Individuals Flashcards
Joseph Goebbels?
Minister of Propaganda, 1933–45
Hermann Goering?
- 1934 on Night of the Long Knives- took action against Rohm
- 1935- became responsible for the air force (luftwaffe)
- 1936- became responsible for the Four Year Plan (to get Germany ready for war)
Heinrich Himmler?
- The head of the SS
- Responsible for implementing the Final Solution and setting up extermination camps
Reinhard Heydrich?
- Responsible for the Gestapo
- 1941- became known for his work organising the Final Solution
Rudolf Hess?
Deputy leader of the Nazi Party
Dr Robert Ley?
- Head of the German Labour Front
- Established the Strength Through Joy scheme.
Albert Speer?
Minister for rearmament and war production in 1942
Ernst Rohm?
- Head of the SA
- Killed on the Night of the Long Knives.
Friedrich Ebert?
First man in charge of Weimar Republic
Gustav Stresemann?
Weimar leader who began to sort out German
problems
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg?
Leaders of the Communists group (The Spartacists) who failed to seize power
Dr Wolfgang Kapp?
Led the Freikorps in a failed attempt to seize power in the Kapp Putsch
Paul Von Hindenburg?
- President of Germany
- Appoints various chancellors including Hitler
Franz Von Papen and Kurt Von Schleicher?
Two chancellors directly before Hitler who failed to deal with the Nazi threat and get Germany out of economic problems
Adolf Hitler?
Leader of the Nazi Party. Chancellor of Germany.
Fuhrer of Germany.