Kurt von Schleicher
Appearance
Kurt von Schleicher | |
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23rd Chancellor o Germany 14th Chancellor o the Weimar Republic | |
In office 3 December 1932 – 28 Januar 1933 | |
Preses | Paul von Hindenburg |
Depute | Vacant |
Precedit bi | Franz von Papen |
Succeedit bi | Adolf Hitler |
Meenister Preses o Proushie (Reichskomissar) | |
In office 3 December 1932 – 28 Januar 1933 | |
Precedit bi | Franz von Papen |
Succeedit bi | Franz von Papen |
Reich Meenister o Defense | |
In office 1 Juin 1932 – 28 Januar 1933 | |
Preses | Paul von Hindenburg |
Chancellor | Franz von Papen (1932) Himself (1932–1933) |
Precedit bi | Wilhelm Groener |
Succeedit bi | Ferdinand von Bredow |
Personal details | |
Born | Kurt Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann von Schleicher 7 Apryle 1882 Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg, German Empire |
Dee'd | 30 Juin 1934 Potsdam-Babelsberg, Brandenburg, Nazi Germany | (aged 52)
Poleetical pairty | None |
Thrift | Sodger (General) |
Militar service | |
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic |
Service/brainch | Deutsches Heer Reichswehr |
Years o service | 1900–1932 |
Rank | General der Infanterie |
Battles/wars | First Warld War |
Kurt Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann von Schleicher (listen (help·info); 7 Aprile 1882 – 30 Juin 1934) wis a German general an the seicont tae last Chancellor o Germany during the era o the Weimar Republic. An important player in the German Airmy's efforts tae avoid the restrictions o the Treaty o Versailles, Schleicher rose tae power as a close advisor tae Preses Paul von Hindenburg. Seiventeen months efter his resignation, he wis assassinatit bi order o his successor, Adolf Hitler, in the Nicht o the Lang Knives.[1]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of Nazi Germany, Simon & Schuster, 1960, p. 222
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