Reichskommissariat Ostland
The local administration of the Reichskommissariat Ostland was headed by "Reichskommissar" Hinrich Lohse. Below him there was an administrative hierarchy: a "Generalkomissar" led each "Generalbezirk", while "Gebietskommissars" administered "Kreisgebieten", respectively. The German administrative center for the entire region, as well as the seat of the "Reichskommissar", was in Riga, Latvia.