Eagles of the Third Reich: Men of the Luftwaffe in WWII (Stackpole Military History Series) (78 page)

favored aid to Franco,
31

felt threatened by strong-willed officers,
27

first serious loss of prestige with Hitler caused by Cologne raid,
201

a friend of Schmid,
107

good relationship with Udet,
23

halted development of four-engine bomber,
18

held Moelders in high esteem,
143

his declining power,
224
,
225

influence was threatened by Bor-mann,
190

Kesselring and Sperrle disagree with his plan to attack Britain,
100

last meeting with Hitler,
262-63

long leaves of absence,
109

made Reichsmarschall after French campaign,
94

marries for a second time,
19

mistrusted Greim,
274
,
275

at Nuremberg trial,
264

obesity and drug habit,
19

opposed the invasion of Soviet Union,
128
,
129

ordered mass production of troubled Ju-88,
151

orders another reorganization of Luftwaffe,
52

packs art treasures and leaves Karin-hall,
262

perceived Luftwaffe to be much stronger than it was,
153

personality,
18
,
19

persuades Hitler to let Luftwaffe take Dunkirk alone,
92

promises Hitler the Luftwaffe will supply the army at Stalingrad,
190

protected Udet,
155

realizes Battle of Britain was lost,
108

received bribes from Milch,
8
,
9

refused to believe American production statistics,
202
,
205

rejects Kammhuber Program,
29

relationship with Hitler deteriorated after Stalingrad,
199

reorganized Luftwaffe in 1937,
21
,
22

reprimands fighter pilots in Mediterranean,
214

rise to power,
4

a shell of his former self,
260

stops Hitler from invading Sweden,
82

surrenders in Austria,
264

suspicious of Milch,
20
,
244

trying to save his declining prestige with Hitler,
191

upset at Udet’s death,
156

wanted to get rid of Rommel in North Africa,
208

wanted to send Udet to a sanatorium,
154

worried about safety of western Germany when Britain and France declared war,
65

wounded in Beer Hall Putsch, became a drug addict,
4

youth,
1

Goering, Karin von Kantzow, Goering’s first wife,
3
,
19

“Goering Program,” Milch’s reorganization of Udet’s office,
155

Gollob, Gordon M.,
259

Gransard, Gen.,
90

Grauert, Col. Gen. Ulrich,
56
,
84
,
94
,
131

Gravenreuth, Lt. Col. Baron Siegmund-Ulrich von,
48

Greece, Isthmus of Corinth cut off by German paratroopers,
117

Greim, Gen. Ritter Robert von,
22
,
23
,
24
,
27
,
58
,
94
,
132
,
139
,
141
,
183
,
218
,
220
,
253
,
254
,
264
,
274
,
276

anguishes over the Goering situation with Luetzow and Steinhoff,
275

career,
266
,
267
,
268
,
269
,
270
,
271
,
272
,
273

commits suicide,
278

considered by Hitler one of the best Luftwaffe generals,
274

demoralized and disillusioned,
278

fuel shortage during Battle of Kursk,
219

in plane crash,
277

popular among German airmen,
273

Gruppen (Groups),
12

Guderian, Gen. Heinz,
91
,
137
,
138
,
139
,
141
,
142
,
144
,
262

Guernica, brutal victory,
41

Hahn, Hans,
12

Halder, Gen. Franz,
21
,
80
,
140
,
190

Hamburg, bomb destruction,
228

Hammerstein, Dr. Christian von,
97
,
260

Harlinghausen, Maj. Gen. Martin,
48
,
95
,
111
,
112
,
209
,
210
,
211

Harris, Air Marshal Sir Arthur,
200

HE (high explosive) bombs,
90

He-111 twin-engine bomber,
54
,
152

He-177,
151
,
152

He-51,
46

Heinkel, Ernst,
151
,
154

Hess, Rudolf, Nazi party chief,
20
,
190

Himmelbett system,
230

neutralized by foil,
229

used by night fighters,
203

weaknesses,
203

Himmler, Heinrich, SS Chief,
19
,
20
,
247
,
274

Hindenburg, Field Marshall Paul von,
14

Hitler, Adolf,
1
,
53
,
54
,
67
,
80
,
81
,
90
,
94
,
107
,
110
,
111
,
118
,
127
,
129
,
140
,
146
,
148
,
176
,
185
,
198
,
205
,
229
,
243
,
244
,
245
,
251
,
254
,
255
,
259
,
260
,
277