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Werner von Fritsch, was accomplished with an unfounded charge of homosexuality. Although Fritsch challenged the charge and was exonerated by a court-martial, he was rendered persona non grata within the government. Hitler abolished the Ministry of Defense and replaced it with a separate High Command….

Thomas Ludwig Werner Freiherr von Fritsch (* 4. August 1880 in Benrath; † 22. September 1939 bei Praga, Warschau) war ein deutscher Generaloberst. In der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus bekleidete er von 1934 bis zu seinem Sturz 1938 höchste Ämter in der Wehrmacht .

It was reported that Fritsch had been encouraged by General Ludwig Beck to carry out a military putsch against the Hitler regime but that he declined and resigned on 4 February 1938, to be replaced by Walther von Brauchitsch, whom Fritsch had recommended for the post. Reorganisation of army

Werner Thomas Ludwig Freiherr von Fritsch (4 August 1880 – 22 September 1939) was a prominent Wehrmacht officer, member of the German High Command, and the second German general to be killed during World War II. Fritsch was born in Benrath in the Rhine Province of the German Empire. He entered...

Werner von Fritsch was born in Benrath, Germany, on August 4, 1880. He joined the German Army and served throughout the First World War. He remained in the army and, in May 1935, he became commander in chief of the armed forces. Fritsch occasionally spoke contemptuously of Adolf Hitler to fellow officers.

Thomas Ludwig Werner Freiherr von Fritsch (4 August 1880 – 22 September 1939) was a member of the German High Command. He was Commander-in-Chief of the German Army from February 1934 until February 1938, when he was forced to resign after he was falsely accused of being homosexual.

Werner von Fritsch (1932). Thomas Ludwig Werner Freiherr von Fritsch ( Benrath, 4 de agosto de 1880 - Varsovia, 22 de septiembre de 1939) fue un general alemán durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el primero de dicha nación en morir en el conflicto. Von Fritsch nació en Benrath en 1880. Se alistó en el ejército a los 18 años y muy pronto ...

Werner von Fritsch was born in Benrath, Germany, on 4th August 1880. He joined the German Army and served throughout the First World War. He remained in the army and in May 1935 he became commander in chief of the armed forces. Adolf Hitler was determined to gain control of the army and Heinrich Himmler was asked to gain information on Fritsch.