o ▁an nex ed ▁and ▁admin ister ed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Ti rol - Vor ar l berg . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Naz i ▁G au ▁( pl ural ▁Ga ue ) ▁system ▁was ▁originally ▁established ▁in ▁a ▁party ▁conference ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁improve ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁structure . ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁on wards , ▁after ▁the ▁Naz i ▁se iz ure ▁of ▁power , ▁the ▁Ga ue ▁increasing ly ▁replaced ▁the ▁German ▁states ▁as ▁administrative ▁sub div isions ▁in ▁Germany . ▁At ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁each ▁G au ▁stood ▁a ▁G au le iter , ▁a ▁position ▁which ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁more ▁powerful , ▁especially ▁after ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁Local ▁G au le iter ▁were ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁propag anda ▁and ▁surve ill ance ▁and , ▁from ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁on wards , ▁the ▁Volks st urm ▁and ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁the ▁G au . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁an nex ed ▁Austria , ▁with ▁the ▁latter ▁being ▁sub - div ided ▁into ▁Reichs ga ue . ▁ ▁The ▁position ▁of ▁G au le iter ▁in ▁Ti rol - Vor ar l berg ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁Franz ▁Ho fer ▁throughout ▁the ▁Reich sg au ' s ▁history ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Ti