Hitler's Chancellery (Kanzlei des Führers)

Die Kanzlei des Führers (Adolf Hitler's Personal Chancellery), also known as Privatkanzlei des Führers, was the Chancellery responsible for the Nazi Party and associated organizations and their dealings directly with Hitler. The Chancellery was headed by SS-Obergruppenführer Philipp Bouhler (Der Chef der Kanzlei des Führers der NSDAP).

The office handled many different issues pertaining to matters such as complaints against party officials, appeals from party courts, official judgements, clemency petitions and the personal affairs of Adolf Hitler. The Chancellery was located at Voßstraße 4, Berlin W8 in the new Reich Chancellery building.

Organization

The following offices comprised the Kanzlei des Führers and was subordinate directly to Hitler:

Hauptamt (Main Office) I: Persönliche Angelegenheiten des Führers (Personal Affairs of the Führer). Chief: Albert Bormann

Hauptamt (Main Office) II: Angelegenheiten aus Partei, Staat, und Wehrmacht (Affairs of the Party, State, and the Armed Forces). Chief: Viktor Brack

Hauptamt (Main Office) III: Gnadenangelegenheiten. (Appeals directly to Hitler). Chief: Hubert Berkenkamp

Hauptamt (Main Office) IV: Angelegenheiten wirtschaftlicher und sozialer Art (Affairs of economic and social questions). Chief: Heinrich Cnyrim

Hauptamt (Main Office) V: Personal und Verwaltungsangelegenheiten der Dienststelle (Personal and Employment affairs of various offices). Chief: Herbert Jaensch

Hauptamt (Main Office) VI: Angelegenheiten aus Wissenschaft, Erziehung, und Schrifttum (Affairs of Science, Education, and Literature)