Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Kurt Georg Kiesinger is a German politician and the informal leader of the non-Nazi Inner Circle faction of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
Involvement
Deputy Führer Kiesinger doesn't embrace Nazism and Fascism wholeheartedly (having joined the NSDAP after it took power because of the job opportunities it offered), but he is the least ambitious member of the Gang and the one who Speer can trust the most. However, Kiesinger is no less inclined to democratization as the rest of the Gang and joins their opposition to Speer during the Slave Revolt. However If Speer successfully outmanuevers the Gang of Four, Kiesinger is the only one left in his cabinet, but now completely disillusioned that their dream for a democratic Germany is dead and that he can do nothing besides sing empty praise for Speer. Kiesinger becomes the last member of the Gang who isn't removed from Speer's cabinet in a route where he succeeds. Meanwhile, Erhard is blamed for the disastrous consequences of the Oil Crisis, Tresckow is blamed for allowing the Slave Revolt to happen, and Schmidt is blacklisted for trying to negotiate with the rebelling slaves.
Kiesinger still advocates for maintaining German hegemony over their territories, but does so with a lighter hand than the foreign ministers of more hardline cabinets such as Bormann's administration. When setting up autonomous governments in Germany's conquered territories, Kiesinger's plan is to mend the relationship between Germany and the other territories to create a more healthy and balanced relationship between them. While Kiesinger knows that it will take time to achieve the full extent of this goal, he figures that its the best course of action.
In-Game Descriptions
Minister
Kurt Georg Kiesinger was once a successful lawyer, being offered highly respectable positions in both the Chamber Court of Berlin and the Nationalsozialistischer Rechtswahrerbund, but turning them down in favor of remaining an independent actor within the profession. When the war began, Kiesinger joined the Foreign Ministry to avoid being drafted into combat, eventually finding a position within the broadcasting arm. However, Kiesinger eventually came under suspicion for "hampering anti-Jewish activities." While he was never found guilty, it is widely considered to be one of the main reasons Kiesinger left his position after the war, returning to work as a lawyer. As the dysfunctionality of the Reich became more apparent, however, Kiesinger found himself drawn towards politics, where he began to preach the need for reform if the Reich were to survive. Dubbed "Silver Tongue Kiesinger" for his incredibly persuasive oration. Kiesinger was eventually approached by Albert Speer, and became part of his "Gang of Four", taking upon himself the mantle of the second most powerful man in the Speerite movement.
The mouth of the reformist movement, Kiesinger is not often found far from its head, Speer himself. When Speer's ideas (or the ideas of any of the Gang of Four) are questioned, it is often Kiesinger who manages to smooth the tensions, effortlessly persuading doubters of the necessity of Speer's reforms. Silver Tongue holds little love for the NSDAP, but as anyone who heard his speeches could tell you, he cares greatly for the German nation.
Gang of Four Victorious
Kurt Georg Kiesinger was once a successful lawyer, being offered highly respectable positions in both the Chamber Court of Berlin and the Nationalsozialistischer Rechtswahrerbund, but turning them down in favor of remaining an independent actor within the profession. When the war began, Kiesinger joined the Foreign Ministry to avoid being drafted into combat, eventually finding a position within the broadcasting arm. However, Kiesinger eventually came under suspicion for "hampering anti-Jewish activities." While he was never found guilty, it is widely considered to be one of the main reasons Kiesinger left his position after the war, returning to work as a lawyer.
After years of political service to the Führer and a dedication to upholding Germany's image across the world, many have been surprised to know that his true affiliations are different from their assumptions. Kiesinger may have acted as subservient to the Führer and his country, but he is no less inclined on the prospects of liberal democracy as the rest of his comrades. Now that the country has found itself on a new path, the Silver Tongue's voice will be louder than ever in the coming years of what is sure to be incredible political turmoil. Yet, Kiesinger is assured in his skills and his ability to defuse the massive bomb known as democratization, for he has immersed himself in danger his entire life.
Speer Victourious
Snake. Dissident. Speerite. Traitor. Kurt Georg Kiesinger has been labelled and insulted by many people over the last ten years, but never before has anyone dared to call him a silent man. Until now.
The catastrophe of the Oil Crisis has been placed at the feet of Ludwig Erhard and his radical economic reforms. The outbreak of the Slave Revolt has been pinned on the hesitation and incompetence of Henning von Tresckow. Helmut Schmidt has been blamed for the embarrassingly conciliatory negotiations. Yet Kurt Georg Kiesinger, who is no stranger to these three Dissidents, has retreated from the limelight into the shadowy corridors of the Reichstag. He has nothing to say to the forces of democracy within the Reich. He has nothing to say to the crumbling Dissident wing within the NSDAP. All that escapes from his lips is muted praise of Albert Speer and the Reformists.
A growing number of voices are unhappy with Kiesinger's position as Deputy Führer, considering his former allies. Once the charismatic mouth of the Reformist movement, it appears that Kiesinger has delegated that position to Speer himself. A question is spreading throughout the Party: Has the Silver Tongue stopped wagging?
Trivia
Kiesinger plays a key role in abolishing slavery in Germany and helping Erhard fight off the slave-owning mega-corporations in favor of smaller businesses and is called the Silver Tongue for his persuasive oration skills in German politics.
Recognizing that the more reactionary elements of the Reich could pose a threat to Speer's agenda, Kiesinger has them expelled from the government to boost the reformist cause.
Even though he knows that it will be uncovered eventually, Kiesinger has to cover up Speer's complicity in the slave labor exploited by Nazi Germany, lest his government collapse before realizing the full extent of its reforms.
If Bormann is feeling merciful, he may offer clemency to Kiesinger and allow him to return to Germany, based on his popularity with NSDAP conservatives.
Rather than maintain Germany's anti-religious laws, Kiesinger wants to remove them, acknowledging that many Germans practice Protestantism and Catholicism anyway.
OTL he was a German Chancellor for the Centre Right Party “Christian Democratic Union”.
He was put under suspicion in the war for "Hampering anti Jewish Activities"