Top Ten German Leaders of World War II

The Top Ten
1 Ernst Kaltenbrunner

"There is no human law or law of God or national law that states that any healthy being has to permit the snake to eat the mouse - but on the other hand, it is perfectly justified to defend the mouse." - Kaltenbrunner

"When I saw the newspaper headline "Gas Chamber Expert Captured" and an American lieutenant explained it to me, I was pale in amazement. How can they say such things about me? I told you I was only in charge of the Intelligence Service from 1943 on. The British even admitted that they tried to assassinate me because of that, not because of having anything to do with atrocities, you can be sure of that." - Kaltenbrunner

"The quicker humanity advances, the more important it is to be the one who deals the first blow." - Kaltenbrunner

"Oppression is the essence of power." - Kaltenbrunner

2 Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 - April 30, 1945) was a German politician of Austrian descent who served as the leader of the Nazi Party since 1921, Chancellor of Germany since 1933, and Führer of Nazi Germany since 1934. As dictator of Nazi Germany, he reversed the Treaty of Versailles, initiated World War II in Europe with the invasion of Poland in September 1939, and was a central figure of the Holocaust. He committed suicide two days before Soviet soldiers stormed his underground shelter in Berlin.

Hitler was is an insane maniac. Invade Poland and claim its land because your country is to small. Man I'm glad he commited suicide. When the leader of a military dies the military gets weaker and surrenders, and that's exactly what happened. If they did not surrender the axis could of won the war and had could have had control of Poland and a few other countrys.

Hitler saved Germany from debt.

He started the war anyways

This list is like asking:
Who was the bad guy in The Wizard of OZ?
The wicked witch, or her flying-monkeys.

3 Hermann Göring Hermann Wilhelm Göring (12 January 1893 - 15 October 1946) was a German politician, military leader, and leading member of the Nazi Party. He attended the Prussian Cadet Corps to become an officer. In World War I, his success as a fighter pilot was honored with the highest German military order, Pour le Mérite... read more

Heh Fatso Goring always makes me chuckle when I see a "now" and "then" of him from 1923 to 1945.

4 Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Himmler was a German dictator, and a leading member of the Nazi party. Himmler was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany and one of the people most directly responsible for the Holocaust.

This guy was a madman. He was the most feared German leader by a couple television shows.

Love dem glasses

5 Joseph Goebbels Joseph Goebbels (29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German Nazi politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945.

This guy was unparalleled with his loyalty to Hitler. when everything else failed for Germany, he kept the German spirit and fought in Berlin's last stand.

He was a crazy sicko, but a damn smart one. He got millions to join the Nazi Party and in my opinion one of the prime examples of a smart yet tyrannical leader.

6 Reinhard Heydrich
7 Martin Bormann
8 Wilhelm Keitel
9 Rudolf Hess
10 Joachim von Ribbentrop
The Contenders
11 Erich von Manstein Fritz Erich Georg Eduard von Manstein (24 November 1887 – 9 June 1973) was a German commander of the Wehrmacht, Nazi Germany's armed forces during the Second World War. He attained the rank of field marshal.
12 Hermann Fegelein
13 Otto Gunsche
14 Christian Wirth
15 Otto Skorzeny

Amazing commando leader. Hanglided to the top of a hotel in the mountains to rescue Mussolini.

16 Hermann Balck
17 Albert Speer
18 Erwin Rommel Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel, popularly known as the Desert Fox, was a German field marshal of World War II. He worked under Adolf Hitler's Third Reich as a leading general and gained fame from his battles in North Africa.

He was a great leader not only for the respect he commanded, but for the respect he showed to his men and opponents. Also a brilliant tactician even going to the extent that the enemy soldiers praised his prowess in battle

This guy was amazing! He is still respected today and countries are still using his tactics!

How is he not in the top 3?

19 Baldur Von Schirach
20 Fritz Sauckel
21 Alfred Rosenberg
22 Hans Frank
23 Alfred Jodl
24 Julius Streicher
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