SettingsGerman people of World War II
Adam Kuckhoff
Adam Kuckhoff (30 August 1887 in Aachen – 5 August 1943 in Berlin-Plötzensee; executed) was a German writer, journalist, and resistance fighter in the Third Reich.
Adam Kuckhoff (30 August 1887 in Aachen – 5 August 1943 in Berlin-Plötzensee; executed) was a German writer, journalist, and resistance fighter in the Third Reich.
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
Adolf Thiel
Adolf Thiel (1915 - June 2, 2001 Los Angeles) was an Austrian-born German expert in guided missiles during World War II, and later worked for the United States Army and TRW.
Adolf Thiel (1915 - June 2, 2001 Los Angeles) was an Austrian-born German expert in guided missiles during World War II, and later worked for the United States Army and TRW.
Albert Bormann
Albert Bormann (September 1902 – 1989) was a NSKK officer, who rose to the rank of Gruppenführer during World War II. He was an adjutant to Adolf Hitler.
Albert Bormann (September 1902 – 1989) was a NSKK officer, who rose to the rank of Gruppenführer during World War II. He was an adjutant to Adolf Hitler.
Albert Göring
Albert Günther Göring (March 9, 1895 — December 20, 1966) was a German businessman, notable for helping Jews and dissidents survive in Germany in World War II. His older brother, Hermann Göring,...
Albert Günther Göring (March 9, 1895 — December 20, 1966) was a German businessman, notable for helping Jews and dissidents survive in Germany in World War II. His older brother, Hermann Göring,...
Albert Speer
Albert Speer, born Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer, was a German architect who was, for a part of World War II, Minister of Armaments and War Production for the Third Reich.
Albert Speer, born Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer, was a German architect who was, for a part of World War II, Minister of Armaments and War Production for the Third Reich.
Albert Vögler
Albert Vögler (8 February 1877 - 14 April 1945), was a German liberal politician, industrialist and entrepreneur.
Albert Vögler (8 February 1877 - 14 April 1945), was a German liberal politician, industrialist and entrepreneur.
Albert Willimsky
Albert Willimsky (29 December 1890 - 22 February 1940) was a German Roman Catholic priest active in resistance movement against the National Socialism, martyred in the Sachsenhausen concentratio...
Albert Willimsky (29 December 1890 - 22 February 1940) was a German Roman Catholic priest active in resistance movement against the National Socialism, martyred in the Sachsenhausen concentratio...
Albrecht Haushofer
Albrecht Georg Haushofer (7 January 1903, Munich - 23 April 1945 Berlin) was a German geographer, diplomat and author.
Albrecht Georg Haushofer (7 January 1903, Munich - 23 April 1945 Berlin) was a German geographer, diplomat and author.
Alexander Lippisch
Alexander Martin Lippisch was a German pioneer of aerodynamics.
Alexander Martin Lippisch was a German pioneer of aerodynamics.
Alexander Schmorell
Saint Alexander Schmorell was one of five Munich University students who formed a resistance group known as White Rose which was active against Germany's Nazi regime from June 1942 to February 1943.
Saint Alexander Schmorell was one of five Munich University students who formed a resistance group known as White Rose which was active against Germany's Nazi regime from June 1942 to February 1943.
Anton Flettner
Anton Flettner (November 1, 1885 December 29, 1961) was a German aviation engineer and inventor.
Anton Flettner (November 1, 1885 December 29, 1961) was a German aviation engineer and inventor.
Arno Lustiger
Arno Lustiger (born May 7, 1924, in Bendzin, Poland) is a German historian and author of Jewish origin.
Arno Lustiger (born May 7, 1924, in Bendzin, Poland) is a German historian and author of Jewish origin.
Arthur Rudolph
Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph (November 9, 1906 – January 1, 1996 Hamburg) was a German rocket engineer and member of the Nazi party who played a key role in the development of the V-2 rocket.
Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph (November 9, 1906 – January 1, 1996 Hamburg) was a German rocket engineer and member of the Nazi party who played a key role in the development of the V-2 rocket.
Arthur Zarden
Arthur Heinrich Ludwig Zarden (27 April 1885 in Hamburg – 18 January 1944 in Berlin) was a leading personality in German tax legislation and for a short time State Secretary in the Reich Finance...
Arthur Heinrich Ludwig Zarden (27 April 1885 in Hamburg – 18 January 1944 in Berlin) was a leading personality in German tax legislation and for a short time State Secretary in the Reich Finance...
August Froehlich
August Froehlich was a German Roman Catholic priest active in resistance movement against the National Socialism.
August Froehlich was a German Roman Catholic priest active in resistance movement against the National Socialism.
Beate Uhse-Rotermund
Beate Uhse-Rotermund (; born Beate Köstlin October 25, 1919 – July 16, 2001) was a German pilot and entrepreneur.
Beate Uhse-Rotermund (; born Beate Köstlin October 25, 1919 – July 16, 2001) was a German pilot and entrepreneur.
Bernhard Lichtenberg
Blessed Bernhard Lichtenberg (December 3, 1875 – November 5, 1943) was a German Roman Catholic priest and theologian, awarded the title righteous among the Nations.
Blessed Bernhard Lichtenberg (December 3, 1875 – November 5, 1943) was a German Roman Catholic priest and theologian, awarded the title righteous among the Nations.
Bernhard Tessmann
Bernhard Robert Tessmann (August 15, 1912 - December 19, 1998) was a German expert in guided missiles during World War II, and later worked for the United States Army and NASA.
Bernhard Robert Tessmann (August 15, 1912 - December 19, 1998) was a German expert in guided missiles during World War II, and later worked for the United States Army and NASA.
Bruno Schweizer
Bruno Schweizer was a German linguist, best-known for his work with the Nazi Ahnenerbe division.
Bruno Schweizer was a German linguist, best-known for his work with the Nazi Ahnenerbe division.
Cato Bontjes van Beek
Cato Bontjes van Beek (November 14, 1920 – August 5, 1943) was a German member of the resistance against the Nazi regime.
Cato Bontjes van Beek (November 14, 1920 – August 5, 1943) was a German member of the resistance against the Nazi regime.
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf (18 March 1928 - 30 April 2002) was the founder of the Gründerzeit Museum (a museum of every-day items) in Berlin-Mahlsdorf.
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf (18 March 1928 - 30 April 2002) was the founder of the Gründerzeit Museum (a museum of every-day items) in Berlin-Mahlsdorf.
Christa Schroeder
Christa Schroeder (born Emilie Christine Schroeder; March 19, 1908 – June 18, 1984) was one of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s personal secretaries before and during World War II.
Christa Schroeder (born Emilie Christine Schroeder; March 19, 1908 – June 18, 1984) was one of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s personal secretaries before and during World War II.
Christoph Probst
Christoph Hermann Probst (born 6 November 1919, Murnau am Staffelsee – executed 22 February 1943, Munich) was a German student of medicine and a member of the White Rose (Weiße Rose) resista...
Christoph Hermann Probst (born 6 November 1919, Murnau am Staffelsee – executed 22 February 1943, Munich) was a German student of medicine and a member of the White Rose (Weiße Rose) resista...
Constanze Manziarly
Constanze Manziarly (14 April 1920 – disappeared c. 2 May 1945) served as a cook/dietitian to Adolf Hitler.
Constanze Manziarly (14 April 1920 – disappeared c. 2 May 1945) served as a cook/dietitian to Adolf Hitler.
Dieter Grau
Dieter Grau (April 24, 1913) is a retired rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde (1939-1945) working on the V-2 rockets in World War 2.
Dieter Grau (April 24, 1913) is a retired rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde (1939-1945) working on the V-2 rockets in World War 2.
Eberhard Rees
Dr Eberhard Friedrich Michael Rees (1909 Trossingen, Baden-Württemberg - April 2, 1998 DeLand, Florida) was a German-American (by becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States) rocketry pi...
Dr Eberhard Friedrich Michael Rees (1909 Trossingen, Baden-Württemberg - April 2, 1998 DeLand, Florida) was a German-American (by becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States) rocketry pi...
Edmund Geilenberg
Edmund Geilenberg (born 13 January 1906, Witten-Buchholz-Kaempen - died 19 October 1964, Ibbenbüren) was a German official of World War II who headed an emergency 1944 decentralization program, ...
Edmund Geilenberg (born 13 January 1906, Witten-Buchholz-Kaempen - died 19 October 1964, Ibbenbüren) was a German official of World War II who headed an emergency 1944 decentralization program, ...
Edmund Kiss
Edmund Kiss (1886 – 1960) was a German archaeologist and writer best known for his writings on Tiwanaku in Bolivia.
Edmund Kiss (1886 – 1960) was a German archaeologist and writer best known for his writings on Tiwanaku in Bolivia.
Eduard Schulte
Eduard Schulte ( 4 January 1891 in Düsseldorf – 6 January 1966 in Zürich) was a prominent German industrialist.
Eduard Schulte ( 4 January 1891 in Düsseldorf – 6 January 1966 in Zürich) was a prominent German industrialist.
Else Krüger
Else Krüger was Martin Bormann's secretary (and, allegedly, mistress) during World War II.
Else Krüger was Martin Bormann's secretary (and, allegedly, mistress) during World War II.
Emil Beier
SS Sturmbannführer (Storm Unit Leader/Major) Emil Beier (born Vápenná November 29, 1893: died Fulda May 12, 1985) was a German Nazi politician and Mayor of Ostrava, between 1940 and 1945 in Czec...
SS Sturmbannführer (Storm Unit Leader/Major) Emil Beier (born Vápenná November 29, 1893: died Fulda May 12, 1985) was a German Nazi politician and Mayor of Ostrava, between 1940 and 1945 in Czec...
Erika Wendt
Erika Wendt, née Erika Schwarze (1917- 9 April 2003) was a German secretary.
Erika Wendt, née Erika Schwarze (1917- 9 April 2003) was a German secretary.
Erna Flegel
Erna Flegel (11 July 1911 – 16 February 2006) was a German nurse.
Erna Flegel (11 July 1911 – 16 February 2006) was a German nurse.
Ernst Heinkel
Dr. Ernst Heinkel (January 24, 1888 – January 30, 1958) was a German aircraft designer, manufacturer, Wehrwirtschaftführer in the Third Reich, and member of the Nazi party.
Dr. Ernst Heinkel (January 24, 1888 – January 30, 1958) was a German aircraft designer, manufacturer, Wehrwirtschaftführer in the Third Reich, and member of the Nazi party.
Ernst Knaack
Ernst Knaack (4 November 1914 - 28 August 1944) was a German Communist and resistance fighter against the Nazi Germany régime.
Ernst Knaack (4 November 1914 - 28 August 1944) was a German Communist and resistance fighter against the Nazi Germany régime.
Ernst R. G. Eckert
Dr Ernst R. G. Eckert was a scientist who advanced the film cooling technique for aeronautical engines.
Dr Ernst R. G. Eckert was a scientist who advanced the film cooling technique for aeronautical engines.
Eugen Ott (ambassador)
Eugen Ott (April 8, 1889 - January 23, 1977) was the German ambassador to Japan during the early years of World War II, he is most famously known for having worked with Soviet spy Richard Sorge.
Eugen Ott (April 8, 1889 - January 23, 1977) was the German ambassador to Japan during the early years of World War II, he is most famously known for having worked with Soviet spy Richard Sorge.
Eva Braun
Eva Anna Paula Hitler (née Braun; 6 February 1912 – 30 April 1945) was the longtime companion of Adolf Hitler and, for less than 40 hours, his wife.
Eva Anna Paula Hitler (née Braun; 6 February 1912 – 30 April 1945) was the longtime companion of Adolf Hitler and, for less than 40 hours, his wife.
Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin
Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin (22 March 1890 – 9 April 1945) was a lawyer, a conservative politician, resistance fighter in Nazi Germany and a member of the July 20 Plot.
Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin (22 March 1890 – 9 April 1945) was a lawyer, a conservative politician, resistance fighter in Nazi Germany and a member of the July 20 Plot.
Franz Hayler
Franz Hayler (29 August 1900 in Schwarzenfeld – 11 September 1972 in Aschau im Chiemgau) was a German self-employed salesman who rose during the Third Reich to State Secretary and acting Reich E...
Franz Hayler (29 August 1900 in Schwarzenfeld – 11 September 1972 in Aschau im Chiemgau) was a German self-employed salesman who rose during the Third Reich to State Secretary and acting Reich E...
Franz von Papen
Lieutenant-Colonel Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen zu Köningen (29 October 1879 2 May 1969) was a German nobleman, Roman Catholic monarchist politician, General Staff officer, and d...
Lieutenant-Colonel Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen zu Köningen (29 October 1879 2 May 1969) was a German nobleman, Roman Catholic monarchist politician, General Staff officer, and d...
Friedrich Aue
Friedrich Aue (27 July 1896 – 27 November 1944) was a resistance fighter against the regime of Nazi Germany.
Friedrich Aue (27 July 1896 – 27 November 1944) was a resistance fighter against the regime of Nazi Germany.
Friedrich von Bodelschwingh
Friedrich von Bodelschwingh, Junior (14 August 1877, Bethel – 4 January 1946, Bethel) was a German theologian and public health advocate.
Friedrich von Bodelschwingh, Junior (14 August 1877, Bethel – 4 January 1946, Bethel) was a German theologian and public health advocate.
Fritz Grobba
Fritz Konrad Ferdinand Grobba (born Arthur Borg, alias Fritz Grobb, alias Franz Gehrke) (1886–1973) is best remembered for being a German diplomat during the interwar period an...
Fritz Konrad Ferdinand Grobba (born Arthur Borg, alias Fritz Grobb, alias Franz Gehrke) (1886–1973) is best remembered for being a German diplomat during the interwar period an...
Fritz Pröll
Fritz Pröll was a resistance fighter against the Nazi régime.
Fritz Pröll was a resistance fighter against the Nazi régime.
Fritz Reinhardt
Fritz Reinhardt (3 April 1895 in Ilmenau – 17 June 1969 in Regensburg) was a state secretary in the German Finance Ministry in the time of the Third Reich.
Fritz Reinhardt (3 April 1895 in Ilmenau – 17 June 1969 in Regensburg) was a state secretary in the German Finance Ministry in the time of the Third Reich.
Fritz Thyssen
Friedrich "Fritz" Thyssen (9 November 1873, Mülheim an der Ruhr – 8 February 1951, Buenos Aires) was a German businessman born into one of Germany's leading industrial families.
Friedrich "Fritz" Thyssen (9 November 1873, Mülheim an der Ruhr – 8 February 1951, Buenos Aires) was a German businessman born into one of Germany's leading industrial families.
Georg Elser
Johann Georg Elser (4 January 1903 - 9 April 1945) was a German opponent of Nazism.
Johann Georg Elser (4 January 1903 - 9 April 1945) was a German opponent of Nazism.
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz (September 29, 1904, Bremen – February 16, 1973) was a German attache who warned the Danish Jews about their intended deportation in 1943.
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz (September 29, 1904, Bremen – February 16, 1973) was a German attache who warned the Danish Jews about their intended deportation in 1943.
Georg Schumann (resistance fighter)
Georg Schumann (28 November 1886 in Leipzig-Reudnitz, Saxony – 11 January 1945 in Dresden) was a German Communist and resistance fighter against the Nazi régime.
Georg Schumann (28 November 1886 in Leipzig-Reudnitz, Saxony – 11 January 1945 in Dresden) was a German Communist and resistance fighter against the Nazi régime.
Georg Schäfer
Georg Schäfer was a German industrialist and art collector.
Georg Schäfer was a German industrialist and art collector.
Georg von Tiesenhausen
Dr. Georg F. von Tiesenhausen (born May 18, 1914) is a retired German-American rocket scientist.
Dr. Georg F. von Tiesenhausen (born May 18, 1914) is a retired German-American rocket scientist.
Gerda Christian
Gerda "Dara" Christian née Daranowski was one of Adolf Hitler's private secretaries during World War II.
Gerda "Dara" Christian née Daranowski was one of Adolf Hitler's private secretaries during World War II.
Gerhard von Mende
Dr. Gerhard von Mende (December 25, 1904-December 16, 1963) was a Baltic-German who was head of the Caucasus division at the Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territory, or Ostministerium,...
Dr. Gerhard von Mende (December 25, 1904-December 16, 1963) was a Baltic-German who was head of the Caucasus division at the Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territory, or Ostministerium,...
Gert Fröbe
Karl Gerhart Fröbe, better known as Gert Fröbe (25 February 1913 – 5 September 1988) was a German actor who starred in many films, including the James Bond film Goldfinger as Aur...
Karl Gerhart Fröbe, better known as Gert Fröbe (25 February 1913 – 5 September 1988) was a German actor who starred in many films, including the James Bond film Goldfinger as Aur...
Gottlob Espenlaub
Gottlob Espenlaub (1900-1972), nicknamed Espe, was an inventor who specialized in early types of aircraft, specifically gliders and rocket propulsion systems designed for them.
Gottlob Espenlaub (1900-1972), nicknamed Espe, was an inventor who specialized in early types of aircraft, specifically gliders and rocket propulsion systems designed for them.
Gretl Braun
Margarete "Gretl" Braun (31 August 1915 – 10 October 1987) was one of the two sisters of Eva Braun.
Margarete "Gretl" Braun (31 August 1915 – 10 October 1987) was one of the two sisters of Eva Braun.
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
Gustav Georg Friedrich Maria Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, "Taffi", ran the German Friedrich Krupp AG heavy industry conglomerate from 1909 until 1941.
Gustav Georg Friedrich Maria Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, "Taffi", ran the German Friedrich Krupp AG heavy industry conglomerate from 1909 until 1941.
Gustav Weler
Gustav Weler was a political decoy (doppelgänger or Body-double) of Adolf Hitler.
Gustav Weler was a political decoy (doppelgänger or Body-double) of Adolf Hitler.
Günther Pancke
Günther Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Pancke (1 May 1899 – 17 August 1973) was an SS-Obergruppenführer (General) and the Higher SS and Police Leader of Denmark.
Günther Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Pancke (1 May 1899 – 17 August 1973) was an SS-Obergruppenführer (General) and the Higher SS and Police Leader of Denmark.
Hans K. Ziegler
Hans K. Ziegler (born in 1911 in Munich, Germany; died December 11, 1999) was a pioneer in the field of communication satellites and the use of photovoltaic solar cells as a power source for sat...
Hans K. Ziegler (born in 1911 in Munich, Germany; died December 11, 1999) was a pioneer in the field of communication satellites and the use of photovoltaic solar cells as a power source for sat...
Hans Keilson
Hans Alex Keilson was a Jewish German/Dutch novelist, poet, psychoanalyst, and child psychologist.
Hans Alex Keilson was a Jewish German/Dutch novelist, poet, psychoanalyst, and child psychologist.
Hans Multhopp
Hans Multhopp (17 May 1913–30 October 1972) was a German aeronautical engineer/designer.
Hans Multhopp (17 May 1913–30 October 1972) was a German aeronautical engineer/designer.
Hans Schemm
Hans Schemm (6 October 1891 in Bayreuth – 5 March 1935 in Bayreuth) was a Gauleiter in Nazi Germany.
Hans Schemm (6 October 1891 in Bayreuth – 5 March 1935 in Bayreuth) was a Gauleiter in Nazi Germany.
Hans Scholl
Hans Fritz Scholl was a founding member of the White Rose resistance movement in Nazi Germany.
Hans Fritz Scholl was a founding member of the White Rose resistance movement in Nazi Germany.
Hans Thomsen
Hans Thomsen (1891 in Hamburg - 1968) was a German diplomat for the Third Reich.
Hans Thomsen (1891 in Hamburg - 1968) was a German diplomat for the Third Reich.
Hans von Ohain
Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain was a German engineer, one of the inventors of jet propulsion.
Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain was a German engineer, one of the inventors of jet propulsion.
Heinz Kapelle
Heinz Kapelle (17 September 1913 in Berlin – 1 July 1941 in Berlin) was a leader of the Communist Youth League of Germany (Kommunistischer Jugendverband Deutschlands; KJVD) in Berlin in the ...
Heinz Kapelle (17 September 1913 in Berlin – 1 July 1941 in Berlin) was a leader of the Communist Youth League of Germany (Kommunistischer Jugendverband Deutschlands; KJVD) in Berlin in the ...
Heinz Linge
Heinz Linge (23 March 1913 – 9 March 1980) was an SS officer who served as a valet for German dictator Adolf Hitler.
Heinz Linge (23 March 1913 – 9 March 1980) was an SS officer who served as a valet for German dictator Adolf Hitler.
Helmut Gröttrup
Helmut Gröttrup was a German electrical engineer and assistant of Wernher von Braun in the V-2 rocket-project.
Helmut Gröttrup was a German electrical engineer and assistant of Wernher von Braun in the V-2 rocket-project.
Helmut Hölzer
Helmut Hoelzer was a Nazi Germany V-2 rocket engineer who was brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip.
Helmut Hoelzer was a Nazi Germany V-2 rocket engineer who was brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip.
Helmuth Hübener
Helmuth Guddat Kunkel Hübener was the youngest opponent of the Third Reich to be sentenced to death by the Volksgerichtshof and executed.
Helmuth Guddat Kunkel Hübener was the youngest opponent of the Third Reich to be sentenced to death by the Volksgerichtshof and executed.
Herbert Baum
Herbert Baum (February 10, 1912 – June 11, 1942) was a Jewish member of the German resistance against National Socialism.
Herbert Baum (February 10, 1912 – June 11, 1942) was a Jewish member of the German resistance against National Socialism.
Herbert Hans Haupt
Herbert Hans Haupt (December 21, 1919 – August 8, 1942) was a German-American United States citizen with dual nationality who was executed as an enemy agent for Nazi Germany during World W...
Herbert Hans Haupt (December 21, 1919 – August 8, 1942) was a German-American United States citizen with dual nationality who was executed as an enemy agent for Nazi Germany during World W...
Hermann Friedrich Graebe
Herman Friedrich Graebe or Gräbe, (June 19, 1900 – April 17, 1986) was a German manager and engineer in charge of a German building firm in Ukraine, who witnessed mass executions of ...
Herman Friedrich Graebe or Gräbe, (June 19, 1900 – April 17, 1986) was a German manager and engineer in charge of a German building firm in Ukraine, who witnessed mass executions of ...
Hermann Oberth
Hermann Julius Oberth (25 June 1894 – 28 December 1989) was an Austro-Hungarian-born German physicist and engineer.
Hermann Julius Oberth (25 June 1894 – 28 December 1989) was an Austro-Hungarian-born German physicist and engineer.
Hiltgunt Zassenhaus
Hiltgunt Margret Zassenhaus (10 July 1916 – 20 November 2004) was a German philologist who worked as an interpreter in Hamburg, Germany during World War II, and later as a physician in the...
Hiltgunt Margret Zassenhaus (10 July 1916 – 20 November 2004) was a German philologist who worked as an interpreter in Hamburg, Germany during World War II, and later as a physician in the...
Hitler Sites
Hitler Sites: A City-by-City Guidebook by Steven Lehrer is a history and tour of European and American sites related to Adolf Hitler These sites cannot be found in standard guidebooks.
Hitler Sites: A City-by-City Guidebook by Steven Lehrer is a history and tour of European and American sites related to Adolf Hitler These sites cannot be found in standard guidebooks.
Hjalmar Schacht
Dr. Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht (22 January 1877 – 3 June 1970) was a German economist, banker, liberal politician, and co-founder of the German Democratic Party.
Dr. Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht (22 January 1877 – 3 June 1970) was a German economist, banker, liberal politician, and co-founder of the German Democratic Party.
Hugo Blaschke
Dr Hugo Johannes Blaschke was a German dental surgeon notable for being Adolf Hitler’s personal dentist from 1933 to April 1945 and for being the chief dentist on the staff of Heinrich Himmler w...
Dr Hugo Johannes Blaschke was a German dental surgeon notable for being Adolf Hitler’s personal dentist from 1933 to April 1945 and for being the chief dentist on the staff of Heinrich Himmler w...
In The Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and An American Family in Hitler's Berlin
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin is a 2011 non-fiction book by Erik Larson.
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin is a 2011 non-fiction book by Erik Larson.
Johann Georg Elser
Johann Georg Elser (4 January 1903 - 9 April 1945) was a German opponent of Nazism.
Johann Georg Elser (4 January 1903 - 9 April 1945) was a German opponent of Nazism.
Johann Maier
Johann Maier was from 1939 until his death a preacher at Regensburg Cathedral.
Johann Maier was from 1939 until his death a preacher at Regensburg Cathedral.
Johanna Wolf
Johanna Wolf was Adolf Hitler's chief secretary.
Johanna Wolf was Adolf Hitler's chief secretary.
Johannes Eppler
Johannes Eppler, also known as Hans Eppler, John Eppler, and Hussein Gaafer, (born 1914) was a World War II Abwehr spy, a German who had been raised in Egypt by his Egyptian st...
Johannes Eppler, also known as Hans Eppler, John Eppler, and Hussein Gaafer, (born 1914) was a World War II Abwehr spy, a German who had been raised in Egypt by his Egyptian st...
Johannes Hentschel
Johannes Hentschel (10 May 1908 – 27 April 1982) was a German- Danish master electro-mechanic for German dictator Adolf Hitler's apartments in the Old Chancellery.
Johannes Hentschel (10 May 1908 – 27 April 1982) was a German- Danish master electro-mechanic for German dictator Adolf Hitler's apartments in the Old Chancellery.
Johannes Plendl
Johannes "Hans" Plendl, German radar pioneer, was the scientist whose radio navigation techniques made possible the early German bombing successes in World War II.
Johannes "Hans" Plendl, German radar pioneer, was the scientist whose radio navigation techniques made possible the early German bombing successes in World War II.
Johannes Winkler
Johannes Winkler was a German rocket pioneer who founded the first German rocket society and launched the first successful liquid-fuelled rocket in Europe.
Johannes Winkler was a German rocket pioneer who founded the first German rocket society and launched the first successful liquid-fuelled rocket in Europe.
John Rabe
John Rabe was a German businessman who is best known for his efforts to stop the atrocities of the Japanese army during the Nanking Occupation and his work to protect and succour the Chinese civ...
John Rabe was a German businessman who is best known for his efforts to stop the atrocities of the Japanese army during the Nanking Occupation and his work to protect and succour the Chinese civ...
John Sieg
John Sieg (February 3, 1903 – October 15, 1942) was a railroad worker and journalist who publicized Nazi atrocities through the underground Communist press and fought against National Socialism ...
John Sieg (February 3, 1903 – October 15, 1942) was a railroad worker and journalist who publicized Nazi atrocities through the underground Communist press and fought against National Socialism ...
Josef Albert Meisinger
Josef Albert Meisinger (14 September 1899 – 7 March 1947), also known as the Butcher of Warsaw, was a German Colonel of the Gestapo and Nazi Party member.
Josef Albert Meisinger (14 September 1899 – 7 March 1947), also known as the Butcher of Warsaw, was a German Colonel of the Gestapo and Nazi Party member.
Josef Lenzel
Josef Lenzel (21 April 1890 — 3 July 1942) was a German Roman Catholic priest active in resistance movement against the National Socialism, who died in the Dachau concentration camp where he had...
Josef Lenzel (21 April 1890 — 3 July 1942) was a German Roman Catholic priest active in resistance movement against the National Socialism, who died in the Dachau concentration camp where he had...
Josef Terboven
Josef Antonius Heinrich Terboven was a Nazi leader, best known as the Reichskommissar during the German occupation of Norway.
Josef Antonius Heinrich Terboven was a Nazi leader, best known as the Reichskommissar during the German occupation of Norway.
Joseph Goebbels
Paul Joseph Goebbels (; 29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945.
Paul Joseph Goebbels (; 29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945.
Julius Streicher
Julius Streicher (12 February 1885 – 16 October 1946) was a prominent Nazi prior to World War II. He was the founder and publisher of Der Stürmer newspaper, which became a central element of...
Julius Streicher (12 February 1885 – 16 October 1946) was a prominent Nazi prior to World War II. He was the founder and publisher of Der Stürmer newspaper, which became a central element of...
Karl Haushofer
Karl Ernst Haushofer (August 27, 1869 – March 10, 1946) was a German general, geographer and geopolitician.
Karl Ernst Haushofer (August 27, 1869 – March 10, 1946) was a German general, geographer and geopolitician.
Konrad Dannenberg
Konrad Dannenberg (August 5, 1912 – February 16, 2009) was a German-American rocket pioneer and member of the German rocket team brought to the United States after World War II.
Konrad Dannenberg (August 5, 1912 – February 16, 2009) was a German-American rocket pioneer and member of the German rocket team brought to the United States after World War II.
Konstantin von Neurath
Konstantin Freiherr von Neurath was a German diplomat remembered mostly for having served as Foreign minister of Germany between 1932 and 1938.
Konstantin Freiherr von Neurath was a German diplomat remembered mostly for having served as Foreign minister of Germany between 1932 and 1938.
Krafft Arnold Ehricke
Krafft Arnold Ehricke (March 24, 1917 - December 11, 1984) was a rocket-propulsion engineer and advocate for space colonization.
Krafft Arnold Ehricke (March 24, 1917 - December 11, 1984) was a rocket-propulsion engineer and advocate for space colonization.
Kurt Diebner
Kurt Diebner was a German nuclear physicist who is well known for directing and administrating the German nuclear energy project, a secretive program aiming to built weapon of mass destruction f...
Kurt Diebner was a German nuclear physicist who is well known for directing and administrating the German nuclear energy project, a secretive program aiming to built weapon of mass destruction f...
Kurt H. Debus
Kurt Heinrich Debus (November 29, 1908–October 10, 1983) was a German V-2 rocket scientist during World War II who, after being brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip, beca...
Kurt Heinrich Debus (November 29, 1908–October 10, 1983) was a German V-2 rocket scientist during World War II who, after being brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip, beca...
Kurt Hasse
Kurt Hasse is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 1936.
Kurt Hasse is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 1936.
Kurt Nehrling
Kurt Nehrling (February 13, 1899 – September 23, 1943) was a German Social Democratic politician and member of the German resistance against Hitler.
Kurt Nehrling (February 13, 1899 – September 23, 1943) was a German Social Democratic politician and member of the German resistance against Hitler.
Kurt Schlosser
Kurt Schlosser (18 October 1900 – 16 August 1944 in Dresden) was German cabinet-maker, climber, and an active Communist.
Kurt Schlosser (18 October 1900 – 16 August 1944 in Dresden) was German cabinet-maker, climber, and an active Communist.
Kurt Schumacher (sculptor)
Kurt Schumacher (6 May 1905 – 22 December 1942) was a sculptor and Communist member of the German Resistance against National Socialism.
Kurt Schumacher (6 May 1905 – 22 December 1942) was a sculptor and Communist member of the German Resistance against National Socialism.
Kurt Tank
Kurt Waldemar Tank was a German aeronautical engineer and test pilot, heading the design department at Focke-Wulf from 1931-45.
Kurt Waldemar Tank was a German aeronautical engineer and test pilot, heading the design department at Focke-Wulf from 1931-45.
Lilo Ramdohr
Lieselotte Fürst-Ramdohr, widowed Berndl is a former member of the Munich branch of the student resistance group White Rose in Nazi Germany.
Lieselotte Fürst-Ramdohr, widowed Berndl is a former member of the Munich branch of the student resistance group White Rose in Nazi Germany.
Lina Heydrich
Lina Heydrich (née Lina Mathilde von Osten, June 14, 1911, Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein, died August 14, 1985, Fehmarn, age 74) was the wife of assassinated SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Hey...
Lina Heydrich (née Lina Mathilde von Osten, June 14, 1911, Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein, died August 14, 1985, Fehmarn, age 74) was the wife of assassinated SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Hey...
Ludwig Roth
Ludwig Roth was the Aerospace engineer who was the head of the Peenemünde Future Projects Office which designed the Wasserfall and created advanced rockets designs such as the A9/A10 ICBM.
Ludwig Roth was the Aerospace engineer who was the head of the Peenemünde Future Projects Office which designed the Wasserfall and created advanced rockets designs such as the A9/A10 ICBM.
Magda Goebbels
Johanna Maria Magdalena "Magda" Goebbels (11 November 1901 – 1 May 1945) was the wife of Nazi Germany's Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels.
Johanna Maria Magdalena "Magda" Goebbels (11 November 1901 – 1 May 1945) was the wife of Nazi Germany's Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels.
Magnus von Braun
Magnus "Mac" Freiherr von Braun (10 May 1919 – 21 June 2003) was a German chemical engineer, Luftwaffe aviator, and rocket scientist at Peenemünde, the Mittelwerk, and after emigrating to ...
Magnus "Mac" Freiherr von Braun (10 May 1919 – 21 June 2003) was a German chemical engineer, Luftwaffe aviator, and rocket scientist at Peenemünde, the Mittelwerk, and after emigrating to ...
Marion Freisler
Marion Freisler, née Russegger was the wife of Roland Freisler, the infamous judge and chairman of the Nazi Volksgerichtshof, who died in 1945 during an air raid in Berlin.
Marion Freisler, née Russegger was the wife of Roland Freisler, the infamous judge and chairman of the Nazi Volksgerichtshof, who died in 1945 during an air raid in Berlin.
Marion Yorck von Wartenburg
Marion Gräfin Yorck von Wartenburg was a German jurist and judge.
Marion Gräfin Yorck von Wartenburg was a German jurist and judge.
Martin Adolf Bormann
Martin Adolf Bormann (born Adolf Martin Bormann on 14 April 1930) is the eldest of ten children of Martin Bormann and the godson of Adolf Hitler.
Martin Adolf Bormann (born Adolf Martin Bormann on 14 April 1930) is the eldest of ten children of Martin Bormann and the godson of Adolf Hitler.
Martin Gauger
Martin Gauger (August 4, 1905 – July 14, 1941) was a German jurist and pacifist from Wuppertal, Rhenish Prussia.
Martin Gauger (August 4, 1905 – July 14, 1941) was a German jurist and pacifist from Wuppertal, Rhenish Prussia.
Martin Niemöller
Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller (14 January 1892 – 6 March 1984) was a German anti-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor.
Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller (14 January 1892 – 6 March 1984) was a German anti-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor.
Nikolaus Gross
Nikolaus Gross (German:Groß) (30 September 1898 – 23 January 1945) was a German resistance fighter in the time of the Third Reich who was later beatified by Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's ...
Nikolaus Gross (German:Groß) (30 September 1898 – 23 January 1945) was a German resistance fighter in the time of the Third Reich who was later beatified by Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's ...
Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
"Nina" Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg (27 August 1913 – 2 April 2006) was the wife of Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, the leader of the failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler...
"Nina" Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg (27 August 1913 – 2 April 2006) was the wife of Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, the leader of the failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler...
Oscar Hans
Oscar Hans (born 1910) was a German executioner, leader of an SS Sonderkommando during the occupation of Norway.
Oscar Hans (born 1910) was a German executioner, leader of an SS Sonderkommando during the occupation of Norway.
Oskar Schindler
Oskar Schindler (28 April 1908 – 9 October 1974) was an ethnic German industrialist born in Moravia.
Oskar Schindler (28 April 1908 – 9 October 1974) was an ethnic German industrialist born in Moravia.
Oswald Lange
Oswald Hermann Lange (June 1, 1912 – February 20, 2000) was a German-American aerospace engineer and member of the "von Braun rocket group".
Oswald Hermann Lange (June 1, 1912 – February 20, 2000) was a German-American aerospace engineer and member of the "von Braun rocket group".
Otto Dietrich
Dr. Otto Dietrich (August 31, 1897 - November 22, 1952) was an SS-Obergruppenführer, the Third Reich's Press Chief, and a confidant of Adolf Hitler.
Dr. Otto Dietrich (August 31, 1897 - November 22, 1952) was an SS-Obergruppenführer, the Third Reich's Press Chief, and a confidant of Adolf Hitler.
Paul Rosbaud
Paul Rosbaud, was a metallurgist and scientific adviser for Springer Verlag in Germany before and during World War II.
Paul Rosbaud, was a metallurgist and scientific adviser for Springer Verlag in Germany before and during World War II.
Philipp Bouhler
Philipp Bouhler (11 September 1899 – 19 May 1945) was a senior Nazi Party official who was both a Reichsleiter (National Leader) and Chief of the Chancellery of the Führer of the NSDAP. He w...
Philipp Bouhler (11 September 1899 – 19 May 1945) was a senior Nazi Party official who was both a Reichsleiter (National Leader) and Chief of the Chancellery of the Führer of the NSDAP. He w...
Prince Friedrich Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe
Prince Friedrich Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe (5 June 1906 – 20 September 1983) was a younger son of Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and his consort Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg.
Prince Friedrich Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe (5 June 1906 – 20 September 1983) was a younger son of Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and his consort Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg.
Princess Marie Adelheid of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Marie Adelheid of Lippe-Biesterfeld (Marie Adelheid Mathilde Karoline Elise Alexe Auguste Albertine; 30 August 1895 - 25 December 1993) was a daughter of Prince Rudolf of Lippe-Biesterfeld and h...
Marie Adelheid of Lippe-Biesterfeld (Marie Adelheid Mathilde Karoline Elise Alexe Auguste Albertine; 30 August 1895 - 25 December 1993) was a daughter of Prince Rudolf of Lippe-Biesterfeld and h...
Richard Hildebrandt
Richard Hermann Hildebrandt (13 May 1897, Worms - 10 March 1952, Gdansk) was a politician in Nazi Germany and member of the Reichstag, and an SS-Obergruppenführer.
Richard Hermann Hildebrandt (13 May 1897, Worms - 10 March 1952, Gdansk) was a politician in Nazi Germany and member of the Reichstag, and an SS-Obergruppenführer.
Richard Quirin
Richard Quirin (April 26, 1908 – August 8, 1942) was a German-American executed as an enemy agent for the Germans in World War II. He was one of eight agents involved in Operation Pastorius, and...
Richard Quirin (April 26, 1908 – August 8, 1942) was a German-American executed as an enemy agent for the Germans in World War II. He was one of eight agents involved in Operation Pastorius, and...
Rudolf Hess
Rudolf Walter Richard Hess (26 April 1894 – 17 August 1987) was a prominent Nazi politician who was Adolf Hitler's deputy in the Nazi Party during the 1930s and early 1940s.
Rudolf Walter Richard Hess (26 April 1894 – 17 August 1987) was a prominent Nazi politician who was Adolf Hitler's deputy in the Nazi Party during the 1930s and early 1940s.
Rudolf von Marogna-Redwitz
Rudolf Graf von Marogna-Redwitz (15 October 1886 – 12 October 1944) was a Colonel of the Wehrmacht, member of the German Resistance in Nazi Germany and the July 20 Plot against Adolf Hitler at t...
Rudolf Graf von Marogna-Redwitz (15 October 1886 – 12 October 1944) was a Colonel of the Wehrmacht, member of the German Resistance in Nazi Germany and the July 20 Plot against Adolf Hitler at t...
Rüdiger Schleicher
Rüdiger Schleicher (14 January 1895 – 23 April 1945) was a German resistance fighter against the Nazi régime.
Rüdiger Schleicher (14 January 1895 – 23 April 1945) was a German resistance fighter against the Nazi régime.
Siegmund Sredzki
Siegmund Sredzki (30 November 1892 – 11 October 1944) was a German Resistance fighter against the Nazi regime.
Siegmund Sredzki (30 November 1892 – 11 October 1944) was a German Resistance fighter against the Nazi regime.
Sophie Scholl
Sophia Magdalena Scholl (9 May 1921 – 22 February 1943) was a German student, active within the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany.
Sophia Magdalena Scholl (9 May 1921 – 22 February 1943) was a German student, active within the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany.
Stella Kübler
Stella Kübler, Stella Isaacksohn, was a German Jewish woman who collaborated with the Gestapo during during World War II, exposing and denouncing Berlin's underground Jews.
Stella Kübler, Stella Isaacksohn, was a German Jewish woman who collaborated with the Gestapo during during World War II, exposing and denouncing Berlin's underground Jews.
Traudl Junge
Traudl Junge (born Gertraud Humps; 16 March 1920 – 10 February 2002) was Adolf Hitler's youngest personal private secretary, from December 1942 to April 1945.
Traudl Junge (born Gertraud Humps; 16 March 1920 – 10 February 2002) was Adolf Hitler's youngest personal private secretary, from December 1942 to April 1945.
Walter Frentz
Walter Frentz (21 August 1907 – 6 July 2004) was a German cameraman, film producer and photographer, who was considerably involved in the picture propaganda of Nazi Germany.
Walter Frentz (21 August 1907 – 6 July 2004) was a German cameraman, film producer and photographer, who was considerably involved in the picture propaganda of Nazi Germany.
Walter Gerlach
Walt(h)er Gerlach (1 August 1889 - 10 August 1979) was a German physicist who co-discovered spin quantization in a magnetic field, the Stern-Gerlach effect.
Walt(h)er Gerlach (1 August 1889 - 10 August 1979) was a German physicist who co-discovered spin quantization in a magnetic field, the Stern-Gerlach effect.
Walter Haeussermann
Walter Haeussermann (also spelled Häussermann; March 2, 1914 – December 8, 2010) was a German-American aerospace engineer and member of the "von Braun rocket group", both at Peenemünde and...
Walter Haeussermann (also spelled Häussermann; March 2, 1914 – December 8, 2010) was a German-American aerospace engineer and member of the "von Braun rocket group", both at Peenemünde and...
Walter Jacobi
Walter Jacobi was a rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde working on the V-2 rockets in World War II. He was among the scientists to surrender and travel to...
Walter Jacobi was a rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde working on the V-2 rockets in World War II. He was among the scientists to surrender and travel to...
Walter Wagner (notary)
Walter Wagner (died 1945) was the notary who married Adolf Hitler to Eva Braun in the Führerbunker on April 29, 1945.
Walter Wagner (died 1945) was the notary who married Adolf Hitler to Eva Braun in the Führerbunker on April 29, 1945.
Walther Hewel
Walther Hewel (2 January 1904 – 2 May 1945) was a German diplomat before and during World War II, an early and active member of the Nazi Party, and one of German dictator Adolf Hitler's fe...
Walther Hewel (2 January 1904 – 2 May 1945) was a German diplomat before and during World War II, an early and active member of the Nazi Party, and one of German dictator Adolf Hitler's fe...
Werner Best
Dr. Werner Best was a German Nazi, jurist, police chief, SS-Obergruppenführer and Nazi Party leader from Darmstadt, Hesse.
Dr. Werner Best was a German Nazi, jurist, police chief, SS-Obergruppenführer and Nazi Party leader from Darmstadt, Hesse.
Wernher von Braun
Wernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun (March 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977) was a German-born American rocket scientist, aerospace engineer, space architect, and one of the leadin...
Wernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun (March 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977) was a German-born American rocket scientist, aerospace engineer, space architect, and one of the leadin...
Wilhelm Gustloff
Wilhelm Gustloff (January 30, 1895 - February 4, 1936) was the German leader of the NSDAP (Nazi) party in Switzerland; he founded the Swiss branch of the party at Davos in 1932., which grouped ...
Wilhelm Gustloff (January 30, 1895 - February 4, 1936) was the German leader of the NSDAP (Nazi) party in Switzerland; he founded the Swiss branch of the party at Davos in 1932., which grouped ...
Willi Bredel
Willi Bredel (May 2, 1901 – October 27, 1964) was a German writer and president of the Akademie der Künste.
Willi Bredel (May 2, 1901 – October 27, 1964) was a German writer and president of the Akademie der Künste.
Willi Graf
Willi Graf (2 January 1918 in Kuchenheim near Euskirchen; - 12 October 1943 in Munich) was a member of the White Rose (Weiße Rose) resistance group in Nazi Germany.
Willi Graf (2 January 1918 in Kuchenheim near Euskirchen; - 12 October 1943 in Munich) was a member of the White Rose (Weiße Rose) resistance group in Nazi Germany.