The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-08

lice and Prussian minister of fn- terior.
 Blomberg of Soldier Family
 Reichwehr Minister von Blom- berg came of 8 family with mili- tary traditions. His father, Emil von Blomberg, retired with the rank of lieutenant-colonel and be- came administrative director of the Garrison at Hanover, Him. denburg's home city. Won Blom- berg finished his early schooling at the Royal Gymnasium at Han- over, then attended the Gymna- sium at Cleve and finished the high Cadet School at Lichterfelde, suburb of Berlin.
 Until the outbreak of the World War he served in the 73rd Regl- ment of Fusileers, was transferred to the War Academy and from 1911 to 1913 was on the General Staff. At the outbreak of the war he was made general staff officer of the 18th reserve division; in 1916 assigned to the 18th reserve corps: and 1917 to the 7th army. Thus most of his war service was on the western front. He was wounded and received the order Pour le Me- rite.
 Blomberg's career made swift progres in the postwar period. In 1919 he was called to the ReichS- wehr ministry, being made Chief of Staff of the Doeberitz Brigade, the prime post near Berlin. One year later he became chief of the 5th division near Stuttgart. Early in 1925 he was recalled to the Reichswehr ministry as chief of the army training section, being quick ly advanced to colonel, and in 1927. to chief of the troop department where he became major general. Made Lieutenant General in 1925
 In October, 1925, he was as- signed to Koenigsberg as lieuten- ant general commanding the lst division.
 When General Schleicher's posi- tion as Reichswehr minister and chancellor no longer could be held againstt he Nazi incursions. Presi- dent Hindenburg named Blomberg Reichswehr minister, at the same time promoting him to general Of infantry. ~
 In August, 1883. Hindenburg ap- pointed Blomberg general oberst. In taking over the defense ministry in January, 1883, Blom- berg openly promised to make the Reichswehr "the bulwark of na- tional socialism" This promise he kept, in the excited days following the June 30 putsch, 1884. when the Reichswehr stood ever in the back ground ready to take a hand for Hitler.
 Blomberg is tall, with iron grey hair, somewhat austere and re- served. He is a widower with two sons and three daughters. His sons are Lieut.. Col. Hinning Blomberg of the motor division. Munich, and Axel, flyer assigned to Berlin.
 Raeder Fleet Head
 When Erich Raeder was pro- noted to the post of Chef der Marineleitung" leadership of the Admiralty in October, 1928, Ger many's navy had made only few halting steps of recovery from the debacle of the World War.
 The old Imperial fleet was rust ing at the bottom of Scapa Flow. Treaty Limitations prevented the replacement of the heavier units. the submarines, or the aircraft. Ef- fectives included only seven an- cient battleships 25 or 30 years of age, five modern 5000 ton cruisers. three old cruisers and handful of destroyers and smaller craft.
 Under his direction began the construction of the famous pocket battleship" type, hailed at the time as "the ship which can run, away from anything able to sink 1t, and sink anything capable of catching it."
 The first of these ships, "DeutSch land" was christened by President von Hindenburg in the Spring of 1881.
 Raeder is known as an admiral with Ph.D. Born on April 24, 1876, the son of high school su- perintendent, he entered the navy at 18 and by 1916 had been honored by the post of navigation officer on the imperial yacht Hohenzol- Tern.
 He became Chief of Staff to Ad- miral Ripper, commander of the scouting force and in this capacity participated in the World War on the battle cruisers Seydlitz, Leutzow and Hjudenhs,r0 AnsnnS the en-