Anton Drexler | |
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Chairman of the Nazi Party | |
In office 24 February 1920 – 29 July 1921[1] | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Adolf Hitler (as dictatorial Führer of the party) |
Chairman of the German Workers' Party | |
In office 5 January 1919 – 24 February 1920 | |
Deputy | Karl Harrer |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Munich, German Empire | 13 June 1884
Died | 24 February 1942 Munich, Germany | (aged 57)
Political party | Nazi Party (1920–1923, 1933–1942) |
Other political affiliations | German Fatherland Party (1917–1918) German Workers' Party (1919–1920) Völkisch-Social Bloc (1924–1928) |
Occupation | Locksmith Tool and die maker |
Awards | Blood 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.