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Werner von Blomberg

German Army field marshal and Military Chief of the Wehrmacht Military Forces (Heer,Luftwaffe,Kriegsmarine) (1878-1946)

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Preceded by: Himself , as Minister of Defense
Succeeded by: Wilhelm Keitel , as Chief of the High Command
Born: Werner Eduard Fritz von Blomberg , ( 1878-09-02 ) 2 September 1878, Stargard , Pomerania , Prussia , Germany
Died: 13 March 1946 (1946-03-13) (aged 67), Nuremberg , Allied-occupied Germany
Resting place: Bad Wiessee
Spouses: Charlotte Hellmich ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1904 ; died 1932 ) Erna Gruhn ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1938 )
Children: 5, including Axel
Nickname: Rubber Lion
Allegiance: Germany
Branch service: German Army
Years of service: 1897–1938
Rank: Generalfeldmarschall

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Werner Eduard Fritz von Blomberg (2 September 1878 – 13 March 1946) was a German field marshal and politician who served as the first Minister of War in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1938. Blomberg had served as Chief of the Truppenamt, equivalent to the German General Staff, during the Weimar Republic from 1927 to 1929.

Blomberg served on the Western Front during World War I and rose through the ranks of the Reichswehr until he was appointed chief of the Truppenamt. Despite being dismissed from the Truppenamt, he was later appointed Defence Minister by President Paul von Hindenburg in January 1933.