philipp bouhler, chief of kdf , action t4 programme
the chancellery established in november 1934 in berlin separate agency, parallel german reich chancellery under hans heinrich lammers , nazi party chancellery (until 1941: staff of deputy führer ), led martin bormann. kanzlei des führers headed ss-obergruppenführer philipp bouhler, bore title of chef der kanzlei des führers der nsdap. kdf operated out of berlin office @ lützow ufer.
as chief of kdf, bouhler held rank of nazi reichsleiter. appointed chief on 17 november 1934 , held position until 23 april 1945. hitler selected bouhler role due intense loyalty , deferential nature. bouhler known tenacious efficiency , ideological fanaticism. in 1939, kdf moved seat close new reich chancellery building @ voßstraße no. 8. @ time, kdf had twenty-six employees, increased five-fold 1942. practically speaking, kdf or chancellery of führer of nsdap hitler biographer ian kershaw terms it, designed deal correspondence between führer , party officials, , stay in direct touch concerns of people. of correspondence came kdf consisted of trivial complaints, petty grievances, , minor personal squabbles of party members. bouhler s kdf worked in-tandem offices of propaganda minister joseph goebbels check nazi party publications ideological correctness.
the kdf comprised following 5 main offices (hauptämter), subordinate directly hitler:
hauptamt i: privatkanzlei (personal affairs of führer); chief: albert bormann.
hauptamt ii: angelegenheiten betr. staat und partei (state , party affairs); chief: viktor brack.
hauptamt iii: gnadenamt für parteiangelegenheiten (pardon office party affairs); chief: hubert berkenkamp; later 1941 forward: kurt giese.
hauptamt iv: sozial- und wirtschaftsangelegenheiten (social , economic affairs); chief: heinrich cnyrim.
hauptamt v: internes und personal (internal affairs , personnel matters); chief: herbert jaensch.
after 1941, bouhler s influence , of kdf declined , largely disempowered martin bormann. kdf absorbed reich chancellery headed lammers during war.
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