Nazi functionary Philipp Bouhler

bouhler adolf hitler, baldur von schirach, joseph goebbels , hermann göring; munich, october 1938



(from left) bouhler, karl freiherr michel von tüßling, robert ley wife inge; munich, july 1939

he joined nazi party (nsdap) in july 1922 membership number 12. autumn 1922 had become deputy manager of nsdap. after failed beerhall putsch in munich , subsequent refounding of party in 1925, became reich secretary of nsdap. after seizure of power in 1933, became reich leader , member of reichstag westphalia. joined ss in rank of gruppenführer on 20 april 1933 membership number: 54,932. on 30 january 1936, bouhler promoted rank of obergruppenführer.

in august 1934, bouhler became police chairman of munich, , month later, appointed chief of adolf hitler s chancellery, post specially created on 17 november 1934 first , foremost set aside party business. held position until 23 april 1945. in job, instance, secret decrees might prepared, or internal business managed, before being brought before adolf hitler. moreover, bouhler chairman of official party inspection commission protection of national socialist literature (der chef der kanzlei des führers und vorsitzender der parteiamtlichen prüfungskommission zum schutze des ns-schrifttums), determined writings , not suitable nazi society.

bouhler s office responsible correspondences hitler included private , internal communications responding public inquiries (for example, requests material help, godfathership, jobs, clemency, nsdap business , birthday wishes). personal adjutant ss-sturmbannführer karl freiherr michel von tüßling. 1944, of functions of kanzlei des führers absorbed party chancellery (parteikanzlei) under martin bormann.