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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.
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.
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 .
Aug 19, 1999 · 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 regime.
Werner von Blomberg was born in Stargard, Germany, on September 2, 1878. He joined the German Army and served as a second lieutenant in the Seventy-third Fusilier Regiment. He attended the War Academy (1904-07) before joining the General Staff in 1908.
Werner Eduard Fritz von Blomberg 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 during the Weimar Republic.
Werner von Blomberg was born in Stargard, Germany, on September 2, 1878. He joined the German Army and served as a second lieutenant in the 73rd Fusilier Regiment. He attended the War Academy (1904-07) before joining the General Staff in 1908.
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.
Werner von Blomberg (1878-1946), Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht, was a career soldier. Von Blomberg was appointed by Hitler to the position of Reichswehr Minister on the recommendation of Paul von Hindenburg. He was an enthusiastic advocate of rearmament.
