Goebbels, Joseph Paul (1897-1945), a German Nazi propagandist. As minister of propaganda in Adolf Hitler's Third Reich, 1933-45, he not only used the press, radio, and other forms of communication to serve the Nazi regime, but also molded German cultural life to that end. See more »

Eichmann, Adolf (1906-1962), a German Nazi official. He joined the Nazi party and the SS (party police) in 1932, and was assigned to Jewish affairs in 1934. See more »

Kesselring Albert (1887-1960), a German army officer. He joined the army in 1904 and was an aviator during World War I, becoming a friend of Hermann Goring. See more »

Jodl, Alfred Gustav (1892-1946), a German army officer. Jodl was chief of staff of the high command of the armed forces, 1938-45, rising to the rank of colonel general. See more »

Rosenberg, Alfred (1893-1946), a German Nazi leader. As an official spokesman for Nazism, Rosenberg taught that there was a German "race," superior to others, and that "inferior" races, particularly the Jews, were responsible for Germany's ills. See more »

Raeder, Erich (1876-1960), a German naval officer. As head of the German naval command, 1928-35, he rebuilt the German navy, in violation of the Versailles Treaty of 1919. See more »

Rommel, Erwin (1891-1944), a German army officer. An expert in tank warfare, he was called "The Desert Fox" for his genius in directing German troops in North Africa during World War II. See more »

Kluge, Gunther von (1882-1944), a German army officer. He participated in the Polish and French campaigns early in World War II and commanded the drive on Moscow in 1941. See more »

BrauchitschHeinrich Alfred Hermann Walther von (1881-1948), a German army officer. See more »

Himmler, Heinrich (1900-1945), a German Nazi leader. As head of the Nazi concentration camp system, he was largely responsible for the deaths of vast numbers of persons. See more »