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Also Known As Hermann Goering
Born January 12, 1893 • Germany
Died October 15, 1946 (aged 53) • Nuremberg • Germany
Title / Office Reichstag (1928-1945)
Political Affiliation Nazi Party
Role In Beer Hall Putsch • Holocaust • Reichstag fire • World War II

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