Kurt von Schleicher ( listen; 7 April 1882 – 30 June 1934) was a German general and the last Chancellor of Germany during the era of the Weimar Republic. Seventeen months after his resignation, he was assassinated by order of his successor, Adolf Hitler, in the Night of the Long Knives.
Read more about Kurt Von Schleicher: Early Life, Presidential Government, Assassination, Schleicher's Cabinet, December 1932 – January 1933
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