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Paul von Hindenburg Paul von Hindenburg German field marshal in World War I and president of the Weimar Republic Military command · Germany state institutions 1847–1934
Hermann von Eichhorn Hermann von Eichhorn German field marshal who governed occupied Ukraine in 1918 and was assassinated in Kiev by a Left SR Military command · Germany state institutions 1848–1918
Wilhelm II Wilhelm II. Last German Emperor, who backed Austria-Hungary in the July Crisis and abdicated and fled in 1918 Monarchs and royalty · Germany state institutions 1859–1941
Robert Emil Eichhorn Robert Emil Eichhorn German Social Democratic and Independent Social Democratic politician who headed Berlin police in 1918 Security, intelligence and policing · Germany state institutions 1863–1925
Erich Ludendorff Erich Ludendorff General who directed Germany’s war with Hindenburg and later joined Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch Military command · Germany state institutions 1865–1937
Philipp Scheidemann Philipp Scheidemann SPD politician who proclaimed the republic from a Reichstag window on 9 November 1918 and became Weimar’s first head of government Government and administration · Germany state institutions 1865–1939
Rüdiger von der Goltz Rüdiger von der Goltz Freikorps commander who tried to keep Germany's eastern influence in Finland and the Baltic Military command · Germany state institutions 1865–1946
Kurt Eisner Kurt Eisner Journalist who overthrew the Bavarian monarchy in Munich in November 1918, proclaimed the People’s State and was assassinated the next year Social movements and organizing · Germany state institutions 1867–1919
Max von Baden Max von Baden Last chancellor of the German Empire, who sought the armistice, announced the emperor’s abdication and handed power to Ebert Government and administration · Germany state institutions 1867–1929
Wilhelm Groener Wilhelm Groener General who struck the 1918 secret pact with Ebert that preserved the officer corps and later served Weimar as defence and interior minister Military command · Germany state institutions 1867–1939
Gustav Noske Gustav Noske SPD defence minister who said “someone has to be the bloodhound” and used the Freikorps to crush the left risings of 1919 Military command · Germany state institutions 1868–1946
Max Hoffmann Max Hoffmann German Eastern Front chief of staff who placed his soldier's boot on the Brest-Litovsk negotiating table Military command · Germany state institutions 1869–1927
Gustav Bauer Gustav Bauer Social Democratic chancellor whose government accepted the Treaty of Versailles under an Allied ultimatum Political and party leadership · Germany state institutions 1870–1944
Hermann Müller Hermann Müller A Social Democratic politician of the Weimar Republic who served twice as chancellor. Government and administration · Germany state institutions 1876–1931
Wilhelm Cuno Wilhelm Cuno Non-party chancellor who answered the Ruhr occupation with passive resistance and fell amid hyperinflation Political and party leadership · Germany state institutions 1876–1933
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb Wilhelm Josef Franz Ritter von Leeb Wehrmacht field marshal who directed the encirclement of Leningrad Military command · Germany state institutions 1876–1956
Erich Raeder Erich Raeder A Nazi German naval commander who pursued a grand surface fleet Military command · Germany state institutions 1876–1960
Gustav Stresemann Gustav Stresemann Weimar chancellor who ended passive resistance in 1923 and, as foreign minister, concluded the Locarno treaties Diplomacy and international organization · Germany state institutions 1878–1929
Waldemar Pabst Waldemar Pabst Freikorps officer who ordered the murders of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht in January 1919 and joined the Kapp Putsch Military command · Germany state institutions 1880–1970
Maximilian von Weichs Maximilian von Weichs German field marshal who commanded the Stalingrad offensive Military command · Germany state institutions 1881–1954
Wilhelm Keitel Wilhelm Keitel German general who headed the Wehrmacht High Command and was complicit in Nazi war crimes. Military command · Germany state institutions 1882–1946
Rudolf Lüters Rudolf Lüters Wehrmacht general who directed anti-Partisan operations Military command · Germany state institutions 1883–1945
Franz Halder Franz Halder Chief of the German Army General Staff who planned Barbarossa and later forged the myth of the "clean Wehrmacht" Military command · Germany state institutions 1884–1972
Albert Kesselring Albert Kesselring Nazi field marshal who built the Luftwaffe and directed the defence of Italy Military command · Germany state institutions 1885–1960
Hermann Hoth Hermann Hoth A German general whose armoured successes were inseparable from crimes on the Eastern Front Military command · Germany state institutions 1885–1971
Gotthard Heinrici Gotthard Heinrici The Wehrmacht's defensive specialist on the Eastern Front Military command · Germany state institutions 1886–1971
Heinrich von Vietinghoff Heinrich von Vietinghoff The general who represented Germany's surrender in Italy Military command · Germany state institutions 1887–1952
Heinz Guderian Heinz Wilhelm Guderian A leading architect of armoured warfare and a general of Nazi Germany Military command · Germany state institutions 1888–1954
Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch Commander of the Waffen-SS IX Mountain Corps who led the German forces in the siege of Budapest and refused to surrender Military command · Nazi party and regime 1888–1971
Alfred Jodl Alfred Jodl An operational architect of Nazi Germany's war Military command · Germany state institutions 1890–1946
Friedrich Paulus Friedrich Paulus A field commander undone by the collision of orders and reality Military command · Germany state institutions 1890–1957
Walter Model Walter Model Hitler's "fireman" who rushed from crisis to crisis on the Eastern Front, the Wehrmacht's most tenacious defensive commander Military command · Germany state institutions 1891–1945
Helmuth Weidling Helmuth Weidling The final Berlin commander of a collapsing Reich Military command · Germany state institutions 1891–1955
Karl Dönitz Karl Dönitz German naval commander of the U-boat fleet who briefly became head of state after Hitler's death. Military command · Germany state institutions 1891–1980
Alfred Rosenberg Alfred Rosenberg Baltic German Nazi ideologue from Reval who served as Reich Minister for the Occupied Eastern Territories in 1941–1945 Government and administration · Germany state institutions 1893–1946
Joachim von Ribbentrop Joachim von Ribbentrop Nazi Germany’s foreign minister, he played a key role in negotiating the German-Soviet nonaggression pact. Diplomacy and international organization · Germany state institutions 1893–1946
Friedrich Jeckeln Friedrich Jeckeln Higher SS and Police Leader who directed the mass shootings at Kamianets-Podilskyi, Babi Yar and Rumbula Security, intelligence and policing · Nazi party and regime 1895–1946
Hinrich Lohse Hinrich Lohse Nazi Gauleiter of Schleswig-Holstein who, as Reichskommissar for Ostland in 1941–1944, ordered the ghettoisation and expropriation of Jews Government and administration · Germany state institutions 1896–1964
Joseph Goebbels Joseph Goebbels Nazi Party propaganda chief and minister who promoted antisemitism and dictatorship. Ideology and propaganda · Germany state institutions 1897–1945
Reinhard Heydrich Reinhard Heydrich Nazi official who led SS intelligence and police agencies in implementing the Holocaust. Security, intelligence and policing · Germany state institutions 1904–1942
Edmund Veesenmayer Edmund Veesenmayer SS diplomat who, as Reich plenipotentiary in Hungary in 1944, pressed the Hungarian government to deport its Jews to Auschwitz Diplomacy and international organization · Germany state institutions 1904–1977