Hermann Göring

9.9

A German Nazi leader who helped start the secret police and prepare Germany for war

proper noun
/ˈhɛrmən ˈɡɜrɪŋ/

: Hermann Göring

The founding of the Gestapo is attributed to Hermann Göring, who consolidated secret police power in Nazi Germany.

Examples

After the war, Hermann Göring was tried at the Nuremberg Trials for his role in war crimes.
Hermann Göring was a prominent figure in Nazi Germany, often seen alongside Adolf Hitler.
What did Hermann Göring do?
Hermann Göring was influential.
Hermann Göring played a key role in shaping Nazi Germany's military strategies during World War II.
At the Nuremberg Trials, significant evidence was presented against Hermann Göring for his involvement in wartime atrocities.
Hermann Göring established the Gestapo, which became a powerful instrument of state terror in Nazi Germany.

Synonyms

Hermann Goering

vsHermann Göring

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A top German leader in Nazi Germany who starts the secret police and helps prepare Germany for war

is the standard form used here without that alternate spelling

Hermann Wilhelm Göring

vsHermann Göring

9.8

A German politician in the Nazi Party who helped start the Gestapo and prepare Germany for World War II

is the shorter common form that omits the middle name

Surface Forms

Hermann Göring main

Morphology

Hermann + Göring

This is a proper name referring to a specific historical person; knowing the constituent names 'Hermann' and 'Göring' (both without lexical meanings) gives no information about his role or actions. The meaning requires encyclopedic/historical knowledge rather than compositional word knowledge, so it is not derivable by a B1 learner from the parts.

Etymology

Hermann Göring was a top leader in 'Nazi Germany' who helped create the 'secret police' called the Gestapo and played a large role in starting the war, and after the war he was tried at Nuremberg for 'war crimes'. That's why his name is remembered as a powerful Nazi leader and a convicted war criminal.