biography
| name: |
Blomberg, Werner von
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pronunciation:
[blomberg]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1878–1946)
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| biography:
| German field marshal, born in Stargard, E Germany. Promoted field marshal in 1936, as Reichswehrminister, he transferred control over the Reichswehr to Hitler after the death of Hindenburg in 1934. He occupied the posts of Reichswehrminister and Oberbefehlshaber of the Wehrmacht in 1935, but relinquished office in 1938 following an unsuitable marriage. |
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