Hermann goering quotes nuremberg trials

Hermann Wilhelm Göring, also rendered as Goering (12 January1893 – 15 October1946), was a German politician, military leader and leading member of the Nazi Party.

After Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, Göring was named as minister without portfolio in the new government. One of his first acts as a cabinet minister was to oversee the creation of the Gestapo, which he ceded to Heinrich Himmler in 1934.

Hermann goering quotes nuremberg trials

Following the establishment of the Nazi state, Göring amassed power and political capital to become the second most powerful man in Germany. He was appointed commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe (air force), a position he held until the final days of the regime.

Upon being named Plenipotentiary of the Four Year Plan in 1936, Göring was entrusted with the task of mobilizing all sectors of the economy for war, an assignment which brought numerous government agencies under his control.

In September 1939 Hitler designated him as his successor and d