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Kurt von Schleicher

1882 - 1934

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Kurt Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann von Schleicher (pronounced [ˈkʊʁt fɔn ˈʃlaɪçɐ] ; 7 April 1882 – 30 June 1934) was a German general and the penultimate chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic. A rival for power with Adolf Hitler, Schleicher was murdered by Hitler's SS during the Night of the Long Knives in 1934. Schleicher was born into a military family in Brandenburg an der Havel on 7 April 1882. Entering the Prussian Army as a lieutenant in 1900, he rose to become a General Staff officer in the Railway Department of the German General Staff and served in the General Staff of the Supreme Army Command during World War I. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kurt von Schleicher has received more than 1,912,355 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Kurt von Schleicher is the 862nd most popular politician (down from 789th in 2019), the 244th most popular biography from Germany (down from 221st in 2019) and the 71st most popular German Politician.

Kurt von Schleicher was a German general and politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1932 to 1933. He was appointed Chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg, and served until Adolf Hitler took power in 1933.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kurt von Schleicher ranks 862 out of 15,577Before him are Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Eleanor of Austria, Halfdan Ragnarsson, and Nikolai Yezhov. After him are Calvin Coolidge, Harold Godwinson, Sima Yi, Abū Lahab, Irma Grese, and Justin I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Kurt von Schleicher ranks 17Before him are Georgi Dimitrov, Max Born, Ion Antonescu, Emmy Noether, Günther von Kluge, and Melanie Klein. After him are Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Umberto Boccioni, Edward Hopper, Abd el-Krim, Abdullah I of Jordan, and Mohammad Mosaddegh. Among people deceased in 1934, Kurt von Schleicher ranks 8Before him are Paul von Hindenburg, Lev Vygotsky, Fritz Haber, Ernst Röhm, Edward Elgar, and Albert I of Belgium. After him are John Dillinger, Sergey Kirov, Raymond Poincaré, Nestor Makhno, Alexander I of Yugoslavia, and Santiago Ramón y Cajal.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Kurt von Schleicher ranks 244 out of 6,142Before him are Heinrich Müller (1900), Pope Clement II (1005), Eduard Buchner (1860), Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086), Frank-Walter Steinmeier (1956), and Martin Niemöller (1892). After him are Irma Grese (1923), Joachim Gauck (1940), Friedrich Ratzel (1844), Adam Weishaupt (1748), Ferdinand Tönnies (1855), and Ernst Jünger (1895).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Kurt von Schleicher ranks 71Before him are Wilhelm Frick (1877), Wilhelm Pieck (1876), Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1016), Wilm Hosenfeld (1895), Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086), and Frank-Walter Steinmeier (1956). After him are Irma Grese (1923), Joachim Gauck (1940), Friedrich Ratzel (1844), Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (1887), Julius Streicher (1885), and Helmut Schmidt (1918).