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Erhard Milch (30 March 1892 – 25 January 1972) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal) who oversaw the development of the German air force as part of the re-armament of Nazi Germany (1933-1945) following World War I (1914-1918).
Erhard Milch. Erhard Milch was a senior Luftwaffe officer who was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal during World War Two. He played an important role in the development of the Luftwaffe prior to 1939 and gave himself credit for it during the French and Norwegian invasions in 1940. In 1921, Milch left the army and signed up with the aviation ...
He surrendered his Field Marshal's baton to Commando-Brigadier Derek Mills-Roberts, who had previously seen the death camp at Bergen-Belsen, and broke the baton over Milch's head. In 1947, Milch was tried at Nuremberg, Germany. He was convicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Erhard Milch, a Field Marshal in the German Air Force, was chiefly responsible for the production of aircraft during the war (e.g., the Jaegerstab program) and was also, as a member of the Central Planning Board under Albert Speer, one of the managers of the German war economy. Milch was tried by Tribunal 2 at Nuremberg, from 13 Nov 1946 ...
Strategic Bombing Victorious. “In my opinion the war was decided by the air offensive...it happened when you started large-scale attacks on our synthetic oil plants simultaneously with attacks on our communications.” —Generalfeldmarschall Erhard Milch, Luftwaffe Armaments Chief.
Jan 29, 1972 · Milch's role as director of Lufthansa in the days when Germany was still officially disarmed helped to lay the foundation for the German air force and German aircraft production for...
Erhard Milch is the foremost example of the union between German militarism and German heavy Industry. What useful purpose is served by condemning these two and allowing their sponsors, men like Milch, to go unpunished?
