorities as well as the German Reichsprotektoren ("Reich protectors"), who held the real executive power.

Government of the Protectorate

State President of Bohemia and Moravia

Portrait Name Lifespan Term began Term ended Political affiliation(s)
Emil Hácha12 July 187227 June 1945(1945-06-27) (aged 72)15 March 19399 May 1945National Partnership

Prime Ministers of Bohemia and Moravia

Portrait Name Lifespan Term began Term ended Political affiliation(s)
Rudolf Beran
(acting)
28 December 188723 April 1954(1954-04-23) (aged 66)15 March 193927 April 1939Party of National Unity
Alois Eliáš29 September 189019 June 1942(1942-06-19) (aged 51)27 April 193928 September 1941National Partnership
Jaroslav Krejčí27 June 189218 May 1956(1956-05-18) (aged 63)19 January 194219 January 1945National Partnership
Richard Bienert5 September 18812 February 1949(1949-02-02) (aged 67)19 January 19455 May 1945National Partnership

Reich Protectors of Bohemia and Moravia

Prior to the creation of the office of Reichsprotektor, Johannes Blaskowitz was "Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht in Bohemia and Moravia" during 15–18 March 1939.

Portrait Name Lifespan Term began Term ended Political affiliation(s)
Konstantin von Neurath
2 February 187314 August 1956(1956-08-14) (aged 83)21 March 193924 August 1943NSDAP
Reinhard Heydrich
The Butcher of Prague
(acting)
7 March 19044 June 1942(1942-06-04) (aged 38)29 September 19414 June 1942NSDAP
Kurt Daluege
(acting)
15 September 189724 October 1946(1946-10-24) (aged 49)5 June 194224 August 1943NSDAP
Wilhelm Frick
12 March 187716 October 1946(1946-10-16) (aged 69)24 August 19434 May 1945NSDAP

During Wilhelm Frick's tenure, Karl Hermann Frank, Higher SS and Police leader in Bohemia and Moravia since 1939, was promoted German 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.

Governmental Standards

See also

Notes

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