Editing Führer of Tanoa

{{Infobox official post
| post = Führer
| body = the [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
| department = [[Government of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
| member_of = [[Oberkommando der Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
| residence = [[Führerhaus]], [[Ravi-Ta]]
| formation = 9 August 1944
| first = [[Jan Paap]]
| last = [[Eef Paap]]
| abolished = 30 November 2024
}}

The '''Führer of Tanoa''' was the supreme political and military office of the [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]. The office was established on 9 August 1944, when the [[Argentine Einsatz]] reached [[Tanoa]] and was reorganized as the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen. [[Jan Paap]] became the first Führer and remained in office until his retirement in January 1980. His son [[Eef Paap]] succeeded him and served until his death on 24 November 2024.<ref name="jan-founding"/><ref name="jan-retirement"/><ref name="eef-succession"/>

No successor was appointed after Eef's death. The office remained vacant during the final six days of the regime and ended when the government of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen ceased to function on 30 November 2024.<ref name="eef-death"/><ref name="government-collapse"/>

== Formation ==

Jan Paap founded the [[Argentine Einsatz]] at [[Rada Tilly]], [[Argentina]], on 13 May 1944. He led the organization while it recruited personnel and prepared an expedition to Tanoa. The group departed from the Patagonian coast on 28 July and reached [[Ravi-Ta]] on 9 August 1944.<ref name="jan-founding"/><ref name="formation-arrival"/>

After the landing, the Argentine Einsatz was reorganized as the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen. Paap became Führer on the same day and directed the establishment of the first permanent base on Ravi-Ta.<ref name="jan-founding"/> The 13 May date therefore marked the beginning of Paap's leadership of the Argentine Einsatz, while the office of Führer of Tanoa began on 9 August.

== Role and authority ==

The government operated according to the [[Führerprinzip]]. The Führer served as head of state and head of government and stood above the central political and military command structure.<ref name="government-leadership"/>

Government institutions operated beneath the office. The [[Oberkommando der Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]], established in 1950, became the principal central command authority through which political and military directives were coordinated.<ref name="government-oberkommando"/>

The [[Deputy Führer of Tanoa]] served directly below the Führer during Eef Paap's rule. [[Daniel Paap]] was the only known holder of that office.

== Residence ==

The official residence of the Führer was the [[Führerhaus]] on [[Ravi-Ta]]. It served as a residence and secure leadership site. [[Georgetown]] remained the administrative capital of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen.

== Succession ==

The office did not use a constitutional succession procedure. During the late 1970s, Jan Paap selected Eef as his successor. Jan retired in January 1980, and Eef succeeded him immediately at the age of 11.<ref name="jan-retirement"/><ref name="eef-succession"/>

Eef's accession was formally marked during a state ceremony in [[Georgetown]] on 6 November 1980, eight days before his twelfth birthday. Jan continued advising him until 1987.<ref name="eef-succession"/> The transfer from Jan to Eef was the only hereditary succession to the office.

== List of Führers of Tanoa ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Term
! Notes
|-
| [[Jan Paap]]
| 9 August 1944 – January 1980
| Founder of the [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]] and first Führer.
|-
| [[Eef Paap]]
| January 1980 – 24 November 2024
| Second and final Führer. Killed by [[Mark Hugerinus Paap]].
|}

== End of the office ==

Eef Paap was killed by [[Mark Hugerinus Paap]] at a villa near [[Ipota]] on 24 November 2024. No new Führer was appointed.<ref name="eef-death"/>

The central government continued to collapse during the following six days. Remaining institutions lost their ability to coordinate the state, and the government ceased to function on 30 November 2024. The office of Führer was abolished with the end of the regime.<ref name="government-collapse"/>

== See also ==
* [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
* [[Government of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
* [[Jan Paap]]
* [[Eef Paap]]
* [[Deputy Führer of Tanoa]]
* [[Argentine Einsatz]]
* [[Oberkommando der Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
* [[Führerhaus]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="jan-founding">"[[Jan Paap#Founding of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen|Founding of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]". ''Jan Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="formation-arrival">"[[History of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen#Formation and arrival in Tanoa|Formation and arrival in Tanoa]]". ''History of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="government-leadership">"[[Government of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen#Leadership principle|Leadership principle]]". ''Government of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="government-oberkommando">"[[Government of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen#Oberkommando and state administration|Oberkommando and state administration]]". ''Government of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="jan-retirement">"[[Jan Paap#Retirement and death|Retirement and death]]". ''Jan Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="eef-succession">"[[Eef Paap#Succession|Succession]]". ''Eef Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="eef-death">"[[Eef Paap#Death|Death]]". ''Eef Paap''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="government-collapse">"[[Government of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen#Collapse|Collapse]]". ''Government of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
}}

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[[Category:Government of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
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