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Hermann Göring

German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal (1893-1946) · Germany · Politicians · Died at 53 · also Sweden

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Hitler's designated successor and the architect of the Luftwaffe, whose power collapsed as Allied bombers reduced German cities to rubble and his attention turned to looting art from Holocaust victims.

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A life in dates

1946Died15 October 1946“The people were merely to acknowledge the authority of the Führer, or, let us say, to declare themselves in agreement with the Führer.”In their words18 March 1946Trial of the Major War, 18 March 1946

1943Honorary Citizen of GdańskAward1942“The only one who really knows about the Reichstag is I, because I set it on fire!”In their words20 April 1942Statement at a luncheon on 20 April 1942, as recounted by General Franz Halder, about the Reichstag fire, which the Nazis had blamed on

Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of LibertyAward1941Named Vice-Chancellor of GermanyOffice10 February 1941 to 23 April 1945Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandAwardOrder of Michael the Brave, 1st classAwardOrder of Michael the Brave, 2nd classAward1939“Excellency, please sign. I hate to say it, but my job is not the easiest one. Prague, your capital-I should be terribly sorry if I were compelled to destroy this beautiful city.”In their words15 March 1939Said by Goering to the President of Czechoslovakia Emile Hácha on March 15, 1939, when Hácha, tired and under heavy pressure from Hitler to

Danzig Cross 1st ClassAwardDanzig Cross 2nd ClassAward1938“The Jew must clearly understand one thing at once, he must get out!”In their wordsSpeech in Vienna after the Austrian Anschluss (1938); when asked at the Nuremberg trials whether he meant what he said in this speech he

Collar of the Imperial Order of the Red ArrowsAwardGrand Cross of the Order of the DannebrogAward1936“Guns will make us powerful; butter will only make us fat.”In their wordsRadio broadcast (1936), as quoted in The New Language of Politics: An Anecdotal Dictionary of Catchwords, Slogans, and Political Usage

1933Named ReichsstatthalterOffice25 April 1933 to 23 April 1945Named Minister President of PrussiaOffice10 April 1933 to 23 April 1945“My measures will not be crippled by any bureaucracy. Here I don't have to worry about Justice; my mission is only to destroy and to exterminate, nothing more.”In their words3 March 1933Speech in Frankfurt (3 March 1933), as quoted in Gestapo : Instrument of Tyranny (1956) by Edward Crankshaw, p. 48

Honorary CitizenshipAward1918Knight of the Military Karl-Friedrich Merit OrderAwardPour le MériteAward1917Knight of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with SwordsAward1915Iron Cross, 2nd classAward1893Born12 January 1893

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Göring in 1907, at age 14Göring in 1907, at age 14Göring with the Pour le Mérite and several awardsGöring with the Pour le Mérite and several awardsGöring in 1918 as commander of Jagdgeschwader 1 beside his Fokker D VII (F) 5125/18. He holds a walking stick Geschwader Stock that had been owned by Manfred von Richthofen.[12]Göring in 1918 as commander of Jagdgeschwader 1 beside his Fokker D VII (F) 5125/18. He holds a walking stick Geschwader Stock that had been owned by Manfred von Richthofen.[12]Camp service of the NSDAP delegation; in the first row SS Chief Heinrich Himmler, SA Chief Ernst Röhm and Göring, 1931Camp service of the NSDAP delegation; in the first row SS Chief Heinrich Himmler, SA Chief Ernst Röhm and Göring, 1931Göring with British War Secretary Lord Halifax at Schorfheide, 20 November 1937Göring with British War Secretary Lord Halifax at Schorfheide, 20 November 1937Hitler with Göring on balcony of the Chancellery, Berlin, 16 March 1938Hitler with Göring on balcony of the Chancellery, Berlin, 16 March 1938Göring as ReichsmarschallGöring as Reichsmarschall

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  1. I especially denounce the terrible mass murders, which I cannot understand ... I never ordered any killing or tortures where I had the power to prevent such actions!

    Aug 31, 1946, Göring's closing statement to the Nuremberg tribunal (31 August 1946); as quoted in Witness to Nuremberg (2006) by Richard Sonnenfeldt, p., Own words

  2. The people were merely to acknowledge the authority of the Führer, or, let us say, to declare themselves in agreement with the Führer.

    Mar 18, 1946, Trial of the Major War, 18 March 1946, Own words

  3. The only one who really knows about the Reichstag is I, because I set it on fire!

    Apr 20, 1942, Statement at a luncheon on 20 April 1942, as recounted by General Franz Halder, about the Reichstag fire, which the Nazis had blamed on, Own words

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Awards

Honorary Citizen of Gdańsk1943
Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty1942
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland1941
Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd class with swords1941
Order of Michael the Brave, 2nd class1941
Order of Michael the Brave, 1st class1941
Grand Cross of the Iron Cross (1939)1940
Danzig Cross 2nd Class1939
Danzig Cross 1st Class1939
Collar of the Imperial Order of the Red Arrows1938
Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog1938
Cross of Honour for Combatants, with Swords1934
Honorary Citizenship, Bad Neuenahr1933
Pour le Mérite1918
Knight of the Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order1918
Knight of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords1917
Order of the Zähringer Lion1917
Iron Cross, 2nd class1915
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class
Golden Party Badge
Blood Order
Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class
Royal Order of the Sword
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary
Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
Knight grand cross of the order of the crown of Italy
Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary
Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius Equal-to-apostles

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Hermann Göring was a World War I fighter ace who received the Pour le Mérite and commanded the squadron once led by the Red Baron. Wounded in Hitler's failed Beer Hall Putsch in 1923, he developed a morphine addiction during treatment that lasted decades. After Hitler became Chancellor in 1933, Göring created the Gestapo and rose to become the second most powerful man in the regime. Named Plenipotentiary of the Four Year Plan in 1936, he mobilized Germany's economy for war; by 1939 Hitler designated him as successor, and in 1940 he received the unique rank of Reichsmarschall. His influence crumbled after the Luftwaffe failed to stop Allied bombing or resupply Stalingrad, and he withdrew to amass stolen artwork from Jewish victims. On 22 April 1945, his telegram requesting permission to assume leadership was deemed treason by Hitler, who ordered his arrest. Convicted at Nuremberg of conspiracy, crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, he swallowed cyanide the night before his scheduled hanging.

Country
Germany
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1893 to 1946 · aged 53

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Joachim von RibbentropBoth received Danzig Cross 1st ClassArthur Seyss-InquartBoth received Danzig Cross 2nd ClassReinhard HeydrichBoth received Danzig Cross 1st ClassKurt DaluegeBoth received Danzig Cross 2nd ClassErich von dem Bach-ZelewskiBoth received Danzig Cross 1st ClassHans BaurBoth received Danzig Cross 2nd Class

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