Talk:Kurt von Schleicher

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Can't we find a better photograph? There is a formal portrait out there somewhere of von Schleicher in his Army uniform; it's much clearer and rather more flattering.

It says the last Chancellor of Weimar Germany but technically that was Hitler, since he was elected in January 1933, replacing von Scliecher's government, and he continued until he formed the Third Reich in March.

Birthdate is April 7 in the lead in, July 4 in the box, and listed as April 4 in the April 4 wiki page. The April 4 v. 7 may be a result of calendar changes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.112.1.251 (talk) 18:57, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Affair?!

 * Schleicher also suffered from a severe loss in public popularity, when it was revealed he had been having an affair with Walther Stennes.

Wait... what? The link leads to the Stennes Revolt, and mentions former Nazi member Walter Stennes, but seems to have no connection to the later Chancellor Schleicher. I can't find anything online that connects the two figures, especially with some sort of unspecified "affair." Surely, if that occurred, it would be pounced on more by the Nazi's. Is there anything that supports a connection between Schleicer and Stennes?--Tim Thomason 03:39, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Sounds nonsensical. If there is no source, you should remove it. john k (talk) 05:03, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

"..alone"
"On 2 January 1931 Schleicher changed the Defense Ministry's rules to allow Nazis and Nazis alone to serve in military depots and arsenals, through not as officers, combat troops or sailors" What does "and Nazis alone" mean here? Surely it cannot be that everyone else was excluded from this role?? Harfarhs (talk) 22:06, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
 * What I meant was that under the Weimar Republic, there was a rule saying that military personnel could not belong to political parties. There was a famous trial in September 1930 when three junior officers were found to be members of the NSDAP, which caused a media sensation at the time when Hitler testified for the defense. On 2 January 1931, Schleicher as part of his policy of reaching out to the Nazis changed the rules to allow NSDAP members to serve in the military, through not as combat troops, sailors or officers (apparently Schleicher was afraid of the implications of letting Nazis serve as soldiers who might prove to be more loyal to Hitler then himself). So in other words, if were a member of the Reichswehr serving in depot from 1931 onwards, you join the NSDAP without fear of being court-martialed, but if you join some other political party, you would be court-martialed. I hope this answers your question. --A.S. Brown (talk) 19:46, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

"..the second of 1931"
Also from the 'social function of Army' section: "From the second of 1931 onwards Schleicher was the leading advocate within the German government of the Zähmungskonzept (taming concept).." Should that read "the second of January"? Or maybe "the second government of 1931"? Harfarhs (talk) 22:16, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
 * It should read second half. I'll go correct that.--A.S. Brown (talk) 21:03, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

Kurt v. Schleichers "house"
With due respect: in fact he was a villa owner. Address was: Griebnitzstrasse 4, Neubabelsberg (source: Berlin telephone directory, see: Deutsche Telefonbücher 1915-1981 at ancestry.com, revised April 18, 2019). --129.187.244.19 (talk) 09:48, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

Burial place
Where was he buried? The article currently doesn't say. Richard75 (talk) 18:04, 8 December 2021 (UTC)