Briefly of Schleicher

short from Schleicher (* 4. July 1882 in Brandenburg to the Havel; † 30. June 1934 in Neubabelsberg) was lieutenant general and realm chancellor of the Weimar Republic.

personal record until 1932

short from Schleicher became 1882as a son of a Prussian officer and a shipowner daughter born. From 1896 to 1900 it completed the institute for main cadet in light field with Berlin, where it learned to know among other things Oskar of Hindenburg, the son of the later realm president. 1910 it was promoted to first lieutenant and toWar academy abkommandiert, after which completing the war academy kommandiert directly to the large general staff, where he was assigned to the Eisenbahn-Abteilung under lieutenant colonel Wilhelm Groener on own desire. With the beginning of the First World War in August 1914 was from Schleicher in the rank of a captain in the staff of the quartermaster generalactively. With end of war 1918 it supported the alliance between army guidance and social-democracy, e.g. it saved Friedrich Ebert and Otto Wels from the hands of insurgent sailors. 1919 he transferred the line of the political Referats in the office for troop and was promoted to the close coworker and advisor of general Hans's von Seeckt. By the reorganization of the armed forces department into an office for Minister attained Schleicher 1929 the rank of a beamteten undersecretary of state and to major general one promoted prematurely. 1931 married Schleicher Elizabeth von Henning, the divorced woman of a cousin.

argument with the national socialism

In connection with the prohibition the SA came it in April 1932 to the discord between Schleicher and realm military Minister William Groener. Schleichers concept to the “Zähmung” of the national socialists among other things by the integration of the SA into a non-partisan military organization failed. In the cabinet from Papen Schleicher becameRealm military Minister, after he had suggested Franz of Papen with realm president Paul von Hindenburg as a successor of Heinrich Brüning. After the realm tag elections to 6. November 1932 stepped the cabinet to 17. November closed back. After negotiations without result with Adolf Hitler over a government participation of the NSDAPbecame Schleicher at the 3. December 1932 from Hindenburg to the realm chancellor destined and with the education of a new Präsidialkabinetts assigns.

Behind the back of Schleicher Papen negotiated on behalf of Hindenburg with Hitler about its appointment to the realm chancellor. Schleicher explained to 28. January 1933 afterand the appointment of Hitler as the realm chancellor recommended the resignation of his government to a discussion with Hindenburg („seizure of power “). Of Schleicher became short to 30. June 1934 in the course of striking down before-bleached „the Röhm Putsches “together with its wife of a command of the SS inits house in Neubabelsberg shot. He was buried at the park cemetery Berlin light field, Thunerplatz 2-4.

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realm chancellor of the Weimar Republic (1919-1933)

Friedrich Ebert (as a people representative) | Philipp sheath man | Gustav farmer | Hermann Mueller | Konstantin Fehrenbach | Joseph Wirth | William Cuno | Gustav Stresemann | William Marx | Hans's Luther | William Marx | Hermann Mueller | Heinrich Brüning | Franz of Papen | Brieflyof Schleicher | Adolf Hitler