Reichskanzler
Noun
Meaning
Reichskanzler (plural Reichskanzlers or Reichskanzler)
(historical) The German Chancellor or head of government from 1871 to 1945; specifically (from 1933 to 1945), Adolf Hitler as head of the Third Reich. [from 19th c.]
Examples
Franz von Papen stepped down and was succeeded as Chancellor (Reichskanzler) by General Kurt von Schleicher on 3 December.
Karl Dönitz succeeds Hitler as President of Germany (Reichspräsident) and Joseph Goebbels succeeds as Chancellor of Germany (Reichskanzler), in accordance with Hitler's political testament of the previous day.
His titles were Führer und Reichskanzler from August 1934.