Hermann Goering Research Paper

Hermann Goering, born in 1893, was a leading Nazi official. An abuser of power, he was cruel and ruthless. It didn’t matter if you were for or against the Nazis. If you got in his way or threatened his reign, he would make sure you were no longer a problem. His violent way of ruling, only made worse by a morphine addiction, caused the death of many. He played a key role in the creation and horrors of Nazism. In 1922, when Goering heard Hitler speaking, it was “a political love at first sight”. The two joined forces and became one of the most dangerous duos of the twentieth century. Together, they helped cause the death of over one million children, six million Jews, and four million other Europeans. On January 12th, 1893, in Bavaria, the soon to be coldblooded general known as Hermann Goering was born. From an early age, he showed a fascination for all things combat. He would play with toy soldiers and dress up in the Boer uniform that was given to him by his father. When Goering turned eleven, he was sent to a boarding school by his parents. The food was nasty and the conditions were poor. In an attempt to escape the dreariness of the prison that was his boarding school, he sold his violin to pay for a train ticket back home. When he returned home, he pretended to be ill and sentenced himself to bed rest. …show more content…
They saw Germany’s surrender as weak and strove to regain their country’s honor. In 1921, he met Hitler and rapidly became a leader of the Nazi party. So much so that he had become the heir to Hitler’s throne. On November 8th and 9th, in 1923, he partook in the failed efforts to overtake the Weimar republic called Beer Hall Putsch. (History) Whilst trying to force his way into the heart of Munich, he sustained a groin injury and had a warrant for his arrest issued against him. It should be to no surprise that he took his wife and eluded his aforementioned jail