Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring (1893-1946)

[graveland]

I agree you, luftk. It is not the HJ-Ehrenzeichen.

Cheers.

[Dieter Zinke]

.... and furthermore the HJ Golden Honour Badge is not in Göring's impressive collection!

Dieter Z.

[Halfdan S.]

Very informative and thorough, Torsten!

What do you say to the claim, that Karl Megerle https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Megerle was the brother-in-law of Göring?: "Von seinem Privatleben ist nur bekannt, dass er verheiratet und Hermann Göring sein Schwager war". The note tells us: Maria Keipert (Red.): Biographisches Handbuch des deutschen Auswärtigen Dienstes 1871–1945. Herausgegeben vom Auswärtigen Amt, Historischer Dienst. Band 3: Gerhard Keiper, Martin Kröger: L–R. Schöningh, Paderborn u. a. 2008, S. 212 (dort ohne Nennung des Namens seiner Ehefrau oder des Datums: „verheiratet“); Alfred Kube: Pour le mérite und Hakenkreuz. Hermann Göring im Dritten Reich. 2. Auflage. Oldenbourg, München 1987, S. 219 (dort ohne weitere Angaben in Fußnote 39: „Görings Schwager Karl Megerle“).

Best
Halfdan S.

[Oberst Stucks]

I think I found something neat - a portrait of Göring wearing an Heer's General uniform.
My only doubt is how to contextualize it - it was a Reichswehr appointment, before Hitler's take of power; or after 1933, in the brief period in which the Army was kept un-nazified?
Thanks to everyone in advance!

[von thoma]

I think is an uniform of Prussian Army, according to his cockade.

[askropp]

31.08.1933 Charakter als General der Infanterie a.D. mit RDA vom 01.10.1931
01.03.1935 General der Flieger

Before the establishment of the Luftwaffe, Göring appeared in Party, SA or Heer uniform (probably also Polizei, perhaps somebody has a photo?).

[Dieter Zinke]

... SA or Heer uniform (probably also Polizei, perhaps somebody has a photo?).

Here you go

Dieter Z.

[Oberst Stucks]

Excellent material.
Thanks everyone for the help and info

[Rhodesia]

Hello all, new to this forum but I’m hoping to receive some help. I’ve searched for answers online but not much seems to go deep into the subject.

I understand that Göring was Reichsmarschall and Commander of the Luftwaffe, but did he have any kind of authority over the other branches of the Wehrmacht, the OKW in particular? Or did he only have command over the Luftwaffe? Thank you.

[ljadw]

Göring had no authority at all over the OKW which was only the department of war, under an other name, neither had Keitel (chief OKW ) any authority over Göring and the OKL.

[Rhodesia]

Göring had no authority at all over the OKW which was only the department of war, under an other name, neither had Keitel (chief OKW ) any authority over Göring and the OKL.

And the Heer in general?

[CNE503]

No authority at all on the Heer represented by the OKH neither.

CNE503

[AlifRafikKhan]

Hi, is Peter Göring, the East German border patrol who became the first DDR "martyr" in 1962, also a relative of the famous Reichsmarschall?

[Mark Costa]

Found this photo just recently. The date is from a VB article dated only 5 days after Göring's promotion to Reichsmarschall. This has to be the earliest version of the new uniform. Note that the collar tabs are of a regular Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall on his new Reichsmarschall uniform.

Mark Costa

[oquaig]

Hi everyone,
I was wondering if there was any information of Hermann Göring's where abouts in July of 1941. I have unconfirmed info on his being at Rastenberg on July 1941 and at Orsha süd airfield on or about 19-20 July 1941. On both occasions he was traveling on his personal command train. I was wondering if anyone had hard info on this and can name a reliable (or any source) source ?

Thanks in advance for any input
oquaig