What is Kurt von Schleicher?
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-14090, Kurt v. Schleicher.jpg|thumb|Kurt von Schleicher in 1932]] '''Kurt Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann von Schleicher''' (7 April 1882 ; [[Brandenburg an der Havel]]- 30 June 1934 ; [[Babelsburg]]) was [[chancellor of Germany]] in the last days of the [[Weimar Republic]], before [[Adolf Hitler]] became Chancellor and [[Führer]] ([[dictator]]). He was also earlier known for being a general during [[World War I]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://123exp-biographies.com/the-american-sniper-and-red-dot-sights/|title=The American Sniper and Red Dot Sights|first=Rick|last=Camp|date=18 April 2016|publisher=|access-date=13 February 2019|archive-date=13 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213103912/http://www.123exp-biographies.com/t/0003946679/|url-status=dead}}</ref> under [[Paul von Hindenburg]],<ref>http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERschleicher.htm{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> the President of Germany whilst Schleicher was Chancellor. General Schleicher cooperated with the Nazis in the 1920s. He helped them with weapons and military training. He was killed as a main target during the [[Night of the Long Knives]] by the [[Schutzstaffel|SS]]. Hitler justified his actions the next day by announcing that Von Schleicher and [[Ernst Röhm]] were plotting to overthrow him. His wife, Elizabeth, was also killed in the attack.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Kurt_von_Schleicher/ |title=Kurt von Schleicher. Who is Kurt von Schleicher? What is Kurt von Schleicher? Where is Kurt von Schleicher? Definition of Kurt von Schleicher. Meaning of Kurt von Schleicher |access-date=2009-04-23 |archive-date=2005-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050129094245/http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Kurt_von_Schleicher/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{commonscat}} {{Kanzler}}<nowiki> </nowiki> {{DEFAULTSORT:Schleicher, Kurt von}} [[Category:1882 births]] [[Category: