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|fullname = Hermann Wilhelm Göring | |fullname = Hermann Wilhelm Göring | ||
|alias = | |alias = Fatso Göring<br> | ||
|origin = Rosenheim, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire | |origin = Rosenheim, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire | ||
|occupation = President of the Reichstag (1932 - 1945)<br>Supreme Commander of the ''Luftwaffe'' (1935 - 1945) | |occupation = President of the Reichstag (1932 - 1945)<br>Supreme Commander of the ''Luftwaffe'' (1935 - 1945) | ||
|type of villain = Warlord | |type of villain = Genocidal Warlord | ||
|goals = Cause as much chaos and destruction as possible (partially successful)<br>Advance the goals of the [[Nazi Party]] (partially successful) | |goals = Cause as much chaos and destruction as possible (partially successful)<br>Advance the goals of the [[Nazi Party]] (partially successful)<br>Bomb Britain into defeat (failed) | ||
|crimes = Crimes against humanity<br>Crimes against peace<br>Conspiracy<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Genocide]] | |crimes = [[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Christophobia]]<br>Crimes against peace<br>Conspiracy<br>[[Anglophobia]]<br>[[Polonophobia]]<br>[[Americophobia]]<br>[[Francophobia]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Mass murder]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Racism]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Islamophobia]]<br>[[Ableism]]<br>[[Anti-Catholicism]]<br>[[Theft]] | ||
|hobby = Killing Jews}} | |hobby = Killing Jews}} | ||
{{Quote|Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship.|Hermann Göring}} | {{Quote|Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship.|Hermann Göring}} | ||
'''Hermann Wilhelm Göring''' (January 12<sup>th</sup>, 1893 - October 15<sup>th</sup>, 1946) was a German politician, military leader, and a leading member of the [[Nazi Party]] (NSDAP). A veteran of [[World War I]]<span style="font-size:24px;"> </span>as an ace fighter pilot, he was a recipient of the coveted Pour le Mérite, 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". | '''Hermann Wilhelm Göring''' (January 12<sup>th</sup>, 1893 - October 15<sup>th</sup>, 1946) was a German politician, military leader, and a leading member of the [[Nazi Party]] (NSDAP). A veteran of [[World War I]]<span style="font-size:24px;"> </span>as an ace fighter pilot, he was a recipient of the coveted Pour le Mérite, 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". He also served as the president of the Reichstag during the Nazi regime and also headed the ''Luftwaffe'' (the Nazi air forces.) | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
A member of the NSDAP from its early days, Göring was wounded in 1923 during the failed coup known as the [[Beer Hall Putsch]]. He became permanently addicted to morphine after being treated with the drug for his injuries. He founded the [[Gestapo]] in 1933. Göring was appointed commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe (air force) in 1935, a position he held until the final days of [[World War II]]. | A member of the NSDAP from its early days, Göring was wounded in 1923 during the failed coup known as the [[Beer Hall Putsch]]. He became permanently addicted to morphine after being treated with the drug for his injuries. He founded the [[Gestapo]] (which later became the official [[secret police]] force of the Nazi regime) in 1933. Göring was appointed commander-in-chief of the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force) in 1935, a position he held until the final days of [[World War II]]. He also served as the president of the Reichstag, the presiding officer of the German legislature, though this was more or less of a figurehead title as Hitler had stripped the Reichstag of most of its power with the Enabling Act of 1933. | ||
[[Joseph Goebbels]] and [[Heinrich Himmler]] were far more [[Anti-Semitism|antisemitic]] than Göring, who mainly adopted that attitude because party politics required him to do so. His deputy, Erhard Milch, had a Jewish parent. But Göring supported the Nuremberg Laws of 1935, and later initiated economic measures unfavourable to Jews. | [[Joseph Goebbels]] and [[Heinrich Himmler]] were far more [[Anti-Semitism|antisemitic]] than Göring, who mainly adopted that attitude because party politics required him to do so. His deputy, Erhard Milch, had a Jewish parent. But Göring supported the Nuremberg Laws of 1935, and later initiated economic measures unfavourable to Jews. | ||
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Göring directed anti-partisan operations by Luftwaffe security battalions in the Białowieża Forest between 1942 and 1944 that resulted in the murder of thousands of Jews and Polish civilians. | Göring directed anti-partisan operations by Luftwaffe security battalions in the Białowieża Forest between 1942 and 1944 that resulted in the murder of thousands of Jews and Polish civilians. | ||
By 1940 he was at the peak of his power and influence; as minister in charge of the Four Year Plan, he was responsible for much of the functioning of the German economy in the build-up to World War II. [[Adolf Hitler]] promoted him to the rank of ''Reichsmarschall'', a rank senior to all other Wehrmacht commanders, and in 1941 Hitler designated him as his successor and deputy in all his offices. | By 1940 he was at the peak of his power and influence; as minister in charge of the Four Year Plan, he was responsible for much of the functioning of the German economy in the build-up to World War II. [[Adolf Hitler]] promoted him to the rank of ''Reichsmarschall'', a rank senior to all other Wehrmacht commanders, and in 1941 Hitler designated him as his successor and deputy in all his offices, replacing [[Rudolf Hess]] in that capacity. | ||
Göring's standing with Hitler was greatly reduced by 1942, with the Luftwaffe unable to fulfill its commitments and the German war effort stumbling on both fronts. Göring largely withdrew from the military and political scene and focused on the acquisition of property and artwork, much of which was confiscated from Jewish victims of [[the Holocaust]]. | Göring's standing with Hitler was greatly reduced by 1942, with the Luftwaffe unable to fulfill its commitments and the German war effort stumbling on both fronts. Göring largely withdrew from the military and political scene and focused on the acquisition of property and artwork, much of which was confiscated from Jewish victims of [[the Holocaust]]. | ||
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*He was given the nickname "Fatso Göring" by Allied soldiers. | *He was given the nickname "Fatso Göring" by Allied soldiers. | ||
*Because of his weight, the pilot who transported him for interrogation wanted a bigger aircraft because he was worried that the plane would have problems with the weight. It was decided that a larger aircraft would not fit the runway. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/8291253/Hermann-Goering-too-heavy-for-US-plane-transport-after-capture.html Source] | *Because of his weight, the pilot who transported him for interrogation wanted a bigger aircraft because he was worried that the plane would have problems with the weight. It was decided that a larger aircraft would not fit the runway. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/8291253/Hermann-Goering-too-heavy-for-US-plane-transport-after-capture.html Source] | ||
*Despite hating [[Martin Bormann]], both men did not like | *Despite hating [[Martin Bormann]], both men did not like Eva Braun. | ||
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