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Powerful Nazi Leaders In World War Ii

        Many people have contributed to the cruel treatment of human
beings, specifically Jews, in Nazi Germany during the second World
War. This is a report on the damage carried out by some of the Nazi
criminals working under the rule of Adolf Hitler. Many people
contributed in Hitler's attempt to carry out his 'Final Solution'.
Among these people are Ernst Roehm, Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Himmler,
and Hermann Wilhelm Goering. While I discuss how they partook in World
War Two, keep in mind their actions will, and have, left a mark on the
world forever.

        Little is known about Ernst Roehm's childhood. He was a quiet
boy who never went looking for trouble and didn't express hatred
towards anyone, mostly because his parents were Libertarians and never
paid attention to the politics in Germany's heartland. In college,
Hitler's ideas and notions had a strong impact on Roehm's personality.
Though Roehm never graduated, he joined the Free Corps, a group of
soldiers dedicated to changing injustices in the German government.
After a while, Roehm started to grow tired of the Free Corp's non-
violent style, and he was tempted to be more of an activist in
government reform. Hitler, looking to recruit fellow officers in his
plan, then in it's infancy, liked Roehm's strong presence and
personality. Roehm, jobless and nowhere to go, joined Hitler's office.
After Hitler was elected into office some years later, he split his
dictatorship into different divisions. Roehm, being one of the
original officers, was chosen as head of the Sturmabteilung, or SA,
commonly referred to as the Brownshirts and storm-troopers. By 1932,
the Brownshirts had reached more than 400,000 members. All types of
men who Hitler saw fit enough to join were members. Among them were
ex-Free Corps soldiers like Roehm, students who weren't able to find
jobs, shopkeepers who went out of business or weren't profitable
enough, the unemployed,...