Lists of political office-holders in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia

These are lists of political office-holders in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, which from 15 March 1939 until 5 May 1945 comprised the German-occupied parts of Czechoslovakia. The lists include both the representatives of the recognized Czech authorities as well as the German Reichsprotektoren ("Reich protectors") and the Staatsminister ("State Minister"), who held the real executive power.

Flag of Bohemia and Moravia

Coat of arms of Bohemia and Moravia

Government of the Protectorate

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

No.	Portrait	State President	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1		Hácha, EmilEmil Hácha (1872–1945)	16 March 1939	9 May 1945[lower-alpha 1]	6 years, 54 days	NS

Prime Ministers of Bohemia and Moravia

No.	Prime Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet
–	Beran, RudolfRudolf Beran (1887–1954) Acting	16 March 1939	27 April 1939	42 days	NS SNJ	Beran II
1	Eliáš, AloisAlois Eliáš (1890–1942)	27 April 1939	27 September 1941[lower-alpha 2]	2 years, 153 days	NS	Eliáš
–	Krejčí, JaroslavJaroslav Krejčí (1892–1956) Acting	28 September 1941	19 January 1942	113 days	NS	Eliáš
2	Krejčí, JaroslavJaroslav Krejčí (1892–1956)	19 January 1942	19 January 1945	3 years	NS	Krejčí
3	Bienert, RichardRichard Bienert (1881–1949)	19 January 1945	5 May 1945[lower-alpha 3]	106 days	NS	Bienert

German representatives

Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht in Bohemia and Moravia

No.	Portrait	Supreme Commander	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch
1		Blaskowitz, JohannesGeneral der Infanterie Johannes Blaskowitz (1883–1948)	15 March 1939	18 March 1939	3 days	German Army

Reich Protectors of Bohemia and Moravia

No.	Reich Protector	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Ref.
1	Neurath, KonstantinSS-Obergruppenführer Konstantin von Neurath (1873–1956)	21 March 1939	24 August 1943	4 years, 156 days	NSDAP	[2]
–	Heydrich, ReinhardSS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich (1904–1942) Acting	29 September 1941	4 June 1942[lower-alpha 4] †	248 days	NSDAP	[3][4]
–	Daluege, KurtSS-Oberst-Gruppenführer Kurt Daluege (1897–1946) Acting	5 June 1942	24 August 1943	1 year, 80 days	NSDAP	[5]
2	Frick, WilhelmWilhelm Frick (1877–1946)	24 August 1943	8 May 1945[lower-alpha 5]	1 year, 257 days	NSDAP	–

State Minister for Bohemia and Moravia

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.[6]

No.	Portrait	State Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet	Ref.
1		Frank, Karl HermannSS-Obergruppenführer Karl Hermann Frank (1898–1946)	20 August 1943	8 May 1945[lower-alpha 5]	1 year, 261 days	NSDAP	Hitler	[7]

Governmental Standards

Service flag of the Reich Protector
(1939–1944)
Service flag of the Reich Protector
(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)
Standard of the State President

Notes

Since May 1944, officially represented by prime ministers.
Arrested because of his participation in the anti-Nazi resistance.[1]
Arrested by the Czech resistance at the start of the Prague uprising.
Incapacitated since 27 May 1942.
Fled at the end of the Prague uprising.

References

"ELIAS HAS RESISTED PRESSURE OF NAZIS". The New York Times. 29 September 1941. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
"Neurath Ouster Stressed". The New York Times. 25 August 1943. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
"CZECH STATE GETS GESTAPO MASTER". The New York Times. AP. 28 September 1941. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
Daniel T. Brigham (5 June 1942). "HEYDRICH IS DEAD". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
"Daluege Shift Confirmed". The New York Times. 31 May 1942. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
"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.
"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.

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[1] Since May 1944, officially represented by prime ministers.

[3] Arrested because of his participation in the anti-Nazi resistance.[1]

[4] Arrested by the Czech resistance at the start of the Prague uprising.

[6] Incapacitated since 27 May 1942.

[Uprising-10] Fled at the end of the Prague uprising.

[2] "ELIAS HAS RESISTED PRESSURE OF NAZIS". The New York Times. 29 September 1941. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[5] "Neurath Ouster Stressed". The New York Times. 25 August 1943. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[7] "CZECH STATE GETS GESTAPO MASTER". The New York Times. AP. 28 September 1941. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[8] Daniel T. Brigham (5 June 1942). "HEYDRICH IS DEAD". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[9] "Daluege Shift Confirmed". The New York Times. 31 May 1942. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[NSM-11] "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.

[12] "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.