The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-08

RolCnSW0nr N1lIllSCeT, IlSAL III
 The commander -in-chief of Ger manys army is be-monocled Gen. Werner von Fritsch, who delivers a speech with the staccato tone of a sergeant issuing orders on the parade ground. Medium height, straight, soldierly in bearing. von Fritsch epitomizes the pre-war type of German officer.
 The story is told that Karl Erns.. leader of the Nazi storm troopers in the Berlin district until he was "purged" on June 30, 1884, once complained about von Fritsch's monocle, asserting that no officer in the Third Reich should be per- mitted to wear such a reaction ary' article. Won Fritsch still wears the monocle unfailingly.
 Although he actually runs the army, von Fritsch has two super iors-von Blomberg and Hitler.
 Entered Army at IS
 Born at Benrath on Aug. 4, 1880, von Fritsch entered the army in 1898 as an ensign in artillery regi- ment No. 25 in Darmstadt. His father was lieutenant-general, his mother came from the Bodel- schwingh family known for it7 Protestant pastors.
 After receiving @ lieutenant's commission in 1900, von Fritsch studied at the War Academy and attained the rank of captain in 1913. During the World War he served on the German general staff. becoming a major in 1917. He la ter became general staff officer with the 4th Army and the 1st guard division. At the close of the war he was on the general staff of the air force.
 In 1922, von Fritsch received the rank of lieutenant-colonel as sec tion commander of the 5th art1l- lery regiment in Ulm. After service in the war ministry he became full colonel in 1927, successively working as commander of the arr tillery regiments in Schwerin and Stettin. Becoming major-general in 1880, he commanded the 1st ca vatry division at Frankfurt-Oder, then was promoted to lieutenant general as head of the 3rd Army Area in Berlin.
 With the designation of Baron von Hammerstein- -Equord in 1884, von Fritsch became chief of the army and general of the artillery. He is unmarried.
 Goering Hero of War
 Hermann Goering, who organ ized the air ministry of the Third Reich, now ranks as commander in-chief of this branch of the arm- ed force. The son of soldier. he grew up in the tradition of soldier heroism, which was intensified by the atmosphere of his boyhood. spent on the family estate Velden- stein in upper Franconia.
 In August, 1914, Goering was a lieutenant, 20 years old, stationed opposite Muelhausen. He became a flier ''by his own appointment" shortly thereafter, but did not learn to pilot a plane until 1915. fingered by a French bombardment during a visit of the Crown Prin- ces, he mounted small trench mauser in his plane and went aloft. Soon after that episode Goering mounted the first German machine gun on his plane wing and he was assigned to pursuit duty at the Somme front. There and at other points on the Western front, Goer- ing earned a name for reckless daring. From an unrecorded num- Der of air battles, he returned as victor from 20. When Manfred von Richthofen fell, Goering assumed command of the famous flying circus" At the close of the war he refused to surrender his squadrons of planes to the Allies, flying them deep into Germany.
 Wounded in Putsch
 After the Armistice Goering found a job with the Swedish civil aviation service. In 1921 he return ed to Germany with the convic- tion it was necessary to overthrow the Weimar Republic and he soon joined Hitler. Severely wounded in the "beer cellar putsch" on Nov. g, 1923, he was smuggleo into Aus tria. From Innsbruch, where 8 warrant had been issued for his arrest, he fled to Italy. Granted amnesty, Goering returned to Ger many in 1926 and earned 8 living as a salesman.
 Among the many titles held by Goering are the following:
 PrusSian premier, president of the Prussian State Council. Reich minister of Aviation. general of inc fantrv. general of the Prlissian un-