During which years was the German politician, who issued the Nero Decree, Chancellor of Germany?
Nero Decree The Nero Decree (German: "Nerobefehl" ) was issued by Adolf Hitler on March 19, 1945 ordering the destruction of German infrastructure to prevent their use by Allied forces as they penetrated deep within Germany. It was officially titled Demolitions on Reich Territory Decree ("Befehl betreffend Zerstörungsmaßnahmen im Reichsgebiet") and has subsequently become known as the Nero Decree, after the Roman Emperor Nero, who supposedly engineered the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD. The decree was deliberately disobeyed by Albert Speer.
Karl Jarres Karl Jarres (21 September 1874 – 20 October 1951) was a politician of the German People's Party ("Deutsche Volkspartei", or DVP) during the Weimar Republic. From 1923 to 1924/1925, he was Minister of the Interior and Vice-Chancellor of Germany. Jarres was also the long-serving mayor of Duisburg from 1914 to 1933. After the Nazis deposed him, he started a career in industry.