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Blomberg, von, Werner Eduard Fritz (Feldmarschall)

    Date of birth:
    September 2nd, 1878 (Stargard/Pommern, German Empire)
    Date of death:
    March 13th, 1946 (Nurenberg, Germany)
    Service number:
    SS-Nr.: // NSDAP-Nr.: 3.805.226
    Nationality:
    German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

    Biography

    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. Von Blomberg opposed Ernst Roehm's plans for incorporation of the SA into the German army and played an integral role in the putsch against Roehm. In 1935 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht and promoted in 1936 to Field Marshal. Goering and Himmler engineered von Blomberg's removal from office in 1938, but before his dismissal, von Blomberg convinced Hitler to take personal command of the Wehrmacht. He died in American detention at Nuremberg.

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    Rank:
    Hauptmann
    Awarded on:
    September 13th, 1911
    Königlicher Kronen-Orden IV. Klasse
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Hauptmann (Captain)
    Awarded on:
    September 18th, 1914
    Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Hauptmann (Captain)
    Awarded on:
    1914
    Kreuz für Treue Dienste
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Major
    Unit:
    Ia, 7. Armee
    Awarded on:
    October 7th, 1916

    With swords
    Ritter des Königlicher Preussischer Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Major
    Unit:
    Ia, 7. Armee
    Awarded on:
    October 30th, 1916
    Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Major
    Unit:
    Ia, 7. Armee
    Awarded on:
    June 3rd, 1918
    Pour le Mérite
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Awarded on:
    1918
    Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (1918)
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)

    With swords
    Ritterkreuz I. Klasse des Königlich Sächsischer Albrechtsordens
    Gemeinsames Flugzeugfuhrer-Beobachter Abzeichen mit Brillianten
    Rank:
    Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshall)
    Unit:
    Oberbefehlshaber der Wehrmacht
    Awarded on:
    January 30th, 1937
    Goldenes Ehrenzeichen der NSDAP
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Awarded on:
    1934
    Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
    Awarded on:
    1936
    Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  3.Klasse, 12 Jahre
    Awarded on:
    1936
    Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  1.Klasse, 25 Jahre

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