Key Individuals In Nazi Germany

Question 1

Goring

Answer 1

Joined the party in 1922 and one year later was put in charge of the step troopers (SA) he was the second most important in the nazi party after hitler he was also head of the german airforce(Luftwaffe) and president of the reichstag. Goring enrolled 50000SA men.

Question 2

Gobbels

Answer 2

Small And physically Weak but very intelligent. He was appointed head editor of the Nazi newspaper and in 1933 took charge of the reich ministry of popular enlightenment and propaganda which had complete power over official information and german culture.

Question 3

Himmler

Answer 3

Early posts as Gauleiters(regional party chief of various regions.) was put in control of the whole police network and reich leader of the SS. And chief of the german police.

Question 4

Hess

Answer 4

Hitlers private secretary and later responsible for matters to do with party administration. Deputy leader of the nazi party.

Question 5

Heydrich

Answer 5

Himmlers deputy. He struggled importing so many Jews.

Question 6

Rohm

Answer 6

Head of the SA wanted the army and SA to join As one force lead by him, and for the SA to have more pay, killed on the night of the long knives.

Question 7

Niemoller

Answer 7

Started the confessional church in 1934 and was sent to a concentration camp.