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After the Nazis came to national power in January 1933, he was the second most powerful member of the Nazi Party. Goering founded the [[Gestapo]] that same year. He was also in charge of the [[Four Year Plan]] which controlled the national economy. In 1935, Hitler appointed Goering the commander of the German Air Force (''[[Luftwaffe]]''), which he led during [[World War II]]. In one of the biggest blunders of the war, Goering convinced Hitler not to advance on the trapped allied forces at the [[Battle of Dunkirk]] because he wanted the air force to share in the glory of their destruction.  Most of the trapped forces were taken aboard ships to England to fight another day. Hitler officially designated Goering as his successor in 1941. However, during the last two years of the war Goering's power greatly waned. Goering spent much of his time hunting, collecting stolen art and living in seclusion. He was a drug addict. Goering became the subject of ridicule both inside and outside the Nazi Party.<ref>Hamilton, Charles. ''Leaders and Personalities of the Third Reich, Vol. 1'' (1984).</ref>  

After the Nazis came to national power in January 1933, he was the second most powerful member of the Nazi Party. Goering founded the [[Gestapo]] that same year. He was also in charge of the [[Four Year Plan]] which controlled the national economy. In 1935, Hitler appointed Goering the commander of the German Air Force (''[[Luftwaffe]]''), which he led during [[World War II]]. In one of the biggest blunders of the war, Goering convinced Hitler not to advance on the trapped allied forces at the [[Battle of Dunkirk]] because he wanted the air force to share in the glory of their destruction.  Most of the trapped forces were taken aboard ships to England to fight another day. Hitler officially designated Goering as his successor in 1941. However, during the last two years of the war Goering's power greatly waned. Goering spent much of his time hunting, collecting stolen art and living in seclusion. He was a drug addict. Goering became the subject of ridicule both inside and outside the Nazi Party.<ref>Hamilton, Charles. ''Leaders and Personalities of the Third Reich, Vol. 1'' (1984).</ref>  

In the final days of the war in Europe, [[Martin Bormann]] convinced Hitler to remove him from power. Goering later surrendered on May 6, 1945 to units from U.S. Army 36th Infantry Division. He was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death at the [[Nuremberg Trials]]. Hours before his execution, Goering committed suicide by [[cyanide]], an embarrassment to his captors. Goering was a documented [[evolutionist]].<ref>[http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v22/i1/holocaust.asp The Holocaust and evolution]</ref>

In the final days of the war in Europe, [[Martin Bormann]] convinced Hitler to remove him from power. Goering later surrendered on May 6, 1945 to units of the U.S. Army 36th Infantry Division. He was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death at the [[Nuremberg Trials]]. Hours before his execution, Goering committed suicide by [[cyanide]], an embarrassment to his captors. Goering was a documented [[evolutionist]].<ref>[http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v22/i1/holocaust.asp The Holocaust and evolution]</ref>

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