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George Dzundza was born on 19 July 1945 in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Crimson Tide (1995), Basic Instinct (1992) and The Deer Hunter (1978). He has been married to Mary Jo Vermeulen since 1982. They have three children.- Actor
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Hermann Göring was born on January 12, 1893, in Rosenheim, Bavaria, the son of a prominent judge. He entered the German Royal Military Academy at Gross Lichterfeide outside Berlin in his teens and graduated in 1911. At the beginning of World War I he saw service as an infantry lieutenant but soon transfered to the air corps. During the war he racked up 22 aerial kills, earning the coveted Blue Max and a promotion to commanding officer of Manfred von Richthofen's "Flying Circus" in 1918 after that famous ace was killed in action. In the years following World War I Göring became one of Adolf Hitler's most devoted followers. The former war hero was named head of Hitler's private army, the Brownshirts, a Nazi paramilitary organization similar to the Blackshirt fascist group in Italy commanded by Benito Mussolini, in 1922. Göring took part in the unsuccessful "Beer Hall Putsch" attempt to overthrow the Bavarian state government in 1923, was wounded and spent some time in prison. In 1933, after Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany, Göring became commissioner for aviation and in 1935 commander in chief of the newly established German Air Force (the Luftwaffe). By the opening days of World War II, Göring had built the Luftwaffe into the largest air force in the world. His planes performed superbly in the "blitzkrieg" campaigns against Poland, the Low Countries, Norway and France. In recognition of his work, Göring was promoted to Reichsmarschall (a rank above field marshal) on June 19, 1940. The tall, heavyset Göring became well known for his garish, colorful uniforms and his devotion to the war aims of the Nazi party, rivaled only by Hitler's. Göring didn't confine his efforts on behalf of the Nazi party to purely military matters, however; he also developed much of Nazi Germany's anti-Jewish legislation.
Unfortunately for Göring, his hour of military triumph was short-lived. He seriously botched the Battle of Britain in August and September of 1940 by overestimating the Luftwaffe's capability for long-range combat and underestimating the resolve of Britain's Royal Air Force, which resulted in the loss of huge numbers of his aircraft in daily air raids against England, not to mention the death or capture of thousands of his most experienced bomber crews. During the invasion of the Soviet Union in June of 1941, the Luftwaffe first held the upper hand against the undertrained and underequipped Soviet Air Force. However, it wasn't long before the tide turned, and before long the Russians were turning out thousands of fighters and bombers and inflicting serious damage on the Luftwaffe, which could ill afford such losses. Starting in 1943 Allied bombers had turned the tide of the air war against Germany, and Göring's vaunted Luftwaffe began losing increasing numbers of planes, not to mention experienced pilots, to the US and British air forces, and Allied bombing campaigns smashed many more German aircraft on the ground in addition to destroying many aircraft factories. In April 1945, with the defeat of Germany a certainty, Göring suggested to Hitler that he make peace with the Allies before they brought total destruction to Germany. Enraged, Hitler ordered his arrest. Göring managed to escape from Nazi custody but was captured on May 2, 1945, by soldiers of the U.S. 7th Army. He was eventually tried, convicted and sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the war crimes trials at Nuremberg late in 1945. His lawyers fought for time with appeals and requests to overturn his death sentence, but they were all denied. On October 15, 1946, just two hours before the former Reichsmarshall was to face the hangman to pay for his crimes, the 53-year-old Hermann Göring committed suicide in his jail cell by taking poison that he somehow had smuggled in with him.- Actor
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Günther Maria Halmer was born on 5 January 1943 in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany. He is an actor, known for Sophie's Choice (1982), Gandhi (1982) and Anwalt Abel (1988). He has been married to Claudia Halmer since 1976. They have two children.- Director
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Marco Kreuzpaintner is a director, writer and executive producer best known for his Netflix hit "Bodies", the Bafta winning series "The Lazarus Project" and queer classic feature film "Summer Storm".
Kreuzpaintner started his career as writer/director of international acclaimed feature films such as "Summer Storm", "Trade", "Krabat" and "The Collini Case". After Kreuzpaintner created the thriller series Beat for Amazon Studios, he directed and executive produced Bafta winning series "The Lazarus Project" and the Netflix show "Bodies". In 2023 he partnered up with Roland Emmerich and directed five out of ten episodes of "Those about to die". The Peacock series about blood sports in ancient Rome starring Anthony Hopkins will air in summer 2024. Marco Kreuzpaintner lives in London, United Kingdom.- Director
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Stephan Rick was born on October 15, 1974 in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Unter Nachbarn (aka The Good Neighbor, 2011), Die dunkle Seite des Mondes (aka The Dark Side of the Moon, 2015) and the Emmy nominated show Allein gegen die Zeit (aka 13 Hours, 2010), that he co-created and directed.- Writer
Bastian Obermayer was born on 10 December 1977 in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany. He is a writer, known for The Panama Papers (2016), Wanted - Der gefährlichste Waffenhändler der Welt (2023) and The Panama Papers (2018).- Actor
Andreas Schwankl was born in 1974 in Rosenheim, Bavaria, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Breathe (2010), Die Wache (1994) and St. Angela (1997).
