Führer and Reich Chancellor

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head of government title head of state title political title

Führer and Reich Chancellor was the combined title held by Adolf Hitler as the authoritarian leader of Nazi Germany, uniting the roles of head of state and head of government.

Aliases (6)

Führer of Nazi Germany ×4
Adolf Hitler as Reich Chancellor ×1
Führer and Reich Chancellor of Germany ×1
Führer of the NSDAP ×1
Führer of the Nazi Party ×1
Führer und Reichskanzler ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	head of government title → head of state title → political title →
abolishedOffice	separate office of President of Germany →
appliesToJurisdiction	German Reich →
associatedWithOrganization	National Socialist German Workers' Party →
combinesRole	Führer → Reich Chancellor of Germany →
concentrationOfPower	unified head of state and head of government →
country	Nazi Germany →
createdBy	Adolf Hitler →
createdByEvent	death of Paul von Hindenburg →
endCause	suicide of Adolf Hitler →
endContext	collapse of Nazi Germany →
endDate	1945-04-30 →
followedBy	Chancellor of Germany → President of Germany (Karl Dönitz) →
governmentSeat	Berlin →
governmentTypeContext	totalitarian regime →
heldBy	Adolf Hitler →
historicalCategory	offices of Nazi Germany →
historicalSignificance	central institution of Nazi rule →
ideologyContext	National Socialism →
languageOfTitle	German →
legalBasis	Law Concerning the Head of State of the German Reich →
officeHolderBecame	head of government of Germany → head of state of Germany →
originalForm	Führer und Reichskanzler →
politicalSystemContext	Nazi dictatorship →
precededBy	President of Germany → Reich Chancellor of Germany →
relatedConcept	Führerprinzip → dictatorship → one-party state →
residence	Berghof → Führerbunker → Reich Chancellery →
roleOfOfficeHolder	leader of the Nazi Party → supreme commander of the Wehrmacht → supreme political authority in Nazi Germany →
startDate	1934-08-02 →
symbolOf	personal dictatorship of Adolf Hitler →
timePeriod	World War II → interwar period →
typeOfMonopoly	monopoly on executive power in Germany →
usedInPropaganda	cult of the Führer →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Deputy Führer of the Nazi Party ("Führer of the Nazi Party") → Nazi Party Chancellery ("Führer of the NSDAP") → Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ("Führer and Reich Chancellor of Germany") → Reich Minister without Portfolio → Reich Protector ("Führer of Nazi Germany") → Reich Youth Leader ("Führer of Nazi Germany") → Reichsführer-SS ("Führer of Nazi Germany") →	subordinateTo
Iron Cross ("Führer of Nazi Germany") → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross →	awardingAuthority
Law Concerning the Reconstruction of the Reich ("Adolf Hitler as Reich Chancellor") →	enactedUnder
Führer and Reich Chancellor ("Führer und Reichskanzler") →	originalForm