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'''Kurt von Schleicher''' (1882-1934) was the last non-Nazi Chancellor of the [[Weimar Republic]], who rose to prominence in the Army and, with the patronage of [[Oskar von Hindenburg]], son of President [[Paul von Hindenburg]], became politically influential. Another patron was General [[Wilhelm Groener]], [[Erich Ludendorff]]'s successor as First Quartermaster General, the operational Army Chief of Staff, whose wartime [[adjutant]] he had been. | |||
In the First World War, he had brief combat service and primarily was on the staff. After the war, he continued, under Gen. [[Hans von Seeckt]], to organize the secret rearmament of Germany in the [[Black Reichswehr]]; he was a negotiator with the Soviet Union in obtaining training. [[William Shirer]] called him a "gifted manipulator witha passion for intrigue, [who] worked best under cover in the dark.<ref>{{citation | |||
| title = Rise and Fall of the Third Reich | |||
| author = [[William Shirer]] | |||
| publisher = Simon & Schuster| year = 1960}}, p. 150</ref> | |||
He was killed by Nazis in the [[Night of the Long Knives]] purge. | |||
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Revision as of 20:36, 15 January 2011
Kurt von Schleicher (1882-1934) was the last non-Nazi Chancellor of the Weimar Republic, who rose to prominence in the Army and, with the patronage of Oskar von Hindenburg, son of President Paul von Hindenburg, became politically influential. Another patron was General Wilhelm Groener, Erich Ludendorff's successor as First Quartermaster General, the operational Army Chief of Staff, whose wartime adjutant he had been.
In the First World War, he had brief combat service and primarily was on the staff. After the war, he continued, under Gen. Hans von Seeckt, to organize the secret rearmament of Germany in the Black Reichswehr; he was a negotiator with the Soviet Union in obtaining training. William Shirer called him a "gifted manipulator witha passion for intrigue, [who] worked best under cover in the dark.[1]
He was killed by Nazis in the Night of the Long Knives purge.
References
- ↑ William Shirer (1960), Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Simon & Schuster, p. 150