Franz von Papen Biography and Timeline

Lieutenant

Appointed Lieutenant in a cavalry regiment

Captain

Appointed Captain in the General Staff

Military Attache

Appointed Military Attache to Mexico

Military Attache

Appointed Military Attache to the USA

Military Attache

Appointed Military Attache to the USA

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1915-1915

Purge

Expelled from the USA as "persona non grata"

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1915-1915

Chief of Staff

Appointedhief-of-Staff with the Turkish 4th Army in Palestine

Lieutenant

Appointed Lieutenant General in Turkey

Chief of Staff

Appointedhief-of-Staff with the Turkish 4th Army in Palestine

Role range: 1914-1918

Lieutenant

Appointed Lieutenant General in Turkey

Role range: 1914-1918

Deputy

Appointed Deputy of the Prussian Landtag

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1921-1932

Catholic Centre Party

Appointed Member of Catholic Centre Party

Role range: 1921-1932

Chancellor

Appointed Chancellor of Germany

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1932

National Concentration

Forms the Cabinet of National Concentration

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1932

Sturmabteilung (SA)

Von Papen lifts the ban on the SA, imposed after the street riots, in an unsuccessful attempt to secure the backing of Hitler. Papen lifts the ban on the SA, in accordance with his promise to Schleicher

Role range: 1919-1933

Conference of Lausanne

At the Conference in Lausanne reparations are fixed on a final sum of 3 billion Goldmarks, this gives a total of paid reparations of 53 Billion Goldmarks

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1932

Reparations

At the Conference in Lausanne reparations are fixed on a final sum of 3 billion Goldmarks, this gives a total of paid reparations of 53 Billion Goldmarks

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1932

Dismissal

Otto Braun his Social Democratic Administration are deposed by Chancellor Papen

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1933

Election

Ends any prospect of a democratic election

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1933

Reich Commissioner

Ends any prospect of a democratic election. Deposes the Prussian Government & appoints himself Reich Commissioner for Prussia

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1933

Election

The general elections yield major gains for the KPD and the Nazis, who win 37.2% of the vote, supplanting the Social Democrats as the largest party in the Reichstag. Supports Hindenburg during the Presidential elections rather than his own party

Role range: 1921-1932

Election

Since most parties opposed the new Government, von Papen had the Reichstag dissolved and calls for new elections

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1932

Reichstag

Since most parties opposed the new Government, von Papen had the Reichstag dissolved and calls for new elections

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1932

Vote of Confidence

The emergency decrees carried fail to help the Papen plan stimulate the economy. Loses a vote of confidence in the Reichstag

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1932

Cabinet

Hitler refuses to serve as Franz von Papens vice Chancellor. Appoints as Reichswehr Minister Kurt von Schleicher and all of the members of the new cabinet are of the same political opinion as Hindenberg

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1932

National Concentration

Hitler refuses to serve as Franz von Papens vice Chancellor

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1932

Election

Elections yield 33.1% for the Nazis, dropping 2 million voters, Franz von Papen steps down, and is succeeded by General Kurt von Schleicher as Reichskanzler

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1932

Election

Unable to win a majority in the Reichstag

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1933

Resignation of Franz von Papen

Hindenburg urges Papens resignation

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1932

Resignation of Franz von Papen

Resigns after Schleicher deserts Papen because of his reactionary policies. Papen resigns after a failure to pass his plans for a "new state"

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1932

Conference of Lausanne

At the Conference in Lausanne the major powers acknowledge Germany's equal rights in (re)armament

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1932

Cabinet

Forms the "Cabinet of Barons", 4 Barons & a Count without majority Reichstag support

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1932

Chancellor

Von Papen is closely associated with the industrialist and land-owning classes and pursued an extreme Conservative policy along Hindenburgs lines. Uses Schleichers list which includes 5 members of the nobility. Hindenburg tells Papen to form a Government "above parties". Appointed Chancellor of Germany

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1932

Weimar Republic

Von Papen is closely associated with the industrialist and land-owning classes and pursued an extreme Conservative policy along Hindenburgs lines

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1932

Reichstag

Meets Hitler at von Schroeders home. It is agreed Papen will ask Hindenburg to make Hitler Chancellor

Role range: 1919-1933

Coalition Government

Joins Hitler's cabinet as Vice Chancellor, believing conservative ministers can control the new Chancellor from inside the Government.

Role range: 1933-1945 – 1933-1934

Government

As Vice Chancellor believes he can contain Hitler & use him to gain supreme power

Role range: 1933-1945 – 1933-1933

Vice Chancellor

Appointed Vice Chancellor

Role range: 1933-1945 – 1933-1933

Enabling Act

Supports the Enabling Act from inside the conservative coalition, helping give Hitler dictatorial powers through legal procedure.

Role range: 1933-1945 – 1933-1934

Prime Minister of Germany

Appointed Prime Minister of Prussia

Role range: 1919-1933 – 1932-1933