Hermann Göring
Military Commander
1893 – 1946
Who was Hermann Göring?
Hermann Wilhelm Göring, was a German politician, military leader, and leading member of the Nazi Party. A veteran of World War I as an ace fighter pilot, he was a recipient of the coveted Pour le Mérite, also known as the "Blue Max". He was the last commander of Jagdgeschwader 1, the fighter wing once led by Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron".
A member of the NSDAP from its early days, Göring was wounded in 1923 during the failed coup known as the Beer Hall Putsch. He became permanently addicted to morphine after being treated with the drug for his injuries. After helping Adolf Hitler take power in 1933, he became the second-most powerful man in Germany. He founded the Gestapo in 1933. Göring was appointed commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe in 1935, a position he held until the final days of World War II. By 1940 he was at the peak of his power and influence; as minister in charge of the Four Year Plan, he was responsible for much of the functioning of the German economy in the build-up to World War II. Adolf Hitler promoted him to the rank of Reichsmarschall, a rank senior to all other Wehrmacht commanders, and in 1941 Hitler designated him as his successor and deputy in all his offices.
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- Born
- Jan 12, 1893
Rosenheim - Also known as
- Herman Goering
- Hermann Goring
- Hermann Goering
- Der Dicke
- Goring
- General der Flieger Hermann Göring
- Göring
- Hermann Wilhelm Göring
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Emmy Göring
(1935/04/10 - 1946/10/05) - Carin Göring
(1923/02/02 - 1931/10/17)
- Emmy Göring
- Children
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Nationality
- Germany
- German Empire
- Nazi Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- Died
- Oct 15, 1946
Nuremberg - Resting place
- Munich
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on July 23, 2013
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