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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 .
Werner von Blomberg was a German general and minister of war (1933–38) in the National Socialist government of Adolf Hitler. A career soldier before the Nazi seizure of power, he was one of Hitler’s most loyal officers among the old-line officer corps before being abruptly dismissed from office.
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Aug 19, 1999 · Share This Article. In January 1938, the 60-year-old defense minister of Nazi Germany, Werner von Blomberg, seemed on top of the world. Less than two years before, German Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler had made him the first of the Third Reich’s field marshals in reward for his successful rebuilding of the German armed forces under the Nazi ...
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Werner Eduard Fritz von Blomberg (* 2. September 1878 in Stargard, Pommern; † 14. März 1946 in Nürnberg) war von 1933 bis 1938 Reichswehrminister (ab 1935 Reichskriegsminister) und ab 1936 der erste Generalfeldmarschall der Wehrmacht .
The Blomberg–Fritsch affair began soon after the marriage on 12 January 1938 of War Minister Werner von Blomberg to Erna Gruhn, when the Berlin police discovered she had a long criminal record and had posed for pornographic photographs.
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German Army Werner von Fritsch in alleged homosexual activities, following closely behind the Blomberg incident. Notably, both Blomberg and Fritsch had expressed opposition to Hitler's Four Year Plan. Ultimately, the affair concluded with the dismissal of both military officers from their leading positions within the German Armed Forces.1
Werner Eduard Fritz von Blomberg was born in Stargard, Pomerania, Prussia of the German Empire. He enrolled in the military academy in 1904 and completed the studies in 1907. He served with the General Staff in 1908. During WW1, he served in combat, and was awarded the Pour le Mérite.
