Hermann Göring was a prominent Nazi leader who helped Hitler and the Nazi Party rise to power in Germany. He joined the Nazi Party in 1922 and became the leader of the SA in 1923. As president of the Reichstag, he contacted businesses and the military to gain their support for the Nazis. In 1933, he established the Gestapo secret police force. During World War 2, he oversaw the persecution of Jews and establishment of concentration camps. Göring took part in war crimes and human rights abuses.
3. Hermann Göring- ROLE WITHIN THE NAZI PARTY AND HOW
HE HELPED THEM RISE TO POWER
Joined Nazi Party in 1922
1923, Goering became leader of the
SA
Job?
Hitler Relation
Took part in the Munich putsch
Parliamentary seat
Became president of the Reichstag
Contacted big businesses, army officers to improve and develop
their relationships.
Goering announced the Gestapo in 1933
Concentration Camps
4. Hermann Göring- ROLE IN THE PERSECUTION AND
PROTECTION DURING WW2
1938- Goering eliminated Jews
1935- The Luftwaffe (Nazi air force) was founded
Took part in war crimes, cruel acts of physical violence, persecution of people and conducted human
experiments.
5. Reinhard Heydrich - Background
(1904-1942)
Born to a pianist and opera singer
Depressed childhood
Nicknames: The Blond Beast/Hangman Heydrich/Young Evil
God of Death/ The Butcher of Prague
Personality: had insatiable greed for power
Lack of human compassion
Cold, calculating manipulator
6. Reinhard Heydrich- Role within the
Nazi Party
Encouraged by his wife - Lina von
Osten
Joined the Nazi Party in June 1931
Interviewed by Heinrich Himmler
Became a SS member in August
SS Major Dec 1931
SS Colonel July 1932
SS
Brigadier
General
March 1933
Chief of
the
Bavarian
Police
1933
7. Reinhard Heydrich- His
contribution to the Nazi
Formed the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) - SS
Security
Took command of Gestapo in April 1934
planned out the Night of the Long Knives
8. Reinhard Heydrich- During WW2
Aided Hitler to invade Poland in 1939
Was ordered to create a ‘solution to the Jewish Question’
Established the Einsatzgruppen
Called up The Wannsee Conference
10. Rohm - Role Within Nazi Party
- Germans Worker Party
- Full Support of Hitler
- Founder of the SA
- Beer Hall Putsch
11. Rohm - How they helped nazis rise
to power
-SA
- 3 Million Strong
-Spread the word of the Nazi Party
12. Joseph Goebbels - Background
Born: October 29th, 1897 in Rheydt, Germany
Died: May 1st, 1945 in Berlin, Germany
Rejected for military service during WWI due to crippled foot
Personality: Bitter, solitary, reclusive
How he died: Shot by an SS orderly along with his wife
13. Joseph Goebbels - Role within
Party
National director of propaganda for the Nazis
- Create a Fuhrer myth around Hitler to convert people to
Nazism
- Design posters, publish propaganda pieces
- Use his bodyguards to start street battles
14. Joseph Goebbels- Contribution to
power
- Organized a boycott of Jewish business
- Led the Burning of Books
- Forced Jews to deport East (The Jewish question)
15. Joseph Goebbels- WW2
- Built up hatred for allies
- Made attempts to dismiss Joachim von Ribbentro from office.
- Encouraged Hitler to invade Soviet Union
- Advocated terror bombings of Britain
16. Heinrich Himmler - Background
- Conservative Roman-Catholic
family, born in Munich
- Awkward, studious, organised,
patriotic
- Dreamed of service on the front
as an officer
- Agriculture student
- National Political Activist
when university ended
17. Heinrich Himmler - Role within
Nazi Party
- Head of the SS
- Took control of German Police forces
- President of police
- Gestapo
The SS logo
The Gestapo badge
18. Heinrich Himmler - Contribution to
Nazi power
- Night of Long Knives
- Concentration camps
- SS - powerful
- Gestapo
Himmler
Concentration Camps
19. Heinrich Himmler - WW2
- Minister of Interior
- Controlled civil
service, national
police, secret police
- “Final Solution”
(Holocaust)
- Concentration camps -
extermination
- Attempted to surrender
A Gas chamber
20. Rudolf Hess - Background
Born: April 26 1894
Died: August 17 1987 (suicide)
In 1920 he became the 16th member of the Nazi Party
Hitler appointed him deputy in 1939
Personality: declared insane, cold, intelligent, organised
21. Rudolf Hess - Role within the Nazi Party /
How they came to power
- Hess was devoted to Hitler
- Believer that Germany was ‘’stabbed in the back’’
- Hess joined the NSDAP
- Imprisoned with Hitler
- Became Deputy Fuhrer in 1933
22. Rudolf Hess - Their role in the persecution
& protection during WW2
- Organised Nuremberg Rallies
- Helped in the persecution of the Jews
- Partly Responsible for drafting the Nuremberg Laws
- Hess was number 2 to succeed Hitler
23. Bibliography
Germany 1918-1945 History Book
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_R%C3%B6hm
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/nazi-germany/ernst-rohm/
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Roehm.html
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/Homosexuals_and_the_Third_Reich.html
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007407
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/nazi-germany/nazi-leaders/heinrich-himmler/
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/putsch2.htm
https://www.google.com.hk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1ASUM_enHK655HK655&ion=1&espv=2&es_th=1&ie=UTF-
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