Date
12-19-2023
Department
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy in History (PhD)
Chair
Allen York
Keywords
Hitler, Inner Circle, Nazi Party, Munich Putsch, Night of Long Knives, Third Reich
Disciplines
History
Recommended Citation
Randow, Sarah C., "Who Should I Trust? Dynamics within Hitler's Inner Circle" (2023). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 5121.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/5121
Abstract
Behind every leader is a team of men and women working together. These men and women help complete the leader’s objectives During the rise of Adolf Hitler and then throughout his time as Chancellor/Dictator, men came together with a clear objective. Hitler and a group of five men, known as his inner circle, developed relationships that were tested over time. Unlike previously published works that only examined the individuals within the inner circle and Hitler, this study will examine the relationships that developed and continued throughout the rise of Hitler. Heinrich Himmler, Joseph Goebbels, Rudolf Hess, Ernst Röhm, and Hermann Göring were picked by Hitler for a specific role. While performing these various roles, these five men developed a relationship that would be tested throughout the reign of the Third Reich.
