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Also Known As Lord Haw-Haw
Born April 24, 1906 • New York City • New York
Died January 3, 1946 (aged 39) • London • England
Role In World War II
Hans Fritzsche
German journalist
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
dictator of Germany
Joseph Goebbels
Joseph Goebbels
German propagandist
Mildred Gillars
American traitor
Neville Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain
prime minister of United Kingdom
Hermann Göring
Hermann Göring
German minister
Erwin Rommel
Erwin Rommel
German field marshal
Adolf Eichmann listening to an Israeli court's verdict
Adolf Eichmann
German military official
Heinrich Himmler
Heinrich Himmler
German Nazi leader
Franz Halder, 1938.
Franz Halder
German general
Reinhard Heydrich
Reinhard Heydrich
German Nazi official
Paulus, Friedrich
Friedrich Paulus
German military officer
Kesselring
Albert Kesselring
German field marshal
Pierre Laval.
Pierre Laval
French politician and statesman
Günther Rall
German World War II combat pilot
Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg
Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg
German military officer
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Joachim von Ribbentrop
German diplomat
Rudolf Hess
Rudolf Hess
German Nazi leader
Dietrich, Sepp
Josef Dietrich
German military officer
Walther Model
German military officer

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