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Born May 3, 1900 • Karlsruhe • Germany
Died October 16, 1946 (aged 46) • Nürnberg • Germany
Political Affiliation Nazi Party
Role In World War II

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Alfred Rosenberg
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Julius Streicher.
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Martin Bormann
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Walther Funk
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Ernst Kaltenbrunner
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Albert Kesselring
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Wilhelm Keitel
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