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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
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Hans Fritzsche
German journalist
Portrait of Adolf Hitler in a collared shirt and tie, facing forward with a serious expression, circa 1933.
Adolf Hitler
dictator of Germany
Joseph Goebbels
Joseph Goebbels
German propagandist
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Mildred Gillars
American traitor
Neville Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain
prime minister of United Kingdom
Hermann Göring
Hermann Göring
German political leader and convicted war criminal
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
Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg
Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg
German military officer
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Günther Rall
German World War II combat pilot
Portrait of German diplomat Joachim von Ribbentrop in formal attire, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression.
Joachim von Ribbentrop
German diplomat
Rudolph Hess
Rudolf Hess
German Nazi leader
Dietrich, Sepp
Josef Dietrich
German military officer
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Walther Model
German military officer

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