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Fuhrer of Nazism
Fuhrer der Nationalsozialismus
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| Style
| His Excellency
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| Residence
| Presidential Palace
(Reichsprasidentenpalais)
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| Precursor
| Adolf Hitler
(as
Chancellor
)
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| Formation
| 2 August 1934
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| First holder
| Adolf Hitler
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| Final holder
| Adolf Hitler
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| Abolished
| 30 April 1945
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Fuhrer
is the
German
word for
leader
. The word
Fuhrer
is most often used to name Adolf Hitler. Hitler was the
German Chancellor
during the
Third Reich
. After the death of
Reich President
Paul von Hindenburg
in 1934, he declared the office of President vacant and made himself
Fuhrer
(both
Head of State
and
Head of Government
). He used the word
Fuhrer
for his title
Fuhrer und Reichskanzler
(
Leader and Reich Chancellor
).
