Konrd Adenauer Historical Figure Nationality: Germany, later West Germany Religion: Catholic Date of Birth: 1876 Date of Death: 1967 Cause of Death: Natural Causes Occupation: Politician, Diplomat Spouse: Emma Weyer Auguste (Gussie) Zinsser Affiliations: Catholic Center Party; Christian Democratic Union Turtledove Appearances: The Man With the Iron Heart POD: May 29, 1942; Relevant POD: May, 1945 Type of Appearance: Direct Date of Death: 1946 Cause of Death: Body destroyed by an explosion

Konrad Hermann Josef Adenauer (1876–1967) was a German statesman. Prior to World War II, he was an elected official from the Catholic Center Party and a vocal opponent of the Nazis. As a result, he was persecuted by that group following their ascendance under Adolf Hitler. Following the end of World War II, Adenauer's anti-Nazi credentials won him the respect and admiration of the Allies, who supported his establishment of the Christian Democratic Union. Upon the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) as an independent state in 1949, Adenauer became that country's first democratically elected chancellor, serving from 1949 to 1963.

Konrad Adenauer in The Man With the Iron HeartEdit

As the mayor of Cologne, Konrad Adenauer (1876-1946) had made a name for himself as an opponent of the Nazis before World War II, and so became a logical choice after the war and a favorite of the Western Allies to lead Germany. Adenauer established a new political party, the Christian Democratic Union from Cologne, with the help of the British.

The German Freedom Front targeted Adenauer for assassination in 1946. One attempt by a suicide bomber failed. The second, a mortar attack at a rally in American-occupied Erlangen, succeeded, when Adenauer was blown off the platform he was speaking on, and his body from the neck down was shredded.

Political offices (OTL)
Preceded by None; Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk as Acting Chancellor of occupied territories, 1945-1949; Josef Goebbels as Chancellor of Germany, 1945	Chancellor of Federal Republic of (West) Germany 1949-1963	Succeeded by Ludwig Erhard
Preceded by Count Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk	Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs 1951–1955	Succeeded by Heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo

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