The Third Reich

By Ty & Bud

Who was in charge of the concentration camps during World War II?

Who was Hitler’s personal aid?

Who was the highest ranking Nazi official?

Who commanded the German navy?

What happened to peopleof the third Reich after the war?

Why did Hitler require the third Reich?

Works Cited

Who was in charge of the concentration camps during World War II?

Heinrich Himmler

Said to be one of the most important people under the Third Reich. In 1929, he was appointed leader of the Schutzstaffel(SS) and was in charge of keeping the concentration camps running. He organized the mass murder of Jews. He increased the size of the SS to about 52,000 members. He kept the slave trains organized and running all over Europe. He then created the “Death’s Head” SS which were Hitler’s’ personal bodyguards and the Deaths Head were in charge of the concentration camps.

Then Himmler was put in charge of the German military facing the US Then was switched to Fighting the Red Army (Russians). However, unable to hold off the advancing allies, Himmler decided he needed to speak to the allies about making peace. On April 28th1944, Hitler found out about Himmler’s plot of peace and ordered his arrest. Himmler ran and took on a disguise as a village policeman in England. He was found by a British officer and before they could interrogate him, He swallowed a committed suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and died.

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Who was Hitler’s personal aid?

Born in 1894 in Alexandria, Egypt; Rudolf Hess Hitler’ personal aid to be. During the First World War is when he got evolved in war he enrolled into the German military. In 1917, he got promoted to Lieutenant and started flying for the fighter squadron 35. November 9, 1923 he teamed up along side Hitler and they tried to take over the Bavarian government. Having failed him and Hitler were imprisoned in Landsberg. In the year of 1933 when the Nazis came to power, Hess was promoted to Minister and he became one of the members of Hitler’s cabinet. He became Hitler’s so called deputy or bodyguard. After being by Hitler’s side for about a year, he took a solo plane ride to Scotland. Almost immediately after arriving he was taking a prisoner of war by the British military. After being imprisoned he was in prison until the end of the war. After the war he was in the Nuremberg trials and then was in prison in Berlin. He died by committing suicide in 1987. He went from being in the war fighting on the front line to being beside Hitler in most of his speeches.

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Who was the highest ranking Nazi official?

Hermann goring was a very decorated fighter pilot during World War I. He joined the Nazi partying 1923 after hearing a speech from Hitler, and was able to get into the high ranks of Nazi power. In 1933 when Hitler became chancellor of Germany, Goring was chosen to be the commander in chief of the Luftwaffe (Nazi Air Force) and second command under Hitler. Also he was the director of the Nazi four year economic plan. Goering was the first person to send police force to take care of the “Jewish Question”. As the Nuremburg trails commenced, Goring was the highest ranking official tried at the trials on accounts of (crimes against peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and conspiracy to commit crimes). He was sentenced to death and the night before his execution, He committed suicide.

What happened to people of the third Reich after the war?

After the war some members of the Third Reich were sent to the Nuremburg trials and sat in front of some allied judges. About twenty two high official Nazis were sent to these trials all being tried for murder and other crimes that took place during world war one and two. Out of those twenty two Nazis some were in the third Reich such as Rudolf Hess and Herman Goring were tow in the Third Reich. Twelve of Nazis were hung after being sentenced. Goring was sentenced to be hung but he committedsuicide the night before leaving a suicide note saying:"I would have no objection to getting shot," then he goes on to say that being hung was not appropriate for a ma of such high rank. Hess was sentenced to life in prison and served several amount of years before he committed suicide at the age of 93. So even though some people were of such high rank they still were caught and sent to trials.HerH

Why did Hitler require the third Reich?

The Third Reich was another name for the NaziState. After World War I, the Nazi regime fell and was forgotten until in 1933 when Hitler was elected chancellor, he brought back the Nazi power with his great speeches and marches he was so decorated in. Then he elected. Hitler elected leaders to help run. For his first goal he got the education, the laws, and the economy all under Nazi control. Mostly, they used extensive propaganda to lure the public into their appeal. Upon the death of the German president in 1934, Hitler took over his seat and had all of the Third Reich swear loyalty to him. Hitler then created the Fuehrer which was the name of the leaders of the head of the NaziState. Then he created the SS which were his personal body guards. The Third Reich got more diverse as it progressed into more branches of leadership to have the ultimate goal of making the world live by the Nazi Rule. Hitler depended on the Third Reich to deliver his message and help go through with his plans.

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Who commanded the German navy?

The First commander in chief of the German navy was Erich Raeder. After retiring and sentenced to prison for life, their had to be a new chief of the Navy. That would be Karl Doenitz. Karl was the leader of the German u- boats that were used to be sneaky and blow up allied ships from under the water. U- Boats were the Germans main Sea weapon that killed thousands of allied troops. After the war Karl was sent to the Nuremburg Trials and served a ten year sentence before dying in 1981. Doenitz said: "Politicians brought the Nazis to power and started the war. They are the ones who brought about these disgusting crimes, and now we have to sit there in the dock with them and share the blame!" (5/27/46)

Defendants Karl Doenitz (left), Erich Raeder (center), and Baldur von Schirach under guard in the defendants' dock at Nuremberg.

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Defendant Rudolf Hess in his prison cell.November 24, 1945.National Archives and

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Adolf Hitler, Wilhelm Frick, and Hermann Goering wave to a torchlight parade in honor

of Hitler's appointment as chancellor. Behind Goering stands Rudolf Hess. United

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Defendants Karl Doenitz (left), Erich Raeder (center), and Baldur von

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“Heinrich Himmler” Oct 25, 2007.USHMM.Nov7, 2007

“Hermann Goring” Oct 25,2007. USHMM.Nov 7, 2007

“Third Reich Overview” Oct25, 2007.USHMM Nov7, 2007

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