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Thomas Ludwig Werner Freiherr von Fritsch (4 August 1880 – 22 September 1939) was a member of the German High Command. He was Commander-in-Chief of the German Army from February 1934 until February 1938, when he was forced to resign after he was falsely accused of being homosexual.
Thomas Ludwig Werner Freiherr von Fritsch war ein deutscher Generaloberst. Seit Reichspräsident Paul von Hindenburg ihn 1934 zum Chef der Heeresleitung ernannt hatte, bekleidete er bis zu seinem Sturz 1938 höchste Ämter zunächst noch in der Reichswehr und schließlich der Wehrmacht.
Werner von Fritsch, was accomplished with an unfounded charge of homosexuality. Although Fritsch challenged the charge and was exonerated by a court-martial, he was rendered persona non grata within the government. Hitler abolished the Ministry of Defense and replaced it with a separate High Command….
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Thomas Ludwig Werner Freiherr von Fritsch (4 August 1880 – 22 September 1939) was a member of the German High Command. He was Commander-in-Chief of the German Army from February 1934 until February 1938, when he was forced to resign after he was falsely accused of being homosexual.
Werner von Fritsch was born in Benrath, Germany, on August 4, 1880. He joined the German Army and served throughout the First World War. He remained in the army and, in May 1935, he became commander in chief of the armed forces. Fritsch occasionally spoke contemptuously of Adolf Hitler to fellow officers.
April 1936: Werner von Fritsch, Commander-in-Chief of the Army, and Erich Raeder, Commander in Chief of the Navy, are granted cabinet rank. January 1937: Blomberg, Fritsch, Gürtner, Krosigk, Meissner, Neurath, Raeder, and Schacht accept the Golden Party Badge and become members of the Nazi Party.
