Kurt von Schleicher
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]
Kurt von Schleicher | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 (aged 52) Potsdam-Babelsberg, Brandenburg, Nazi Germany |
| 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 |
References
eedit- ↑ William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of Nazi Germany, Simon & Schuster, 1960, p. 222