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Born May 9, 1907 • Berlin • Germany
Died August 8, 1974 (aged 67) • Germany
Political Affiliation Nazi Party
Role In World War II

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Austrian Nazi
Hermann Göring
Hermann Göring
German minister
Frick, Wilhelm
Wilhelm Frick
German politician
Frank, Hans
Hans Frank
German politician and jurist
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
dictator of Germany
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Adolf Eichmann
German military official
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Joachim von Ribbentrop
German diplomat
Martin Bormann
Martin Bormann
German Nazi leader
Alfred Rosenberg
Alfred Rosenberg
German Nazi leader
Speer, Albert
Albert Speer
German architect and Nazi official
Klaus Barbie
Nazi leader
Julius Streicher.
Julius Streicher
German politician
Walther Funk
Walther Funk
German economist
Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Alfried
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
German industrialist
Manstein, Erich von
Erich von Manstein
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Wilhelm Keitel
Wilhelm Keitel
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Erich Raeder, 1928
Erich Raeder
German naval officer

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