Kurt von Schleicher
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Kurt von Schleicher was a German general and politician who briefly served as Chancellor of Germany during the final months of the Weimar Republic before being murdered during the Nazi purge known as the Night of the Long Knives.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chancellor of Germany
ⓘ
German general ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| affiliation | Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| employer |
German Army
ⓘ
Weimar Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Weimar Republic government
|
| era |
Weimar Republic
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| familyName | von Schleicher ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military affairs
ⓘ
politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Kurt ⓘ |
| hasCause | Nazi political purge ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| memberOf | Reichswehr ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| name | Kurt von Schleicher self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent | murder during the Night of the Long Knives ⓘ |
| notableFor |
behind‑the‑scenes political maneuvering in late Weimar politics
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being purged by the Nazi regime ⓘ being the last Chancellor of the Weimar Republic before Adolf Hitler ⓘ conflict with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party ⓘ |
| notableWork |
attempts to build a cross‑class political coalition in late Weimar Republic
ⓘ
involvement in the appointment of Franz von Papen as Chancellor ⓘ role in the downfall of the Brüning government ⓘ |
| officeContested |
Chancellor of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Chancellorship of Germany
|
| opponent |
Adolf Hitler
ⓘ
Nazi Party ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Night of the Long Knives
ⓘ
Weimar Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Weimar Republic politics
World War I ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
authoritarian
ⓘ
conservative ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of Germany
ⓘ
State Secretary of the Reich Chancellery ⓘ
surface form:
Head of the Reich Chancellery
Reich Ministry of Defence ⓘ
surface form:
Reich Minister of Defence
Reichswehr general ⓘ |
| predecessor | Franz von Papen ⓘ |
| residence | Berlin ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | brief tenure as Chancellor of Germany in the final months of the Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| successor | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| workLocation | Berlin ⓘ |
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