 On 16 May 1933 Karl Kaufmann (1900–1969) was appointed as "Reichsstatthalter" (imperial governor or imperial lieutenant) in Hamburg.The Hamburg Senate had resigned in March 1933 and the Hamburg Parliament elected Carl Vincent Krogmann (NSDAP) as mayor.In 1938 the city boundaries were extended with the Greater Hamburg Act to incorporate Wandsbek, Harburg, Wilhelmsburg and Altona.