Werner von Blomberg
German field marshal
Died when: 67 years 193 days (810 months)Star Sign: Virgo
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Werner Eduard Fritz von Blomberg (2 September 1878 – 13 March 1946) 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 ("Troop Office") during the Weimar Republic.
Following the Nazis' rise to power, he was named Minister of War and Commander-in-Chief of the German Armed Forces.In this capacity, Blomberg played a central role in Germany's military build-up during the years leading to World War II.
However, by 20 January 1938, he was forced to resign after his rivals, Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler, presented Hitler with evidence that his wife had posed in the past for pornographic photos.
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