The German government reorganized the military and diplomatic command in Germany yesterday.
Werner von Blomberg, Minister of War, and Werner von Fritsch, Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht, stepped down from office.
Chancellor Hitler announces he is personally taking over command of the German armed forces and assumed the Ministry of War portfolio . In the meantime, General Wilhelm Keitel became his representative at the Supreme Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht: OKW).
General Heinrich Brauschitsch became the new Wehrmacht commander-in-chief . In the Foreign Office, Joachim von Ribbentrop replaced Constantin von Neurath as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
As a result of these personnel changes, both the army and diplomatic corps, formerly led by moderates, come under the direct control of the National Socialist Party - the Nazi Party.
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008
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