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Who was the President when von Krosigk became "Leading Minister"?

  • Hitler

  • Mussolini

  • Dönitz

  • Ebert

Answer

The President was Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz, who was also Hitler’s chosen successor as Führer. He was the only President of Germany ever to have held the title, as the country became the Federal Republic of Germany in May 1945, shortly after Dönitz’s government collapsed.
Unveiling History: The Crossroads of Power and Politics through the Life of Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk

Unveiling History: The Crossroads of Power and Politics through the Life of Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk

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