Kurt von Schleicher (1882-1934) — the last pre-Hitler Chancellor, murdered 1934
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The purge didn't just kill Nazis: the last Chancellor before Hitler was shot in his home with his wife, and the law blessed it.
Who they are
Kurt von Schleicher, general and the final head of government of Weimar Germany before Hitler's appointment in January 1933. Not a party member.
What they do
Shot on 30 June 1934 during the Night of the Long Knives; the 3 July law declared the killings lawful.
How it works
The law is quoted in full on its own page here.
Why it matters
His murder shows the 1934 purge reached past the party's own ranks into the conservative establishment — and his career marks the still-unbuilt page on the backroom intrigue that made Hitler Chancellor.
The engine's record — word for word
[Report #201 — person layer] General and the last Chancellor of Weimar Germany before Hitler's appointment. Shot with his wife on 30 June 1934 in the purge; the killings were declared lawful by the 3 July statute (staatsnotwehr_law_1934). Not a party member — the purge reached past the SA into the conservative establishment. ENGINE READING: the proof inside the purge record that the 1934 killings were a political consolidation, not an internal party police action; his record also marks the still-open engine ground on the December 1932 - January 1933 intrigue that put Hitler into the chancellorship. Held; name no holder.
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