Here is our listing of German Leaders during World War Two. Where available, links on the names of the German Leaders will lead to the biography page for that person.
German Political and Military Leaders
Adolf Hitler – Fuhrur of Germany, served as Chancellor. Both Political and Military leader of Nazi Germany.
Herman Goring – Hitler’s Second in command. Luftwaffe Commander.
Heinrich Himmler – Commander of the Gestapo, oversaw German Concentration Camps.
Rudolf Hess – Nazi Party Deputy
Joseph Goebbels – Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda
Wilhelm Keitel – Chief of the High Command of the German Military
Erwin Rommel – Commander of German Afrika Korps, One of Germany’s top Military Minds.
Other Axis Leaders
Benito Mussolini – Prime Minister and Dictator of Italy
Victor Emmanuel III – King of Italy, supported the fascist Government.
Hirohito – Emperor of the Japanese Empire.
Hideki Tojo – Prime Minister of Japan
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