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You answer the knock - do you open for the men in trench coats?

You answer the knock - do you open for the men in trench coats?

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A German general, architect of the Weimar Republic's political-military machine, answers a knock at his door. He knows the system he built is now turning on him.

You answer the knock - do you open for the men in trench coats?

This episode explores the life and career of Kurt von Schleicher, a master political operator in Weimar Republic, and examines the moment when his own methods were used against him.

Person: Kurt von Schleicher
Date: June 30, 1934
Location: Neubabelsberg
Event: Assassination

- Kurt von Schleicher, born in 1882, entered the Kadettenanstalt in 1896, stepping into the inherited architecture of the Prussian officer class.
- He was commissioned into the Third Foot Guards in 1900, where he met Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord, forming a lasting friendship.
- Schleicher's patron, Wilhelm Groener, created the Ministeramt, a political bureau within the Defense Ministry, specifically for Schleicher's unique talent for political engineering.
- In December 1918, Schleicher was a key architect of the Ebert-Groener Pact, which ensured the army's survival and independence during the German revolution.
- He helped establish Sondergruppe R in 1921, a secret Reichswehr unit that cooperated with the Red Army to circumvent the arms restrictions of the Versailles Treaty.

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