Friedrich Ebert
Friedrich Ebert (; 4 February 1871 28 February 1925) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the first President of Germany from 1919 until his death in office in 1925.
President of Germany (1919–1945)
Upon "Generalfeldmarschall" von Hindenburg's death, Adolf Hitler merged the offices of Chancellor and head of state in his person. He styled himself "Führer und Reichskanzler" ("Leader and Chancellor"), but did not use the title of Reichspräsident. Upon his suicide on 30 April 1945, Hitler nominated "Großadmiral" Karl Dönitz to be President. Dönitz was arrested on 23 May 1945 and the office was dissolved.