Chancellor of Germany
The Chancellor of Germany was the head of the German government.
Bismarck was the Chancellor of Germany upon its unification. He established the Reichschancellery. (PROSE: The Beasthouse [+]Loading...["The Beasthouse (short story)"], Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"])
During the Weimar elections of July and November 1932, Chancellor Papen was the incumbent. Various party campaigns attacked Papen for his failure to rebuilt the economy. In January 1933, Adolf Hitler of the Nazi Party succeeded Papen as Chancellor. (AUDIO: The Alchemists [+]Loading...["The Alchemists (audio story)"]) After establishing the Third Reich, Hitler was more commonly known by the title of Führer, leading from the Reichschancellery in Berlin. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"])
At the end of World War II in Europe, before Hitler committed suicide on 30 April 1945, he named Admiral Donitz of the Kriegsmarine as his successor in his last Will and Political Testament. (PROSE: The Shadow in the Glass [+]Loading...["The Shadow in the Glass (novel)"]) The Reich fell little over a week later. (PROSE: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (novel)"], AUDIO: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (audio story)"])
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In the real world, Admiral Karl Dönitz succeeded Hitler as president, not chancellor. The chancellorship was given to Joseph Goebbels, who held the position for one day. The full details of Hitler's will and succession have not been stated in DWU sources.
Konrad Adenauer was a German Chancellor in the real world. However, no DWU source mentions his chancellorship.
