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|job = Reichsmarshal | |||
|job2 = pilot | |||
|affiliation = Nazi Party | |||
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|father = Heinrich Ernst Goering | |||
|first cs = Timewyrm: Exodus (novel) | |||
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|first mention cs = Treasure Trail (comic story) | |||
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''[[Reichsmarshal]]'' '''Hermann Goering''' was the leader of the [[Luftwaffe]] in [[Nazi]] [[Germany]] under [[Adolf Hitler]]. | |||
== Biography == | |||
Goering was born the son of [[Heinrich Ernst Goering|a diplomat]]. | |||
Goering fought in the [[First World War]] as a [[commander]] of the [[Red Baron|von Richthofen]] [[squadron]]. He thought of himself as a war [[hero]]. | |||
On [[9 November]] [[1923]], Goering participated in the unsuccessful [[Beer Hall Putsch]] and was injured. [[Doctor]]s treated these injuries with [[morphine]], which led to Goering becoming addicted. | |||
[[ | He lived at his country estate, [[Karinhall]], where he took up [[hunting]] as a [[hobby]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)}}) | ||
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[[ | After Hitler came to power in [[1933]], Goering was placed in charge of [[police|policing]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Players (novel)}}) | ||
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[[Category: | In [[1939]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] met Goering at a party rally in [[Nuremberg]]. He later informed Goering that the [[Black Coven]] was planning to overthrow Hitler and replace him with Goering's rival, [[Heinrich Himmler]]. Goering led an armoured column against the coven at their base in [[Drachensberg]], wiping them out. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)}}) | ||
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In [[1940]], Goering was involved in a power struggle in [[Berlin]] along with Himmler, [[Rudolf Hess]] and other high-ranking Nazi officers for a position under the Führer. They were all motivated by the discovery of [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] in the [[Le Mur Engineering]] compound in occupied [[Jersey]], of which they sought to be placed in charge. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Illegal Alien (novel)}}) | |||
In [[1944]], after the [[Allies (World War II)|Allied]] [[invasion of Italy]] and the [[Battle of Monte Cassino]], the Germans began plundering northern [[Italy|Italian]] [[village]]s. Priceless [[painting]]s and treasures were sent back to Berlin where they entered Goering's personal collection. [[Sarah Jane Smith]] later read that many of these items were never found. However, she and the [[Fourth Doctor]] were sent by the [[Time Lord]]s to [[Operation Stop Thief|aid]] Italian [[partisan]]s working against the German [[Special Service Division]] who were operating under Goering's command. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Treasure Trail (comic story)}}) | |||
In [[April]] [[1945]], as the [[Soviet Union]]'s [[Red Army]] prepared to [[Battle of Berlin|invade Berlin]], an increasingly-[[Paranoia|paranoid]] Hitler declared Goering a traitor, largely under pressure from ''[[Reichsleiter]]'' [[Martin Bormann]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadow in the Glass (novel)}}) | |||
=== Legacy === | |||
[[Matthew Hatch]] considered Goering one of his heroes. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Hollow Men (novel)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* Hermann Goering was among the senior Nazis tried at the [[Nuremberg trials]]. He was found guilty on all four charges against him and sentenced to death by hanging, but committed suicide before the sentence could be carried out. While the Nuremberg trials have been mentioned in the [[Doctor Who universe|DWU]], Goering has not been mentioned to have been a defendant. | |||
* He was played by [[Robert Cawdron]] in the 1973 ''ITV Sunday Night Theatre'' episode "The Death of Adolf Hitler", [[Michael Wolf]] in the 1988-89 miniseries ''War and Remembrance'', [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]] in the 2000 miniseries ''Nuremberg'' and [[Robert Pugh]] in the 2006 series ''Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial''. | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:30, 14 November 2024
Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering was the leader of the Luftwaffe in Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler.
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Goering was born the son of a diplomat.
Goering fought in the First World War as a commander of the von Richthofen squadron. He thought of himself as a war hero.
On 9 November 1923, Goering participated in the unsuccessful Beer Hall Putsch and was injured. Doctors treated these injuries with morphine, which led to Goering becoming addicted.
He lived at his country estate, Karinhall, where he took up hunting as a hobby. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"])
After Hitler came to power in 1933, Goering was placed in charge of policing. (PROSE: Players [+]Loading...["Players (novel)"])
In 1939, the Seventh Doctor met Goering at a party rally in Nuremberg. He later informed Goering that the Black Coven was planning to overthrow Hitler and replace him with Goering's rival, Heinrich Himmler. Goering led an armoured column against the coven at their base in Drachensberg, wiping them out. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"])
In 1940, Goering was involved in a power struggle in Berlin along with Himmler, Rudolf Hess and other high-ranking Nazi officers for a position under the Führer. They were all motivated by the discovery of Cybermen in the Le Mur Engineering compound in occupied Jersey, of which they sought to be placed in charge. (PROSE: Illegal Alien [+]Loading...["Illegal Alien (novel)"])
In 1944, after the Allied invasion of Italy and the Battle of Monte Cassino, the Germans began plundering northern Italian villages. Priceless paintings and treasures were sent back to Berlin where they entered Goering's personal collection. Sarah Jane Smith later read that many of these items were never found. However, she and the Fourth Doctor were sent by the Time Lords to aid Italian partisans working against the German Special Service Division who were operating under Goering's command. (COMIC: Treasure Trail [+]Loading...["Treasure Trail (comic story)"])
In April 1945, as the Soviet Union's Red Army prepared to invade Berlin, an increasingly-paranoid Hitler declared Goering a traitor, largely under pressure from Reichsleiter Martin Bormann. (PROSE: The Shadow in the Glass [+]Loading...["The Shadow in the Glass (novel)"])
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
Matthew Hatch considered Goering one of his heroes. (PROSE: The Hollow Men [+]Loading...["The Hollow Men (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Hermann Goering was among the senior Nazis tried at the Nuremberg trials. He was found guilty on all four charges against him and sentenced to death by hanging, but committed suicide before the sentence could be carried out. While the Nuremberg trials have been mentioned in the DWU, Goering has not been mentioned to have been a defendant.
- He was played by Robert Cawdron in the 1973 ITV Sunday Night Theatre episode "The Death of Adolf Hitler", Michael Wolf in the 1988-89 miniseries War and Remembrance, Brian Cox in the 2000 miniseries Nuremberg and Robert Pugh in the 2006 series Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial.
