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'''Hans Lammers''' (1879-1962) was German lawyer, joined [[Nazi Party]] in 1932 and eventually headed the [[Chancellery of the Reich]], also serving as chief legal adviser to [[Adolf Hitler]] and the Cabinet. | |||
He was part of an attempt to focus Hitler's chaotic decisionmaking, although it also was a power grab in the shifting alliances of Nazi officialdom. The heads of the three essentially administrative bodies surrounding him, to control the documents that would reach Hitler for signature. Those three officials were: | |||
*Lammers (State apparatus) | |||
*[[Wilhelm Keitel]] (some aspects of military) | |||
*[[Martin Bormann]] (personal) | |||
Hitler's military adjutants still controlled war-related appointments. <ref>{{citation | |||
| author = [[Albert Speer]] | |||
| title = Inside the Third Reich | |||
| publisher = Macmillan | |||
| year = 1970 | |||
}}, pp. 252-254</ref> As the war progressed, and the raditional state government lost influence, he also lost influence in comparison to [[Martin Bormann]] and the [[Chancellery of the Fuehrer]], and [[Philip Bouhler]] and the [[Chancellery of the Nazi Party]]. | |||
He was sentenced to 20 years in the [[Ministries Case (NMT)]]. | |||
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Revision as of 15:54, 20 December 2010
Hans Lammers (1879-1962) was German lawyer, joined Nazi Party in 1932 and eventually headed the Chancellery of the Reich, also serving as chief legal adviser to Adolf Hitler and the Cabinet.
He was part of an attempt to focus Hitler's chaotic decisionmaking, although it also was a power grab in the shifting alliances of Nazi officialdom. The heads of the three essentially administrative bodies surrounding him, to control the documents that would reach Hitler for signature. Those three officials were:
- Lammers (State apparatus)
- Wilhelm Keitel (some aspects of military)
- Martin Bormann (personal)
Hitler's military adjutants still controlled war-related appointments. [1] As the war progressed, and the raditional state government lost influence, he also lost influence in comparison to Martin Bormann and the Chancellery of the Fuehrer, and Philip Bouhler and the Chancellery of the Nazi Party.
He was sentenced to 20 years in the Ministries Case (NMT).
References
- ↑ Albert Speer (1970), Inside the Third Reich, Macmillan, pp. 252-254