Anton Drexler

Anton Drexler
Drexler in 1920
Chairman of the Nazi Party
In office
24 February 1920 – 29 July 1921[1]
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAdolf Hitler (as dictatorial Führer of the party)
Chairman of the German Workers' Party
In office
5 January 1919 – 24 February 1920
DeputyKarl Harrer
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1884-06-13)13 June 1884
Munich, German Empire
Died24 February 1942(1942-02-24) (aged 57)
Munich, Germany
Political partyNazi Party (1920–1923, 1933–1942)
Other political
affiliations
German Fatherland Party (1917–1918)
German Workers' Party (1919–1920)
Völkisch-Social Bloc (1924–1928)
OccupationLocksmith
Tool and die maker
AwardsBlood Order
Golden Party Badge

Anton Drexler (13 June 1884 – 24 February 1942) was a German far-right political agitator for the Völkisch movement in the 1920s. He founded the German Workers' Party (DAP), the pan-German and anti-Semitic antecedent of the Nazi Party (NSDAP). Drexler mentored his successor in the NSDAP, Adolf Hitler, during his early years in politics.

  1. ^ Evans 2003, p. 180.

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