(1878-09-02)2 September 1878 Stargard, Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died
13 March 1946(1946-03-13) (aged 67) Nuremberg, Bavaria, Allied-occupied Germany
Cause of death
Colorectal cancer
Resting place
Bad Wiessee
Spouses
Charlotte Hellmich
(m. 1904; died 1932)
Erna Gruhn
(m. 1938)
Relations
Axel von Blomberg (son)
Children
5
Signature
Nickname
Rubber Lion[1]
Military service
Allegiance
German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch/service
German Army
Years of service
1897–1938
Rank
Generalfeldmarschall
Commands
1st Infantry Division, Reichskriegsministerium
Battles/wars
World War I
Awards
Pour le Mérite
Werner Eduard Fritz von Blomberg (2 September 1878 – 13 March 1946) was a German General Staff officer and the first Minister of War in Adolf Hitler's government. After serving on the Western Front in World War I, Blomberg was appointed chief of the Truppenamt ("Troop Office") during the Weimar Republic. Following the Nazis' rise to power, he was named Minister of War and Commander-in-Chief of the German Armed Forces. In this capacity, Blomberg played a central role in Germany's military build-up during the years leading to World War II. However, by 20 January 1938, he was forced to resign after his rivals, Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler, presented Hitler with evidence that his wife had posed in the past for pornographic photos.
^Kane 2008, p. 82.
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