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Werner Eduard Fritz von Blomberg (2 September 1878 - 14 March 1946) was a leading member of the German Army
German Army

The German Army is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Traditionally the German military forces have been composed of the Army, the Deutsche Marine, and an Luftwaffe after World War I....
 until January 1938.

in Stargard
Stargard Szczecinski

Stargard Szczecinski [] is a city in northwestern Poland, with 71,017 inhabitants . Situated on the Ina River, it is the capital of Stargard County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship ; previously it was in the Szczecin Voivodeship ....
, Pomerania
Province of Pomerania

The Province of Pomerania was a Provinces of Prussia of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815 until 1946. Since then it has been part of Germany and Poland....
, Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia

The Kingdom of Prussia was a Germany monarchy from 1701 to 1918 and, from 1871, was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising almost two-thirds of the area of the empire....
 (present-day Stargard Szczecinski
Stargard Szczecinski

Stargard Szczecinski [] is a city in northwestern Poland, with 71,017 inhabitants . Situated on the Ina River, it is the capital of Stargard County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship ; previously it was in the Szczecin Voivodeship ....
, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship

West Pomeranian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, or province, in north-western Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the south-east, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the Germany States of Germany of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north....
), Werner von Blomberg joined the army at a young age and attended Germany's Kriegsakademie
Kriegsakademie

Kriegsakademie may refer to:* War Academy of the Royal Bavarian Army, located in Munich * Prussian Military Academy of the Royal Prussian Army, located in Berlin...
 in 1904.

r graduating in 1907, Blomberg entered the General Staff in 1908. Serving with distinction on the Western Front
Western Front

Western Front was a term used during the World War I and World War II world war to describe the "contested armed frontier" between lands controlled by Germany to the East and the Allies to the West....
 during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, Blomberg was awarded the Pour le Mérite
Pour le Mérite

The Pour le M?rite, known informally during World War I as the Blue Max , was the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military Order until the end of World War I....
.






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Werner Eduard Fritz von Blomberg (2 September 1878 - 14 March 1946) was a leading member of the German Army
German Army

The German Army is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Traditionally the German military forces have been composed of the Army, the Deutsche Marine, and an Luftwaffe after World War I....
 until January 1938.

Early life

Born in Stargard
Stargard Szczecinski

Stargard Szczecinski [] is a city in northwestern Poland, with 71,017 inhabitants . Situated on the Ina River, it is the capital of Stargard County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship ; previously it was in the Szczecin Voivodeship ....
, Pomerania
Province of Pomerania

The Province of Pomerania was a Provinces of Prussia of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815 until 1946. Since then it has been part of Germany and Poland....
, Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia

The Kingdom of Prussia was a Germany monarchy from 1701 to 1918 and, from 1871, was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising almost two-thirds of the area of the empire....
 (present-day Stargard Szczecinski
Stargard Szczecinski

Stargard Szczecinski [] is a city in northwestern Poland, with 71,017 inhabitants . Situated on the Ina River, it is the capital of Stargard County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship ; previously it was in the Szczecin Voivodeship ....
, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship

West Pomeranian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, or province, in north-western Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the south-east, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the Germany States of Germany of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north....
), Werner von Blomberg joined the army at a young age and attended Germany's Kriegsakademie
Kriegsakademie

Kriegsakademie may refer to:* War Academy of the Royal Bavarian Army, located in Munich * Prussian Military Academy of the Royal Prussian Army, located in Berlin...
 in 1904.

Military career

After graduating in 1907, Blomberg entered the General Staff in 1908. Serving with distinction on the Western Front
Western Front

Western Front was a term used during the World War I and World War II world war to describe the "contested armed frontier" between lands controlled by Germany to the East and the Allies to the West....
 during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, Blomberg was awarded the Pour le Mérite
Pour le Mérite

The Pour le M?rite, known informally during World War I as the Blue Max , was the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military Order until the end of World War I....
. In 1920, Blomberg was appointed Chief of Staff of the Döberitz Brigade and in 1921 was made Chief of Staff of the Stuttgart
Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-W?rttemberg in southern Germany. The list of cities in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 590,429 while the metropolitan area referred to as Stuttgart Region has a population of 2.7 million ....
 Army Area. In 1925, Blomberg was made Chief of Army Training by General Hans von Seeckt
Hans von Seeckt

Hans von Seeckt was a Germany military officer noted for his organization of the German Army during the Weimar Republic....
. By 1927 Blomberg was a major-general and Chief of the Troop Office. After arguing with the powerful General Kurt von Schleicher
Kurt von Schleicher

was a Germany general and the last Chancellor of Germany during the era of the Weimar Republic....
 in 1929, however, Blomberg was removed from his post and made military commander of East Prussia
East Prussia

East Prussia refers to the main part of the Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Sea from the 13th century to 1945. From 1772?1829 and 1878?1945, the Province of East Prussia was a province of the Germany state of Prussia....
.

In 1933, Blomberg rose to national prominence when he was appointed Minister of Defense
List of German defence ministers

This page contains a List of Minister of Defence For pre-1919 Prussian Ministers of War, see Prussian Minister of War....
 in Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born Germany politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , popularly known as the Nazi Party....
's government. Blomberg became one of Hitler's most devoted followers, and as such was nicknamed "Rubber Lion" by some of his critics in the army who were less than enthusiastic about Hitler. As Minister of Defense, Blomberg worked feverishly to expand the size and power of the army. In 1933 Blomberg was made a colonel general
Colonel General

Colonel General is a senior military rank which is used in some of the world?s militaries. North Korea and Russia are two nations which have used the rank extensively throughout their histories....
 for his services. In 1934, Blomberg encouraged Hitler to crack down on SA
Sturmabteilung

The , abbreviated SA, , functioned as a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party the Germany Nazism. They played a key role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the 1930s....
 leader Ernst Röhm
Ernst Röhm

Ernst Julius R?hm, was a Germany army officer and Nazism leader. He was a co-founder of the Sturmabteilung , the Nazi Party militia, and later was SA commander....
 and his followers, whom he believed posed a serious threat to the army. As such, he condoned and participated in the Night of the Long Knives
Night of the Long Knives

The Night of the Long Knives or "Operation Hummingbird", was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany between June 30 and July 2, 1934, when the Nazi Party regime carried out a series of political executions, most of those killed being members of the Sturmabteilung , the paramilitary Brownshirts....
.