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Question | Answer |
Background | Known as the 'creeper' or 'fixer'; leading army officer; made Chancellor in 1932; worked mainly behind the scenes; aimed to preserve army interests |
Influence and Power in Weimar Germany | Influenced Hindenburg; fixed appointments of Bruning and Papen |
Assistance to the Nazis | Tried to form a government with Nazi support but failed; gave Hitler a cabinet position in May 1932 in return for Bruning's removal and a lift of the ban on the SS/SA |
End of life | Murdered by Nazis because Hitler believed he was plotting against them (1934 - Night of the Long Knives) |
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