Sa Officers - Hermann Goring, Otto Skorzeny, Ernst Rohm, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Erich Koch, Hans Schwerte (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: Hermann Goring, Otto Skorzeny, Ernst Rohm, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Erich Koch, Hans Schwerte, Hans-Adolf Prutzmann, Viktor Lutze, Friedrich Kruger, Hans von Tschammer und Osten, Oswald Pohl, Hanns Albin Rauter, Wilhelm Adam, Walter Schimana, Fritz Reinhardt, Friedrich Rainer, Karl Holz, Alfred Proksch, Wilhelm Schepmann, Wilhelm Bruckner, Arthur Ehrhardt, Franz Pfeffer von Salomon, Karl Ernst, Hermann Hofle, Waldemar Magunia, Siegfried Kasche, Gerhard Wagner, Edmund Heines, Siegfried Uiberreither, Wilhelm Beiglbock, Emil Ketterer, Adam Grunewald, Hans Ulrich Klintzsch. Excerpt: Hermann Wilhelm Goring, (or Goering; German pronunciation: 12 January 1893 - 15 October 1946) was a German politician, military leader, and a leading member of the Nazi Party. He was a veteran of World War I as an ace fighter pilot, and a recipient of the coveted Pour le Merite, 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." In 1935, Goring was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (German: ), a position he was to hold until the final days of World War II. By mid-1940, Goring was at the peak of his power and influence. Adolf Hitler had promoted him to the rank of Reichsmarschall, making Goring senior to all other Wehrmacht commanders, and in 1941 Hitler designated him as his successor and deputy in all his offices. By 1942, with the German war effort stumbling on both fronts, Goring's standing with Hitler was very greatly reduced. Goring largely withdrew from the military and political scene to enjoy the pleasures of life as a wealthy and powerful man. After World War II, Goring was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg Trials. He was sentenced to death by hanging, but committed su...