List of prefects of the province of Pola

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Province of Pola from 1923 to 1945

This is a list of prefects of the province of Pola (which consisted mostly of modern Istria County, in Croatia).

List

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

TenurePortraitIncumbentNotes
Italian suzerainty
8 February 1923 to 10 January 1925 Alberto Giannoni ,
Prefect
10 January 1925 to 16 October 1926 Anselmo Cassini ,
Prefect
16 October 1926 to 1 April 1928 Enrico Cavalieri ,
Prefect
1 April 1928 to 16 May 1931 Leone Leone ,
Prefect
16 May 1931 to 10 September 1933 Foschi.jpg Italo Foschi ,
Prefect
10 September 1933 to 21 August 1939 Oreste Cimoroni daticamera.jpg Oreste Cimoroni ,
Prefect
21 August 1939 to 5 December 1941 Renzo Chierici ,
Prefect
5 December 1941 to 8 September 1943 Vincenzo Berti ,
Prefect
Deposed by the Wehrmacht, in the aftermath of the Armistice of Cassibile
German occupation
8 September 1943 to 18 October 1943 Emanuele Zannelli ,
Prefect
Appointed on behalf of the Italian Social Republic
18 October 1943 to 25 April 1945 Ludovico Artusi ,
Head of the province
Appointed on behalf of the Italian Social Republic
10 September 1943 to 7 May 1945 Friedrich W. Rainer.jpg Friedrich Rainer ,
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