The position of Gauleiter in Weser-Ems was held by Carl Röver from 1928 to 1942, followed by Paul Wegener from 1942 to 1945.[3][4] Röver, the original Gauleiter, was initially an early supporter of Adolf Hitler in the state of Oldenburg but lost in influence as the years progressed and died in hospital in Berlin under not fully established circumstances.[5] Wegener, his successor, survived the war and died in 1993.