Reich chancellor

By the late 19th century the need evolved for a separate, higher ranking agency that would report directly to the Reich Chancellor.

The Reich chancellor determined the political guidelines of his government and was responsible to the Reichstag.

The first was addressed to "the German People" and the second to the "Reich Chancellor."

It was shut down by Hitler in March 1933 immediately after he became the Reich Chancellor.

According to him, Hitler's appointment as Reich Chancellor was preceded by a "power vacuum" that had developed from the post-1929 economic and constitutional crisis.

Ebel, who appointed himself Reich Chancellor, claimed to be acting on the authority of the Allied occupation authorities.

Faulhaber ended his note with a wish "coming from the bottom of my heart: May God preserve the Reich Chancellor for our people."

He migrated to America only weeks before Hitler became Reich Chancellor, and he lived here over a quarter of a century.

He therefore took advantage of the fact that the envelope bore the address "Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler."

The title of President was abolished; Hitler would be known as Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor.

Hitler assumes the new title of Führer und Reichskanzler (leader and Reich chancellor, respectively).

On 30 January 1933 Hitler was appointed Reich Chancellor, his first step in gaining dictatorial control of Germany.

After unification of Germany in 1871, the office became known in German as Reichskanzler ("Reich Chancellor").

The Emperor appointed him Reich Chancellor (Reichskanzler) from July to November 1917.

In August 1923, there was a wave of nation-wide strikes against Reich Chancellor Wilhelm Cuno.

After Hindenburg's death on 2 August 1934, Hitler styled himself Führer and Reich Chancellor.

He then returned to the role of naval liaison officer to the Reich Chancellor and in September 1943 he was promoted to Rear Admiral.

This had been the line followed by German Catholic politician and former Reich Chancellor Franz von Papen.

Under Reich Chancellor Gustav Stresemann, Schmidt became chief interpreter, a position which he retained after Hitler came to power in 1933.

He left the meeting convinced that "Hitler was deeply religious" and that "The Reich Chancellor undoubtedly lives in belief in God.

This system was destroyed by the Preußenschlag ("Prussian coup") of Reich Chancellor Franz von Papen.

The Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor shall order the form of the Reich wall flag and the Reich service flag.

He was the son of Norway's Reich Chancellor Jens Ågessøn Bjelke and Sophie Brockenhuus.

From there, the Reich Chancellor, Bernhard von Bülow, made Breitenbach the Minister of Public Works in 1906.