Derisive Nazi Nick-Names

[ajk74]

Daluege, as noted above, was called dummy dummy. In addition Heydrich also used to refer to Daluege as "the idiot".

[RACPISA]

I'm reading an autobiography by a former German infantryman who served in the Arctic Ocean Front, and he says that by the late summer of 1944, he began to hear Wehrmacht officers sarcastically calling Hitler Grofaz which is an abbreviation of Grosster Feldherr aller Zeiten , or Greatest Military Genius of all Times. It was used by disillusioned officers who knew that Germany was losing the war.

[krämbulle]

Wasn't "Gröfaz" originally invented by Keitel (I hope my memory doesn't fail me here) as a positive nickname for AH!? As a way to ingratiate himself with AH.

/Johan

[Karl]

Goering didn’t like Ribbentrop (I don’t think many people did) at all and referred to him (among other things) as a ‘dirty little champagne salesman’.

k

[ChristopherPerrien]

I believe the Ribbentrop family owned some vineyards.

Goering had several because of his girth and pomposity. I will try to remember them.
Sepp Dietreich was called several names because he was a former elisted man commanding an Army Group, can't remember them either.

Will try, I hope by mentioning ideas it might "jog" other people

[R.M. Schultz]

Joseph Goebbels = “Poison Dwarf”

Sorry? this was the nickname of Nikolai Yezhov.

Really? I have this from a good source:

Richard Gruneberger, "The 12-Year Reich, A Social History of Nazi GErmany, 1933 - 1945," Holt, Rinehart and Winston, N.Y, Chicago, San Fransisco, 1971.

Could it have been used for both?

By the way THANX FOR ALL THE RESPONSES! I intend to make a master list and post it.

[R.M. Schultz]

I believe the Ribbentrop family owned some vineyards.

Not exactly —

After the Great War Ribbentrop worked as a wine salesman, then later he married the daughter of a wealthy champagne producer.

[Karl]

Henkel was and still is the name of the sekt. Yes, he married the daughter and don't start about the von. :roll:

[Maple 01]

Nothing wrong with buying a title!

-Nick
(The Horrible Baron von Maple01- there 1,000 RM well spent I think...)

[tonyh]

Göring was called "Der Dicke".
Göbbels was calles "Die ratte"

Tony

[Karl da Kraut]

Hermann Göring was called "Hermann Meier". Meier (Maier, Meyer) is quite a common German last name. In 1939, Göring promised in a public speech that no enemy aircraft would reach Reich territory - else he could be called "Meier" [an insult to thousands of Germans].

GFM Günther von Kluge had a rather nice nick name: "der kluge Günther" (the smart Günther).

[trower]

The Corporal - use by Generals for Herr Hitler.

I think the was "Bohemian Corporal".......by Paulus

[PAK]

Heinrich Himmler = "Heini Himmler" by most of the SS - Heini means a little boy who's afraid of everything due to the fact that Himmler never fought at all.

[Karl]

I don’t think he bought it…Herr Baron.

[stuntman]

I thought Goering played upon the name Meyer because that name was fairly common amongst the Jewish population?!