Die Kanzlei des Führers (Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...

's Personal Chancellery), also known as Privatkanzlei des Führers, was the Chancellery

Chancellery

Chancellery is the office of the chancellor, sometimes also referred to as the chancery. Both of those words have other meanings as well.Chancellery can specifically refer to:...

 responsible for the Nazi Party and associated organizations and their dealings directly with Hitler. The Chancellery was headed by SS-Obergruppenführer

Obergruppenführer

Obergruppenführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was first created in 1932 as a rank of the SA and until 1942 it was the highest SS rank inferior only to Reichsführer-SS...

 Philipp Bouhler

Philipp Bouhler

Philipp Bouhler was a senior Nazi Party official who was both a Reichsleiter and Chief of the Chancellery of the Führer of the NSDAP...

 (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

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...

. The Chancellery was located at Voßstraße 4, Berlin W8 in the new Reich Chancellery

Reich Chancellery

The Reich Chancellery was the traditional name of the office of the Chancellor of Germany in the period of the German Reich from 1871 to 1945...

 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

Albert Bormann

Albert Bormann was a NSKK officer, who rose to the rank of Gruppenführer during World War II. He was an adjutant to Adolf Hitler. Albert was the younger brother of Martin Bormann.-Biography:...

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

Viktor Brack

Viktor Brack , was a Nazi war criminal, the organiser of the Euthanasia Programme, Action T4, where the Nazi state systematically murdered disabled German people...

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)