# Hermann Göring Hermann Göring (1893–1946) was one of the most powerful figures of Nazi Germany — commander of the Luftwaffe, head of the Four-Year Plan economic apparatus, and Hitler's designated successor for much of the regime. In this KB he appears as the Reich official who bankrolled the American oilman [[William Rhodes Davis]]: Göring allocated roughly **$5 million** to Davis's effort to influence the [[1940 Presidential Election]] against Franklin Roosevelt. Convicted at Nuremberg, he died by suicide in 1946 before his execution could be carried out. > [!note] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to support links from [[William Rhodes Davis]]. Expand with the Luftwaffe, the Four-Year Plan, and Nuremberg. ## See Also - [[Adolf Hitler]] - [[William Rhodes Davis]] - [[World War II]]