Eva Gruhn12 January 1938
Hitler attends the wedding of von Blomberg to Eva Gruhn, allegedly a former prostitute
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Hitler attends the wedding of von Blomberg to Eva Gruhn, allegedly a former prostitute
Hitler attends the wedding of von Blomberg to Eva Gruhn, allegedly a former prostitute
It is revealed to Hitler that Blomberg had married a whore & he resigns. Hitler & Goering were witnesses at Blombergs wedding
Presents his dossier on von Blombergs wife to Goering. Gathers embarassong evidence about von Blombergs new wife, Eva Gruhn
Hitler uses the crisis to appoint himself supreme commander of the armed forces. Dismisses 16 high ranking officers during the Blomberg-Fritsch crisis
Used by Hitler for him to take control of the armed forces. Discredited by a marriage to a prostitute & forced to resign
Blomberg is forced to resign
Blomberg goes into exile
Hitler wants a conference to settle the Czech crisis, Mussolini chooses Munich
Hitler uses the crisis to appoint himself supreme commander of the armed forces. Dismisses 16 high ranking officers during the Blomberg-Fritsch crisis. Dismsses Blomberg & Fritsch after contrived revelations about their personal lives
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