Dietrich Klagges

Dietrich Klagges
Ministerpräsident
Free State of Brunswick
In office
6 May 1933  12 April 1945
Preceded byWerner Küchenthal
Succeeded byHubert Schlebusch
Interior and Education Minister
Free State of Brunswick
In office
15 September 1931  12 April 1945
Preceded byAnton Franzen
Personal details
Born(1891-02-01)1 February 1891
Herringsen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died12 November 1971(1971-11-12) (aged 80)
Bad Harzburg, West Germany
Political partyNazi Party
German National People's Party
German Völkisch Freedom Party
ProfessionTeacher
Military service
AllegianceGerman Empire
Years of service1911; 1915–1916
Battles/warsWorld War I

Dietrich Klagges (German pronunciation: [ˈdiːtʁɪç ˈklaɡəs]; 1 February 1891 – 12 November 1971) was a Nazi Party politician and from 1933 to 1945 the appointed premier (Ministerpräsident) of the now abolished Free State of Brunswick. He also went by the pseudonym Rudolf Berg.

He is responsible for giving Adolf Hitler citizenship of Germany in 1932, making him eligible to run for political office.