History of the Third Reich1933-1945Look Mom! No hands!! This is all code! Pretty cool stuff, aint it? The WehrmachtHeer (Army) Kriegsmarine (Navy) Luftwaffe (Air Force) Allgemeine SS Waffen SS GestapoGerman Armed Forces CommandersOKW-The Supreme Command of Armed ForcesChief of the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces - Field Marshall Wilhelm Keitel (1938-1945) Chief of the Operations Staff - Colonel-General Alfred Jodl OKH-The Supreme Command of the ArmyAdolf Hitler (1889-1945)The leader of the nazi party. Hitler, also known as "the Fuhrer", had a fanatical following with his closest people. Hitler came to power Jan.30, 1933. Hermann Goring (1893-1946)"When I hear the word culture, I reach for my Browning!" Without a doubt, Goring was the most important person of the Reich. This will come with speculation, but no one can deny his power and influence he had on Hitler. Heinrich Himmler (1900-1945)Mastermind of the Holocaust. Himmler was the leader of the SS and of all the police forces in Germany. Himmler was ruthless in his leadership. He was number 2 when it comes to power in the Reich. Joseph Goebbles (1897-1945)Goebbles was the Propaganda Minister. He controled all that was art, movies, music, etc...one of the most interesting persons of the Reich. Rudolf Hess (1894-1987)Hess received a life sentence for his role in the Reich. Hess deserted the party in 1941. Reinhard Heydrich (1904-1942)Heydrich proved to be a monster under the leadership of Himmler. Heydrich finally was killed by those he hated the most. Martin Bormann (1900-1945)Bormann was under Hess, then worked his way up, he killed himself after the war. J. von Ribbentrop (1900-1946)Ribbentrop was a poor soul. He did try to be all he could be. He was ambassador for 4 years. |