Did any of the top Nazis smoke?
Hi Sepp Dietrich,
Some info on Kaltenbrunner from the link below:
http://www.deathcamps.info/Nazis/page_6.htm
Ernst Kaltenbrunner was born in Ried im Innkreis, Austria. Later the family moved to Linz, where he attended the State Real Gymnasium. He studied law and obtained a law degree in 1926. He spent the first year as apprentice lawyer at Linze-on-Danube and then worked as a lawyer-candidate, first at Salzburg and after 1928 at Linz.
He joined the Nazi Party in 1932, and became leader of the Austrian SS 1935.
Ernst Kaltenbrunner was a life-long fanatical Nazi. He had much to do with developing the Mauthausen KZ camp and visited it frequently. He agreed with Himmler on the establishment of gas-chambers for execution 1942, became head of the security police 1943, and sent millions of Jews and political suspects to their deaths in the concentration camps. He was also responsible for orders sanctioning the murder of prisoners of war.
Toward the end of the war, Kaltenbrunner's power increased greatly, especially after the attack on Hitler of 20 July 1944, and he gained direct access to The Führer. So powerful had Kaltenbrunner become toward the end that even Heinrich Himmler feared him.
Ernst Kaltenbrunner was captured by U.S. troops on May 15, 1945 and was indicted for war crimes by the International Military Tribunal at Nuremburg and sentenced to death. He was hanged on October 16, 1946.
Kaltenbrunner was also head of the SD after the death of Reinhardt Heydrich.
I hope these links help. I am new to putting links on the internet.
http://www.auschwitz.dk/henchmen/kaltenbrunner.htm
http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide/Kaltenbrunner.htm
Regards Robert (robb)
Some info on Kaltenbrunner from the link below:
http://www.deathcamps.info/Nazis/page_6.htm
Ernst Kaltenbrunner was born in Ried im Innkreis, Austria. Later the family moved to Linz, where he attended the State Real Gymnasium. He studied law and obtained a law degree in 1926. He spent the first year as apprentice lawyer at Linze-on-Danube and then worked as a lawyer-candidate, first at Salzburg and after 1928 at Linz.
He joined the Nazi Party in 1932, and became leader of the Austrian SS 1935.
Ernst Kaltenbrunner was a life-long fanatical Nazi. He had much to do with developing the Mauthausen KZ camp and visited it frequently. He agreed with Himmler on the establishment of gas-chambers for execution 1942, became head of the security police 1943, and sent millions of Jews and political suspects to their deaths in the concentration camps. He was also responsible for orders sanctioning the murder of prisoners of war.
Toward the end of the war, Kaltenbrunner's power increased greatly, especially after the attack on Hitler of 20 July 1944, and he gained direct access to The Führer. So powerful had Kaltenbrunner become toward the end that even Heinrich Himmler feared him.
Ernst Kaltenbrunner was captured by U.S. troops on May 15, 1945 and was indicted for war crimes by the International Military Tribunal at Nuremburg and sentenced to death. He was hanged on October 16, 1946.
Kaltenbrunner was also head of the SD after the death of Reinhardt Heydrich.
I hope these links help. I am new to putting links on the internet.
http://www.auschwitz.dk/henchmen/kaltenbrunner.htm
http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide/Kaltenbrunner.htm
Regards Robert (robb)
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First of all, hi guys, im a newbie here! Guten tag to all!:D
about Nazi officers smoking, in most movies they would potray them smoking. During brakes and friendly meeting.
Still uncertain about the truth though. Anyway, didnt Hitler stop smoking due to the condition of his lungs? From biographies i read, he was the only child in the family who survived the complications (lungs). So if he is suffering from born-damaged lungs, why would he be smoking? im confused!LOL!
about Nazi officers smoking, in most movies they would potray them smoking. During brakes and friendly meeting.
Still uncertain about the truth though. Anyway, didnt Hitler stop smoking due to the condition of his lungs? From biographies i read, he was the only child in the family who survived the complications (lungs). So if he is suffering from born-damaged lungs, why would he be smoking? im confused!LOL!
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Re: Did any of the top Nazis smoke?
First of all, it would be interesting to know for everyone spreading the myth about smokers of Hitler's inner circle, who allegedly didn't dare to smoke in his presence, that this is not true. And this photo of the freely smoking Goebbels proves it:
The list of Nazi smokers is rather long, I suppose. So here are some of the names:
1. Goebbels
2. Göring
3. Heydrich
4. Himmler
5. Schacht
6. Ribbentrop
7. Eichmann
8. Fegelein
9. Peiper
10. Jodl
11. Schellenberg
12. Skorzeny
13. Schirach
The list of Nazi smokers is rather long, I suppose. So here are some of the names:
1. Goebbels
2. Göring
3. Heydrich
4. Himmler
5. Schacht
6. Ribbentrop
7. Eichmann
8. Fegelein
9. Peiper
10. Jodl
11. Schellenberg
12. Skorzeny
13. Schirach
Re: Did any of the top Nazis smoke?
Don't forget Ernst Kaltenbrunner, head of the RSHA from January 1943. Up to 100 a day, reputedly. If the hangman hadn't got him first, cancer almost certainly would have done.