Hermann Goering
About Me
Personal/Family History:
Born: January 12, 1893
Died: October 15, 1946 - caused by suicide
Mother: Franziska Tiefenbrunn
Father: Heinrich Ernst Goring
Children: Edda Goring
Spouse: Emmy Goring (1935 - 1946) Cardin Goring (1923 - 1931)
Involvement in WW1:
I was a fighter pilot, a recipient of the coveted Pour le Mérite, also known as the "Blue Max". I was the last commander of Jagdgeschwader 1, the fighter wing once led by Manfred von Richthofen.
My activities in 1930s:
I helped Adolf Hitler take power in 1933. I was appointed commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe in 1935, a position I held until the final days of World War II.
Relationship to Hitler:
Hermann Goering helped Hitler take power
Involvement in WW2:
I was appointed the job of commander in chief of the Luftwaffe in 1935, this was the position I held until the final days of World War II. I was the minister in charge of the Four Year Plan, I was responsible for the functioning of the German economy in the build up to World War II. Hitler promoted me to the rank of Reichsmarschall, a rank senior to all other Wehrmacht commanders and in 1941 Hitler designated me as his successor and deputy in all his offices.
What happened to them after WW2?
On 9 May 1945, I was captured by the American Army and put on trial at Nuremberg in 1946. I was then sentenced to death, but committed suicide in my cell in 1946.