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Führer (/ ˈ f jʊər ər / FURE-ər; German: ⓘ) (spelled Fuehrer when the umlaut is unavailable) is a German word meaning "leader" or "guide". As a political title, it is strongly associated with Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945.
Führer (umlaut is usually dropped in English) – always used in English to denote Hitler or to connote a fascistic leader – never used, as is possible in German, simply and unironically to denote a (non-fascist) leader or guide (e.g. Bergführer: mountain guide, Stadtführer: city guide [book], Führerschein: driving licence ...
(see Führer Directive No. 30) 31 June 9, 1941 German Military Organisation in the Balkans Battle of Crete: 32 June 11, 1941 Plans following defeat of the Soviet Union Operation Orient: Full text: 32a July 14, 1941 Use of resources following defeat of the Soviet Union Full text: 33 July 19, 1941 Continuation of the War in the East
The political science term Führerprinzip was coined by Hermann von Keyserling, an Estonian philosopher of German descent. [13] Ideologically, the Führerprinzip considers each organisation to be a hierarchy of leaders, wherein each leader (Führer) has absolute responsibility in and for his own area of authority, is owed absolute obedience from subordinates, and answers only to his superior ...
Reichswehr soldiers swearing the Hitler oath in 1934, with hands raised in the traditional schwurhand gesture. The Hitler Oath (German: Führereid or Führer Oath)—also referred in English as the Soldier's Oath [1] —refers to the oaths of allegiance sworn by officers and soldiers of the Wehrmacht and civil servants of Nazi Germany between the years 1934 and 1945.
Oberstführer: Oberfeldführer: Feldführer: Hauptführer: Oberwachführer: Wachführer: Equivalent UK Army None Field marshal General Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant; Waffen-SS & Allgemeine SS [14] [15] [16] [4] [17] No insignia: Oberster Führer der ...
Rudolf Walter Richard Hess (Heß in German; 26 April 1894 – 17 August 1987) was a German politician and a leading member of the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany.Appointed Deputy Führer to Adolf Hitler in 1933, Hess held that position until 1941, when he flew solo to Scotland in an attempt to negotiate the United Kingdom's exit from the Second World War.
Sturmbannführer (German: [ˈʃtʊʁmbanˌfyːʁɐ]; lit. ' assault unit leader ' [1]) was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank equivalent to major [2] that was used in several Nazi organizations, such as the SA, SS, and the NSFK. The rank originated from German shock troop units of the First World War. Max Hansen, Sturmbannführer of the Waffen-SS