Reichsgau Tirol-Vorarlberg in Tirol-Vorarlberg was held by Franz Hofer throughout the Reichsgau's history from 1938 to 1945. At the end of the Second World War, Tirol-Vorarlberg became the French occupation zone in Austria. Reichsgau Tirol-Vorarlberg The Reichsgau Tirol-Vorarlberg (English: "Gau Tyrol-Vorarlberg") was an administrative division of Nazi Germany consisting of Vorarlberg and North Tyrol (both in Austria). It existed from 1938 to 1945. It did not include East Tyrol (Lienz), which was instead part of Reichsgau Kärnten. After the Italian Armistice with the Allies the Italian provinces of Belluno, South Tyrol and Trentino were placed under direct German control as the Operational
Vorarlberg very high standard of living. By far the biggest company in Vorarlberg is Alpla (plastic packaging), followed by Blum, Grass, Gebrüder Weiss (transport and logistics), Zumtobel Group (lighting systems), Doppelmayr (cablecars), Rauch (beverages) and Wolford (textiles). Currently, five breweries are located in Vorarlberg: Mohrenbrauerei August Huber (in Dornbirn, since 1851), Brauerei Fohrenburg (in Bludenz, since 1881), Brauerei Egg (in Egg, since 1894), Vorarlberger Brauereigenosschenschaft - Brauerei Frastanz (in Frastanz, since 1902), Grabhers Sudwerk (in Bregenz, since 2017). Overall, the economic expansion of Vorarlberg is "very positive and for the future rated more dynamic than for the other federal states". In