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Aug 29, 2024 · Werner von Blomberg was a German general and minister of war (1933–38) in the National Socialist government of Adolf Hitler. A career soldier before the Nazi seizure of power, he was one of Hitler’s most loyal officers among the old-line officer corps before being abruptly dismissed from office.
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In 1936 Hitler promoted all of his service commanders-in-chief to the rank of Generaloberst, and Blomberg was given the rank of Generalfeld-marschall, only the sixth German so honored in...
Abstract. At the end of 1937, Hitler believed that Germany’s economic and military-strategic situation would soon permit the launching of a successful war of conquest. But when he shared his plans with the most important representatives of the military leadership at a secret conference on November 5, 1937, Hitler met with skepticism, not ...
Mar 9, 2015 · Werner von Blomberg and Werner von Fritsch were two very senior officers in the army – and both were compelled into resigning from their posts by Hitler for failing to accept his full authority over the military.
After graduating from the War Academy in 1907, von Blomberg joined the General Staff in 1908. After Serving with distinction on the Western Front during World War I, in the 19th Reserve Division, Blomberg was awarded the Pour le Mérite and promoted to major in 1916. During the conflict, his two brothers were killed in action.
Hitler also appointed General Werner von Blomberg as defence minister. Though von Blomberg was not an NSDAP member, he was a strong supporter of Hitler – and as a general of the Reichswehr he would provide an important link between the government, the military and the Nazi Party.
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Werner Eduard Fritz von Blomberg was a German General Staff officer and the first Minister of War in Adolf Hitler's government. After serving on the Western Front in World War I, Blomberg was appointed chief of the Truppenamt during the Weimar Republic.
