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Reichsmarschall and Luftwaffe (Air Force) Chief;
President of Reichstag;
Director of "Four Year Plan"
IQ: 138
Goering committed suicide on the day before
his scheduled hanging by taking a cyanide pill
that was smuggled into his cell.
Goering wrote in his suicide note,
"I would have no objection to getting shot,"
but he thought hanging was
inappropriate for a man of his position.
Goering surrendered to American officers.
The officers offered Goering drinks and sang
songs with him, but the next day were
reprimanded by an outraged Dwight Eisenhower...
Goering was the most popular prisoner with
the American guards because he seemed to
take an interest in their lives.
He seemed to wield a great deal of influence
with the other defendants, and prison
administrators sought to isolate him as much
as possible.
Goering said,
"We don't have much to say about our fate.
The forces of history and politics and
economics are just to big to steer." (3/9/46)