Rudolf Kanzler

Rudolf Kanzler (26 February 1873 – 26 February 1956) was a German surveyor and politician who was involved in the organisation of Freikorps units after World War I.

A Roman Catholic, Kanzler was a member of the Centre Party and served this party in the Landtag of Bavaria as representative for Lichtenfels from 1905 to 1918. Noted for his anti-communism, he organised a Bürgerwehr or militia against the communists in Rosenheim in 1919. Kanzler was later arrested and charged with treason during the Third Reich for attempting to promote monarchism and for cooperating with the Black Front of Otto Strasser. However, Kanzler was acquitted. Following his death, on his 83rd birthday, he was buried in his home town of Wasserburg am Inn.