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Greater Hamburg Act
The Greater Hamburg Act was a Nazi German law of 1937 that redrew the boundaries of several northern German states. It enlarged Hamburg with Altona, Wandsbek and Harburg-Wilhelmsburg, ended the independence of the Free City of Lübeck, and transferred Oldenburg's exclaves of Lübeck and Birkenfeld to Prussia, while giving Wilhelmshaven to Oldenburg. It took effect on 1 April 1937.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Greater Hamburg Act. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/greater-hamburg-act
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