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Erhard Milch

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Military Personnel

The Resume

    (March 30, 1892-January 25, 1972)
    Born in Wilhelmshaven, Germany
    German Field Marshall
    Air Inspector General for the Luftwaffe
    In charge of military production of airplanes during WWII
    Imprisoned for war crimes and crimes against humanity (1947-54)

Why he might be annoying:

    He used his position with the Luftwaffe to settle personal scores with other people in the aviation industry, such as Willy Messerschmitt and Hugo Junkers.
    He was found guilty after the war of using slave labor.
    He became a Nazi despite having a Jewish father.
    He was issued a 'German Blood Certificate' after his mother agreed to sign an affidavit stating that her husband was not the real father of Erhard and his siblings.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He inadvertently helped the Allies by frequently changing design requirements, so that in 1942 Germany produced only 5,000 planes compared to the Soviet Union's 40,000.
    He joined a faction that tried to get Hermann Goering fired as head of the Luftwaffe after the invasion of the Soviet Union failed.
    When Hitler refused, Goering forced him out of his Luftwaffe position.
    He was found not guilty of conducting medical experiments on concentration camp inmates.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 55 Votes: 78.18% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 47 Votes: 80.85% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 69 Votes: 68.12% Annoying