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* [[Ernst Wilhelm Bohle]] - leader of the Foreign Organization of the German Nazi Party from 1933 until 1945. | * [[Ernst Wilhelm Bohle]] - leader of the Foreign Organization of the German Nazi Party from 1933 until 1945. | ||
* [[Otto von Bolschwing]] - Member of the [[Sicherheitsdienst|Ausland-SD]] and deputy to [[Adolf Eichmann]], played a major role in organizing the 1941 [[Legionnaires' rebellion and Bucharest pogrom|Bucharest]] [[pogrom]]. | * [[Otto von Bolschwing]] - Member of the [[Sicherheitsdienst|Ausland-SD]] and deputy to [[Adolf Eichmann]], played a major role in organizing the 1941 [[Legionnaires' rebellion and Bucharest pogrom|Bucharest]] [[pogrom]]. | ||
* [[Martin Bormann]] - Head of the | * [[Martin Bormann]] - Head of the Party Chancellery (Parteikanzlei) and private secretary to [[Adolf Hitler]]. | ||
* [[Herta Bothe]] - Concentration camp guard at both Ravensbrück-Stutthof and Bergen-Belsen. | * [[Herta Bothe]] - Concentration camp guard at both Ravensbrück-Stutthof and Bergen-Belsen. | ||
* [[Philipp Bouhler]] - Chief of the Chancellery of the Führer of the NSDAP and leader of the ''[[Action T4]]'' euthanasia program. | * [[Philipp Bouhler]] - Chief of the Chancellery of the Führer of the NSDAP and leader of the ''[[Action T4]]'' euthanasia program. | ||
* [[Viktor Brack]] - Organiser of the Euthanasia Programme [[Action T4]] and one of the men responsible for the gassing of Jews in the [[Concentration camp|extermination camps]]. | * [[Viktor Brack]] - Organiser of the Euthanasia Programme [[Action T4]] and one of the men responsible for the gassing of Jews in the [[Concentration camp|extermination camps]]. | ||
* [[Otto Bradfisch]] - Commander of the Security Police in | * [[Otto Bradfisch]] - Commander of the Security Police in Łódź and Potsdam | ||
* [[Therese Brandl]] - Assistant manageress of the [[Auschwitz Birkenau]] women's camp. | * [[Therese Brandl]] - Assistant manageress of the [[Auschwitz Birkenau]] women's camp. | ||
* [[Karl Brandt]] - Personal physician of Adolf Hitler in August 1944 and headed the administration of the Nazi euthanasia program from 1939. | * [[Karl Brandt]] - Personal physician of Adolf Hitler in August 1944 and headed the administration of the Nazi euthanasia program from 1939. | ||
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* [[Walter Buch]] - Jurist and supreme magistrate of the Nazi party. | * [[Walter Buch]] - Jurist and supreme magistrate of the Nazi party. | ||
* [[Friedrich Buchardt]] - Head of an SS death squad and inventor of the scale designed to measure racial purity. | * [[Friedrich Buchardt]] - Head of an SS death squad and inventor of the scale designed to measure racial purity. | ||
* [[Josef Bühler]] - State secretary for the Nazi-controlled General Government in | * [[Josef Bühler]] - State secretary for the Nazi-controlled General Government in Kraków during World War II. | ||
* [[Josef Bürckel]] - Politician and leading member of the [[Schutzstaffel]] from November 1937. | * [[Josef Bürckel]] - Politician and leading member of the [[Schutzstaffel]] from November 1937. | ||
* [[Anton Burger]] - Commandant of [[Concentration camp Theresienstadt]] between 1943 and 1944. | * [[Anton Burger]] - Commandant of [[Concentration camp Theresienstadt]] between 1943 and 1944. | ||
* [[Werner Catel]] - Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the | * [[Werner Catel]] - Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the University of Leipzig, considered an expert on the programme of euthanasia for children and participated in the [[Action T4 |T-4 Program]]. | ||
* [[Dietrich von Choltitz]]- Governor of Paris. | * [[Dietrich von Choltitz]]- Governor of Paris. | ||
* [[Carl Clauberg]] - Doctor who conducted [[Nazi Medical Experimentation|medical experiments on human beings]] in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. | * [[Carl Clauberg]] - Doctor who conducted [[Nazi Medical Experimentation|medical experiments on human beings]] in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. | ||
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* [[Karl Dönitz]]: [[Großadmiral]], Führer der Unterseeboote (Commander of Submarines) 1936-1943, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy ([[Kriegsmarine]]) 1943-1945, last President of the Third Reich following Hitler's suicide. | * [[Karl Dönitz]]: [[Großadmiral]], Führer der Unterseeboote (Commander of Submarines) 1936-1943, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy ([[Kriegsmarine]]) 1943-1945, last President of the Third Reich following Hitler's suicide. | ||
* [[Anton Dostler]] - Commander of 75th Army Corps. | * [[Anton Dostler]] - Commander of 75th Army Corps. | ||
* [[Richard Drauz]] - Kreisleiter of | * [[Richard Drauz]] - Kreisleiter of Heilbronn. | ||
* [[Margot Dreschel]] - Head of the camp offices at [[Auschwitz Birkenau]]. | * [[Margot Dreschel]] - Head of the camp offices at [[Auschwitz Birkenau]]. | ||
* [[Anton Drexler]] - A politician and member of the Nazi party through the 1920s. The founder and a leader of the German Worker's Party (DAP). Responsible for changing the name of the Party to the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) early in 1920. | * [[Anton Drexler]] - A politician and member of the Nazi party through the 1920s. The founder and a leader of the German Worker's Party (DAP). Responsible for changing the name of the Party to the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) early in 1920. | ||
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* [[Dietrich Eckart]] - Important early member of the National-Socialist German Workers' Party and a participant of the 1923 [[Beer Hall Putsch]]. | * [[Dietrich Eckart]] - Important early member of the National-Socialist German Workers' Party and a participant of the 1923 [[Beer Hall Putsch]]. | ||
* [[Joachim Albrecht Eggeling]] - Nazi Gauleiter of Saxony and Anhalt and High President (Oberpräsident) of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. | * [[Joachim Albrecht Eggeling]] - Nazi Gauleiter of Saxony and Anhalt and High President (Oberpräsident) of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. | ||
* [[Adolf Eichmann]] - SS-Obersturmbannführer. Official in charge of [[RSHA]] ''Referat IV B4, Juden'' (RSHA Sub-Department IV-B4, Jews); responsible for the facilitation and transportation of the Jews to ghettos and extermination camps. Fled to Argentina, where he was captured by | * [[Adolf Eichmann]] - SS-Obersturmbannführer. Official in charge of [[Reich Main Security Office|RSHA]] ''Referat IV B4, Juden'' (RSHA Sub-Department IV-B4, Jews); responsible for the facilitation and transportation of the Jews to ghettos and extermination camps. Fled to Argentina, where he was captured by Mossad operatives in 1960, tried in Israel and executed on May 31, 1962. | ||
* [[Theodor Eicke]] - SS-Obergruppenführer. He was a leading figure in the establishment of the [[concentration camps]] in Nazi Germany and later the commander of the 3rd Waffen-SS Division Totenkopf. | * [[Theodor Eicke]] - SS-Obergruppenführer. He was a leading figure in the establishment of the [[concentration camps]] in Nazi Germany and later the commander of the 3rd Waffen-SS Division Totenkopf. | ||
* [[August Eigruber]] - [[Gauleiter]] of Oberdonau (Upper | * [[August Eigruber]] - [[Gauleiter]] of Oberdonau (Upper Danube) and Landeshauptmann of Upper Austria. | ||
* [[Gottfried von Erdmannsdorf]] - Commander of Fortress Mogilev | * [[Gottfried von Erdmannsdorf]] - Commander of Fortress Mogilev | ||
* [[Karl Ernst]] - SA-Gruppenführer and leader of the SA in Berlin. | * [[Karl Ernst]] - SA-Gruppenführer and leader of the SA in Berlin. | ||
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* [[Richard Glücks]] - SS officer and inspector of concentration camps. | * [[Richard Glücks]] - SS officer and inspector of concentration camps. | ||
* [[Joseph Goebbels]] - One of Adolf Hitler's closest associates and most devout followers, he was known for his zealous oratory and [[anti-Semitism]]. Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda throughout the Third Reich and World War II. Named Chancellor of the Reich in Hitler's will, a position he held for only one day before his own suicide. | * [[Joseph Goebbels]] - One of Adolf Hitler's closest associates and most devout followers, he was known for his zealous oratory and [[anti-Semitism]]. Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda throughout the Third Reich and World War II. Named Chancellor of the Reich in Hitler's will, a position he held for only one day before his own suicide. | ||
* [[Hermann Göring]] - He was Hitler's designated successor (until expelled from office in April 1945), and commander of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force). As ''[[Reichsmarschall]]'' he was the highest-ranking military officer in the Third Reich; he was also the sole holder of the | * [[Hermann Göring]] - He was Hitler's designated successor (until expelled from office in April 1945), and commander of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force). As ''[[Reichsmarschall]]'' he was the highest-ranking military officer in the Third Reich; he was also the sole holder of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross. He was sentenced to death by the Nuremberg Tribunal but committed suicide before he could be hanged. He was a veteran of the First World War as an ace fighter pilot, a participant in the [[Beer Hall Putsch]], and the founder of the [[Gestapo]]. | ||
* [[Amon Göth]] - SS-[[Hauptsturmführer]]. He was the commandant of the Nazi concentration camp at [[Płaszów]], General Government (a German occupied area of Poland). | * [[Amon Göth]] - SS-[[Hauptsturmführer]]. He was the commandant of the Nazi concentration camp at [[Płaszów]], General Government (a German occupied area of Poland). | ||
* [[Robert Ritter von Greim]] - German Field Marshal, pilot and the last commander of the Luftwaffe succeeding Hermann Göring in the last days of World War II. | * [[Robert Ritter von Greim]] - German Field Marshal, pilot and the last commander of the Luftwaffe succeeding Hermann Göring in the last days of World War II. | ||
* [[Arthur Greiser]] - Chief of Civil Administration and [[Gauleiter]] in the military district of | * [[Arthur Greiser]] - Chief of Civil Administration and [[Gauleiter]] in the military district of Greater Poland. | ||
* [[Irma Grese]] - SS guard at the Nazi concentration camps of Ravensbrück and Auschwitz, and served as warden of the women's section of Bergen-Belsen. Known as "The Hyena of Auschwitz". | * [[Irma Grese]] - SS guard at the Nazi concentration camps of Ravensbrück and Auschwitz, and served as warden of the women's section of Bergen-Belsen. Known as "The Hyena of Auschwitz". | ||
* [[Walter Groß]] - He was chief of the Racial Policy Office of the Nazi Party (NSDAP). Implicated in the [[Final Solution]]. | * [[Walter Groß]] - He was chief of the Racial Policy Office of the Nazi Party (NSDAP). Implicated in the [[Final Solution]]. | ||
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* [[Aribert Heim]] - Head doctor at the Mauthausen Concentration Camp. | * [[Aribert Heim]] - Head doctor at the Mauthausen Concentration Camp. | ||
* [[Eberhard Herf]] - Commander of Order Police in Minsk, head of the Minsk ghetto. | * [[Eberhard Herf]] - Commander of Order Police in Minsk, head of the Minsk ghetto. | ||
* [[Rudolf Hess]] (not to be confused with [[Rudolf Höß]]) - Deputy Führer to Hitler until his flight to | * [[Rudolf Hess]] (not to be confused with [[Rudolf Höß]]) - Deputy Führer to Hitler until his flight to Scotland on the eve of war with the Soviet Union in 1941. | ||
* [[Walther Hewel]] - | * [[Walther Hewel]] - Diplomat and personal friend of Hitler. | ||
* [[Werner Heyde]] - Psychiatrist and one of the main organizers of the T-4 Euthanasia Program. | * [[Werner Heyde]] - Psychiatrist and one of the main organizers of the T-4 Euthanasia Program. | ||
* [[Reinhard Heydrich]] - SS-Obergruppenführer and General der Polizei, chief of the RSHA or | * [[Reinhard Heydrich]] - SS-Obergruppenführer and General der Polizei, chief of the RSHA or [[Reich Main Security Office]] (including the [[Gestapo]], [[Sicherheitsdienst|SD]] and [[Kripo]] police agencies) and Stellvertretender Reichsprotektor (Acting Reich-Protector) of Bohemia and Moravia. He was the "right-hand man" to Himmler, and considered a principal architect of the [[Night of the Long Knives]] and the [[Final Solution]]. Assassinated in 1942 by British-trained Czech commandos. | ||
* [[Konstantin Hierl]] - Head of the [[Reichsarbeitsdienst]] and an associate of Adolf Hitler before he came to power. | * [[Konstantin Hierl]] - Head of the [[Reichsarbeitsdienst]] and an associate of Adolf Hitler before he came to power. | ||
* [[Erich Hilgenfeldt]] - Head of the Nazi's Office For People's Welfare. | * [[Erich Hilgenfeldt]] - Head of the Nazi's Office For People's Welfare. | ||
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* [[Hermann Höfle]] - Deputy to [[Odilo Globocnik]] in the Aktion Reinhard program. Played a key role in the "Harvest Festival" massacre of Jewish inmates of the various labour camps in the Lublin district in early November 1943. | * [[Hermann Höfle]] - Deputy to [[Odilo Globocnik]] in the Aktion Reinhard program. Played a key role in the "Harvest Festival" massacre of Jewish inmates of the various labour camps in the Lublin district in early November 1943. | ||
* [[Rudolf Höß]] (not to be confused with [[Rudolf Hess]]) - SS-Obersturmbannführer. Commandant of [[Auschwitz Birkenau|Auschwitz]] concentration camp. | * [[Rudolf Höß]] (not to be confused with [[Rudolf Hess]]) - SS-Obersturmbannführer. Commandant of [[Auschwitz Birkenau|Auschwitz]] concentration camp. | ||
* [[Franz Hofer]] - Gauleiter of the | * [[Franz Hofer]] - Gauleiter of the Tyrol and Vorarlberg regions. | ||
* [[Edmund Hoffmeister]] - Commander of the 383rd Panzer Division. | * [[Edmund Hoffmeister]] - Commander of the 383rd Panzer Division. | ||
* [[Waldemar Hoven]] - SS-Hauptsturmführer and doctor at Buchenwald concentration camp responsible for medical experiments involving injecting camp inmates with Phenol. | * [[Waldemar Hoven]] - SS-Hauptsturmführer and doctor at Buchenwald concentration camp responsible for medical experiments involving injecting camp inmates with Phenol. | ||
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* [[Friedrich Jeckeln]] - Leader of one of the largest collection of ''[[Einsatzgruppen]]'' [[death squad]]s and personally responsible for ordering the deaths of over 100,000 Jews, Slavs, Roma, and other "undesirables." | * [[Friedrich Jeckeln]] - Leader of one of the largest collection of ''[[Einsatzgruppen]]'' [[death squad]]s and personally responsible for ordering the deaths of over 100,000 Jews, Slavs, Roma, and other "undesirables." | ||
* [[Alfred Jodl]] - Generaloberst and Chief of the Operations Staff of the Armed Forces High Command ([[Oberkommando der Wehrmacht]], or OKW) during World War II, acting as deputy to [[Wilhelm Keitel]]. Personally signed the instruments of unconditional surrender at the end of the war in 1945. | * [[Alfred Jodl]] - Generaloberst and Chief of the Operations Staff of the Armed Forces High Command ([[Oberkommando der Wehrmacht]], or OKW) during World War II, acting as deputy to [[Wilhelm Keitel]]. Personally signed the instruments of unconditional surrender at the end of the war in 1945. | ||
* [[Hanns Johst]] - Playwright and | * [[Hanns Johst]] - Playwright and Poet Laureate of the Nazi party. | ||
* [[Hans Jüttner]] - SS-[[Obergruppenführer]]. Head of the [[SS-Führungshauptamt]] (SS Leadership Main Office) or SS-FHA. | * [[Hans Jüttner]] - SS-[[Obergruppenführer]]. Head of the [[SS-Führungshauptamt]] (SS Leadership Main Office) or SS-FHA. | ||
* [[Rudolf Jung]] - An instrumental force and agitator of German-Czech National Socialism and, later on, a member of the German Nazi Party. | * [[Rudolf Jung]] - An instrumental force and agitator of German-Czech National Socialism and, later on, a member of the German Nazi Party. | ||
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* [[Herbert Kappler]] - Head of German police and security services in Rome. | * [[Herbert Kappler]] - Head of German police and security services in Rome. | ||
* [[Herbert von Karajan|Herbert Ritter von Karajan]] - prominent Austrian-born musical conductor and DNSAP/NSDAP member. He conducted the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra for 35 years. He is the top-selling classical music recording artist of all time, having sold an estimated 200 million records. | * [[Herbert von Karajan|Herbert Ritter von Karajan]] - prominent Austrian-born musical conductor and DNSAP/NSDAP member. He conducted the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra for 35 years. He is the top-selling classical music recording artist of all time, having sold an estimated 200 million records. | ||
* [[Siegfried Kasche]] - German | * [[Siegfried Kasche]] - German Plenipotentiary to their ally the [[Ustaše|Independent State of Croatia]]. | ||
* [[Emil Kaschub]] - Doctor who conducted experiments on Nazi concentration camp prisoners. | * [[Emil Kaschub]] - Doctor who conducted experiments on Nazi concentration camp prisoners. | ||
* [[Karl Kaufmann]] - Founding member of the Nazi party and Gauleiter of Hamburg. | * [[Karl Kaufmann]] - Founding member of the Nazi party and Gauleiter of Hamburg. | ||
* [[Wilhelm Keitel]] - Field marshal (Generalfeldmarschall). Head of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces) during World War II. | * [[Wilhelm Keitel]] - Field marshal (Generalfeldmarschall). Head of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces) during World War II. | ||
* [[Hanns Kerrl]] - Reichsminister of Church Affairs for the Third Reich. | * [[Hanns Kerrl]] - Reichsminister of Church Affairs for the Third Reich. | ||
* [[Dietrich Klagges]] - Premier of the | * [[Dietrich Klagges]] - Premier of the Duchy of Brunswick between 1933 and 1945. | ||
* [[Matthias Kleinheisterkamp]] | * [[Matthias Kleinheisterkamp]] | ||
* [[Hans Ulrich Klintzsch]] - Second head of the SA, 1921-23 | * [[Hans Ulrich Klintzsch]] - Second head of the SA, 1921-23 | ||
* [[Helmut Knochen]] - Senior commander of the [[Sicherheitspolizei]] (Security Police) in Paris during the Nazi occupation of France. | * [[Helmut Knochen]] - Senior commander of the [[Sicherheitspolizei]] (Security Police) in Paris during the Nazi occupation of France. | ||
* [[Fritz Knöchlein]] - Squadron leader in the [[Schutzstaffel|''Schutzstaffel'']]''.'' | * [[Fritz Knöchlein]] - Squadron leader in the [[Schutzstaffel|''Schutzstaffel'']]''.'' | ||
* [[Erich Koch]] - Gauleiter of the NSDAP in | * [[Erich Koch]] - Gauleiter of the NSDAP in East Prussia from 1928 until 1945, and Reichskomissar in Ukraine from 1941 until 1944. | ||
* [[Ilse Koch]] - "The Bitch of Buchenwald." Wife of Karl Koch. Infamous for taking tattooed skin from murdered prisoners as souvenirs. | * [[Ilse Koch]] - "The Bitch of Buchenwald." Wife of Karl Koch. Infamous for taking tattooed skin from murdered prisoners as souvenirs. | ||
* [[Karl Otto Koch]] - Commandant of the Nazi concentration camp at [[Buchenwald]] (from 1937 to 1941), and later at Lublin ([[Majdanek]] camp). | * [[Karl Otto Koch]] - Commandant of the Nazi concentration camp at [[Buchenwald]] (from 1937 to 1941), and later at Lublin ([[Majdanek]] camp). | ||
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* [[Michael Lippert]] - Commander in the [[Schutzstaffel|''Schutzstaffel'']]. | * [[Michael Lippert]] - Commander in the [[Schutzstaffel|''Schutzstaffel'']]. | ||
* [[Julius Lippert (politician)|Julius Lippert]] - Nazi activist and propaganda official. | * [[Julius Lippert (politician)|Julius Lippert]] - Nazi activist and propaganda official. | ||
* [[Wilhelm Loeper]] - [[Gauleiter]] in the | * [[Wilhelm Loeper]] - [[Gauleiter]] in the Gau of Magdeburg-Anhalt. | ||
* [[Hinrich Lohse]] - [[Gauleiter]] for Schleswig-Holstein and [[Third Reich|Reich]] | * [[Hinrich Lohse]] - [[Gauleiter]] for Schleswig-Holstein and [[Third Reich|Reich]] Commissar for the [[Reichskommissariat Ostland|Ostland]]. | ||
* [[Werner Lorenz]] - Waffen-SS general and a leader of the Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle, an organization charged with settling ethnic Germans in the Reich from other parts of Europe. | * [[Werner Lorenz]] - Waffen-SS general and a leader of the Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle, an organization charged with settling ethnic Germans in the Reich from other parts of Europe. | ||
* [[Erich Ludendorff]] - General in the Imperial German Army and a veteran of [[World War I]]. He was a key player in the [[Beer Hall Putch]] of 1923 was considered an early leading member of the Nazi Party. | * [[Erich Ludendorff]] - General in the Imperial German Army and a veteran of [[World War I]]. He was a key player in the [[Beer Hall Putch]] of 1923 was considered an early leading member of the Nazi Party. | ||
* [[Hanns Ludin]] - Diplomat and ambassador to | * [[Hanns Ludin]] - Diplomat and ambassador to Slovakia. | ||
* [[Martin Luther (diplomat)|Martin Luther]] - advisor to Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, and participant in the infamous [[Wannsee Conference]]. | * [[Martin Luther (diplomat)|Martin Luther]] - advisor to Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, and participant in the infamous [[Wannsee Conference]]. | ||
* [[Viktor Lutze]] - SA officer and important participant in the [[Night of the Long Knives]]. He succeeded [[Ernst Röhm]] as Stabschef (Commander of the [[Sturmabteilung|SA]]). | * [[Viktor Lutze]] - SA officer and important participant in the [[Night of the Long Knives]]. He succeeded [[Ernst Röhm]] as Stabschef (Commander of the [[Sturmabteilung|SA]]). | ||
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* [[Emil Maurice]] - Personal friend of Hitler, first head of the SA and one of the founding members of the SS. | * [[Emil Maurice]] - Personal friend of Hitler, first head of the SA and one of the founding members of the SS. | ||
* [[Josef Mengele]] - SS-Hauptsturmführer and physician at the concentration camp at [[Auschwitz-Birkenau]]. Known for his experiments on the inmates at the camp. | * [[Josef Mengele]] - SS-Hauptsturmführer and physician at the concentration camp at [[Auschwitz-Birkenau]]. Known for his experiments on the inmates at the camp. | ||
* [[Willy Messerschmitt]] - Aeronautical engineer and head of the ''[[Bayerische Flugzeugwerke]]'' (BFW, later Messerschmitt AG); designer of several famous aircraft including the | * [[Willy Messerschmitt]] - Aeronautical engineer and head of the ''[[Bayerische Flugzeugwerke]]'' (BFW, later Messerschmitt AG); designer of several famous aircraft including the Bf.109. | ||
* [[Alfred Meyer]] - Deputy Reichsminister in the Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories. | * [[Alfred Meyer]] - Deputy Reichsminister in the Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories. | ||
* [[Kurt Meyer (Panzermeyer)|Kurt Meyer]] - SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS noted for his command of 1st SS Reconnaissance Battalion (LSSAH) and later the division commander of [[12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend]]. | * [[Kurt Meyer (Panzermeyer)|Kurt Meyer]] - SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS noted for his command of 1st SS Reconnaissance Battalion (LSSAH) and later the division commander of [[12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend]]. | ||
* [[Hermann Michel]] - Doctor at the concentration camp Sobibor | * [[Hermann Michel]] - Doctor at the concentration camp Sobibor | ||
* [[Erhard Milch]] – ''[[Generalfeldmarschall]]''; Inspector-General of the ''Luftwaffe'', responsible for aircraft production. | * [[Erhard Milch]] – ''[[Generalfeldmarschall]]''; Inspector-General of the ''Luftwaffe'', responsible for aircraft production. | ||
* [[Leopold von Mildenstein]] - Pro- | * [[Leopold von Mildenstein]] - Pro-Zionism expert in the headquarters of the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) under [[Reinhard Heydrich]] until 1936, when the planned mass immigration of Jews to Palestine fell out of favour. Mildenstein convinced [[Adolf Eichmann]] to transfer to his SS department which handled "Jewish Affairs". | ||
* [[Wilhelm Mohnke]] - SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS. He was one of the original 120 members of the SS-Staff Guard (Stabswache) "Berlin" formed in March 1933. Mohnke rose to become the commander of the [[1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler]] (LSSAH) and later in April 1945, was appointed by Hitler as commander of the Berlin government district, nicknamed Die Zitadelle (The Citadel), including the [[Reich Chancellery]], | * [[Wilhelm Mohnke]] - SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS. He was one of the original 120 members of the SS-Staff Guard (Stabswache) "Berlin" formed in March 1933. Mohnke rose to become the commander of the [[1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler]] (LSSAH) and later in April 1945, was appointed by Hitler as commander of the Berlin government district, nicknamed Die Zitadelle (The Citadel), including the [[Reich Chancellery]], Führerbunker and Reichstag. | ||
* [[Hermann Muhs]] - Minister responsible for church and religious affairs. | * [[Hermann Muhs]] - Minister responsible for church and religious affairs. | ||
* [[Heinrich Müller]] - SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei. Head of the [[Gestapo]] (Secret State Police) under [[Reinhard Heydrich]] as chief of the SiPo and later the RSHA. | * [[Heinrich Müller]] - SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei. Head of the [[Gestapo]] (Secret State Police) under [[Reinhard Heydrich]] as chief of the SiPo and later the RSHA. | ||
* [[Eugen Munder]] - Early party organizer in | * [[Eugen Munder]] - Early party organizer in Stuttgart and [[Gauleiter]] of Württemberg from 1925-1928. | ||
* [[Wilhelm Murr]] - [[Gauleiter]] of | * [[Wilhelm Murr]] - [[Gauleiter]] of Württemberg, SS-Obergruppenführer and Reich Defense Commissar of Defense District V. | ||
* [[Martin Mutschmann]] - [[Gauleiter]] of Saxony. | * [[Martin Mutschmann]] - [[Gauleiter]] of Saxony. | ||
* [[Alfred Naujoks]] - SS-[[Sturmbannführer]] and leader of the [[Gleiwitz incident|attack on the Gleiwitz radio station]] on the eve of World War II. | * [[Alfred Naujoks]] - SS-[[Sturmbannführer]] and leader of the [[Gleiwitz incident|attack on the Gleiwitz radio station]] on the eve of World War II. | ||
* [[Arthur Nebe]] - SS-[[Gruppenführer]] und Generalleutnant der Polizei. Berlin Police Commissioner in the 1920s and an early member of both the Sturmabteilung (SA) and the Schutzstaffel (SS), as well as President of Interpol (from June 1942-43). Nebe was appointed head of the [[Kriminalpolizei]] (Criminal Police) or Kripo under Heydrich as chief of the SiPo and later the RSHA. Executed in 1944 for alleged involvement in the [[20 July Plot]]. | * [[Arthur Nebe]] - SS-[[Gruppenführer]] und Generalleutnant der Polizei. Berlin Police Commissioner in the 1920s and an early member of both the Sturmabteilung (SA) and the Schutzstaffel (SS), as well as President of Interpol (from June 1942-43). Nebe was appointed head of the [[Kriminalpolizei]] (Criminal Police) or Kripo under Heydrich as chief of the SiPo and later the RSHA. Executed in 1944 for alleged involvement in the [[20 July Plot]]. | ||
* [[Konstantin von Neurath]] - [[Foreign Minister]] of Germany (1932-1938) and Reichsprotektor (Governor) of the [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia]] (1939-1941). | * [[Konstantin von Neurath]] - [[Foreign Minister]] of Germany (1932-1938) and Reichsprotektor (Governor) of the [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia]] (1939-1941). | ||
* [[Hans Nieland]] - Lord Mayor of | * [[Hans Nieland]] - Lord Mayor of Dresden from 1940 until 1945. | ||
* [[Herta Oberheuser]] - Doctor at the [[Ravensbrück concentration camp]] from 1940 until 1943. Was the only female defendant in the | * [[Herta Oberheuser]] - Doctor at the [[Ravensbrück concentration camp]] from 1940 until 1943. Was the only female defendant in the Nuremberg Medical Trial. | ||
* [[Paul Ogorzow]] - Squadron leader in the ''[[Sturmabteilung]].'' | * [[Paul Ogorzow]] - Squadron leader in the ''[[Sturmabteilung]].'' | ||
* [[Otto Ohlendorf]] - [[Schutzstaffel|SS]]-[[Gruppenführer]] and head of Inland-[[Sicherheitsdienst|SD]]. The Inland-SD was a department of the RSHA and responsible for intelligence and security within Nazi Germany. | * [[Otto Ohlendorf]] - [[Schutzstaffel|SS]]-[[Gruppenführer]] and head of Inland-[[Sicherheitsdienst|SD]]. The Inland-SD was a department of the RSHA and responsible for intelligence and security within Nazi Germany. | ||
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* [[Fritz Reinhardt]] | * [[Fritz Reinhardt]] | ||
* [[Otto Ernst Remer]] - General of the ''Wehrmacht''. | * [[Otto Ernst Remer]] - General of the ''Wehrmacht''. | ||
* [[Joachim von Ribbentrop]] - | * [[Joachim von Ribbentrop]] - Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany from 1938 until 1945. | ||
* [[Ernst Röhm]] - a co-founder of the ''[[Sturmabteilung]]'' (Storm Battalion) or SA, the Nazi Party militia and later was the SA commander. In 1934, as part of the [[Night of the Long Knives]], he was executed on Hitler's orders as a potential rival. | * [[Ernst Röhm]] - a co-founder of the ''[[Sturmabteilung]]'' (Storm Battalion) or SA, the Nazi Party militia and later was the SA commander. In 1934, as part of the [[Night of the Long Knives]], he was executed on Hitler's orders as a potential rival. | ||
* [[Erwin Rommel]] - [[Generalfeldmarschall]] known as "The Desert Fox", Rommel was a highly respected military tactician who led the famous [[Afrika Korps]]. He was later linked to the [[20 July Plot]] to assassinate Hitler, and forced to commit suicide. | * [[Erwin Rommel]] - [[Generalfeldmarschall]] known as "The Desert Fox", Rommel was a highly respected military tactician who led the famous [[Afrika Korps]]. He was later linked to the [[20 July Plot]] to assassinate Hitler, and forced to commit suicide. | ||
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* [[Wolfram Sievers]] - General Secretary of the [[Ahnenerbe]] | * [[Wolfram Sievers]] - General Secretary of the [[Ahnenerbe]] | ||
* [[Franz Seldte]] | * [[Franz Seldte]] | ||
* [[Arthur Seyss-Inquart]] - Austrian Nazi; upon being appointed Chancellor in 1938 he invited in German troops resulting in his country's annexation. Later deputy to [[Hans Frank]] in the | * [[Arthur Seyss-Inquart]] - Austrian Nazi; upon being appointed Chancellor in 1938 he invited in German troops resulting in his country's annexation. Later deputy to [[Hans Frank]] in the General Government of occupied Poland (1939-40), and [[Reichskommissar]] of the Netherlands (1940-44). Convicted of war crimes and hanged by the Nuremberg Tribunal. | ||
* [[Gustav Simon]] | * [[Gustav Simon]] | ||
* [[Franz Six]] - Chief of Amt VII, Written Records of the [[Reichssicherheitshauptamt]] (RSHA) which dealt with ideological tasks. These included the creation of anti-semitic, anti-masonic propaganda, the sounding of public opinion and monitoring of Nazi indoctrination by the public. | * [[Franz Six]] - Chief of Amt VII, Written Records of the [[Reichssicherheitshauptamt]] (RSHA) which dealt with ideological tasks. These included the creation of anti-semitic, anti-masonic propaganda, the sounding of public opinion and monitoring of Nazi indoctrination by the public. | ||
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* [[Otto Georg Thierack]] - Minister of Justice for the Third Reich. | * [[Otto Georg Thierack]] - Minister of Justice for the Third Reich. | ||
* [[Otto Thorbeck]] - SS judge | * [[Otto Thorbeck]] - SS judge | ||
* [[Fritz Todt]] - civil engineer, Director of the Head Office for Engineering, General Commissioner for the Regulation of the Construction Industry, and founder and head of [[Organisation Todt]]. He died in a plane crash in February, 1942. He was (posthumously) the first recipient of the | * [[Fritz Todt]] - civil engineer, Director of the Head Office for Engineering, General Commissioner for the Regulation of the Construction Industry, and founder and head of [[Organisation Todt]]. He died in a plane crash in February, 1942. He was (posthumously) the first recipient of the German Order. | ||
* [[Adolf von Trotha]] | * [[Adolf von Trotha]] | ||
* [[Hans von Tschammer und Osten]] | * [[Hans von Tschammer und Osten]] | ||
* [[Edmund Veesenmayer]] - Plenipotentiary to Hungary and SS-Brigadeführer | * [[Edmund Veesenmayer]] - Plenipotentiary to Hungary and SS-Brigadeführer | ||
* [[Otto Wagener]], soldier and economist. Was successively Chief of Staff of the SA, head of the Party Economic Policy Section, and Reich Commissar for the Economy. Subsequently served at the front, reaching the rank of | * [[Otto Wagener]], soldier and economist. Was successively Chief of Staff of the SA, head of the Party Economic Policy Section, and Reich Commissar for the Economy. Subsequently served at the front, reaching the rank of General-Major. | ||
* [[Adolf Wagner]] - ''Gauleiter'' of München-Oberbayern and Bavarian Interior Minister | * [[Adolf Wagner]] - ''Gauleiter'' of München-Oberbayern and Bavarian Interior Minister | ||
* [[Gerhard Wagner (Nazi physician)|Gerhard Wagner]] | * [[Gerhard Wagner (Nazi physician)|Gerhard Wagner]] | ||
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* [[Robert Heinrich Wagner]] | * [[Robert Heinrich Wagner]] | ||
* [[Wilhelm Weiß]] | * [[Wilhelm Weiß]] | ||
* [[Horst Wessel]] - ''Sturmführer'' in the Berlin SA and author of the ''[[Horst-Wessel-Lied]] ("Die Fahne Hoch")'', the Party anthem. Elevated to martyr status by Nazi propaganda after his 1930 murder | * [[Horst Wessel]] - ''Sturmführer'' in the Berlin SA and author of the ''[[Horst-Wessel-Lied]] ("Die Fahne Hoch")'', the Party anthem. Elevated to martyr status by Nazi propaganda after his 1930 murder by Communists, according to the Nazis, or by a rival pimp, according to their opponents. | ||
* [[Karl Maria Wiligut]] | * [[Karl Maria Wiligut]] | ||
* [[Max Winkler]] | * [[Max Winkler]] |