Kurt von Schleicher
Videos
Kurt Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann von Schleicher was a German military officer and the penultimate chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic. A rival for power with Adolf Hitler, Schleicher was
Schleicher in 1932
Leutnant von Schleicher in 1900
Schleicher (left) with Groener and other officers in 1930
Schleicher before his daily morning ride in the Tiergarten, June 1932
Wilhelm II
Videos
Wilhelm II was the last German Emperor from 1888 until his abdication in 1918. His fall from power marked the end of the German Empire as well as the Hohenzollern dynasty's 400-year rule over Prussia.
Kurt von Schleicher
…Schleicher was "rightfully murdered, if only because he had sought to maintain the Rapallo Treaty". On hearing of the assassination, former German emperor Wilhelm II, living in exile in the Netherlands, commented, "We have ceased to live under the rule of law and everyone must be prepared for the possibility that…
Wilhelm in 1902
Wilhelm in 1867, aged 8
Wedding of Prince Henry of Prussia with Princess Irene of Hesse on 24 May 1888. The future emperor Wilhelm II is on the right. The emperor Frederick III is seated on the left and would have died just three weeks after.
Otto von Bismarck, the Chancellor who effectively dictated German policy until Wilhelm II assumed the throne in 1888