How many Nazis were in World War 1?

Just about all of the Generals and Colonels as well as thousands of soldiers who were non-commissioned officers then in World War II 20 years later. Hitler and Goerring, a World War I top fighter pilot and early supporter Eric von Ludendorff who'd been a key strategic planner/General in WWI, i.e. read more

Just about all of the Generals and Colonels as well as thousands of soldiers who were non-commissioned officers then in World War II 20 years later. Hitler and Goerring, a World War I top fighter pilot and early supporter Eric von Ludendorff who’d been a key strategic planner/General in WWI, i.e. his “Ludendorff Offensive” of 1918. read more

+- 60 were put on trial after the war ended. 21 of them were executed. In total some 5025 Men / Women were convicted of Nazi war crimes + - 500 death sentences were handed out / the majority were executed but there were a couple of dozens that were commuted to prison terms. Hamelin Prison in Hanover was the location of 189 male hangings and 10 female. read more

In 1933, he became chancellor of Germany and his Nazi government soon assumed dictatorial powers. After Germany’s defeat in World War II (1939-45), the Nazi Party was outlawed and many of its top officials were convicted of war crimes related to the murder of some 6 million European Jews during the Nazis’ reign. read more