Hitler's Henchmen

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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 favor; convinced Adolf Eichmann to transfer to his SS department which handled "Jewish Affairs". Franz von Papen – A prominent politician and intriguer in the Weimar Republic, he engineered Hitler's appointment as Chancellor with himself as Vice Chancellor. Outmaneuvered by Hitler, he was ousted in 1934 but continued to serve the Third Reich as Ambassador to Austria (1934–1938) and Turkey (1939–1944). He was acquitted of war crimes by the Nuremberg Tribunal. Hermann Esser – Early member of the Nazi Party; propagandist; editor of Nazi newspaper Völkischer Beobachter; Second Vice-President of the Reichstag; State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Propaganda (1938–1945). Gerhard Bohne (right) arriving at Frankfurt Airport from Buenos Aires, accompanied by two officials of the district criminal board of Wiesbaden. Bohne would be prosecuted for administering the Nazi’s euthanasia program aimed at purifying the Aryan race of people with physical infirmities and mental disabilities.  7. Gerhard Bohne

Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger – Obergruppenführer in the SA and SS. The Higher SS and Police Leader in the General Government from 1939–1943, he was responsible for multiple acts of genocide. Hans Fritzsche – Head of the Press Division and then the Radio Division at the Reich Ministry for Propaganda.

3. Joseph Goebbels

Not one of them broke down. Each was given a chance to say a last word, and only Alfred Rosenberg, the Nazi party philosopher and most prolific writer of them all, could find no word except a murmured "nein" to leave to history. Otto Wächter – Austrian lawyer and high-ranking member of the SS. He was appointed to government positions in Poland and Italy. In 1940 68,000 Jews were expelled from Krakow, Poland and in 1941 the Kraków Ghetto was created for the remaining 15,000 Jews by his decrees. Kurt Meyer – SS- Brigadeführer; Generalmajor der Waffen-SS; commanded 1st SS Reconnaissance Battalion (LSSAH); later commanded 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend.

His death squads -  Josef Wagner – Gauleiter of Gau Westphalia-South from 1931 and also of Gau Silesia from 1934. Oberpräsident of the Prussian provinces of both Upper Silesia and Lower Silesia from 1934 and, after their union, the Province of Silesia (1938–1941). He was also an Obergruppenführer of both the SA and NSKK. Relieved of his posts in November 1941 and expelled from the Nazi Party in October 1942, he was executed by the Gestapo in 1945.Karl Gerland – Gauleiter of Gau Electoral Hesse from 1943 and Oberpräsident of the Prussian Province of Kurhessen from 1944, he was an SS- Gruppenführer. Hermann Göring – Hitler's designated successor (until expelled from office by Hitler in late April 1945); President of the Reichstag; Minister President and Interior Minister of Prussia; Reich Aviation Minister; Luftwaffe Commander-in-Chief; Delegate for the Four Year Plan; and Chairman of the Council of Ministers for the Defense of the Reich. As Reichsmarschall, the highest-ranking military officer in the Third Reich; sole holder of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross; sentenced to death by the Nuremberg Tribunal but committed suicide hours before his scheduled hanging; World War I veteran as ace fighter pilot; participated in the Beer Hall Putsch; founder of the Gestapo. Willy Marschler – One of the first two Nazis to hold ministerial office in a German State (1930–31). Minister President of Thuringia (1933–1945). He was also an SA-Obergruppenführer.