Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun was a German American aerospace engineer and space architect. He led the development of German rocket technology in World War II, during which time he beca
Von Braun in 1964
Von Braun with Fritz Todt, who utilized forced labor for major works across occupied Europe. Von Braun is wearing the Nazi party badge on his suit lapel.
First rank, from left to right, General Walter Dornberger (partially hidden), General Friedrich Olbricht (with Knight's Cross), Major Heinz Brandt, and Wernher von Braun (in civilian dress) at Peenemünde, Province of Pomerania, in March 1941
Magnus Alexander Maximilian Freiherr von Braun was a German civil servant and politician whose career spanned the German Empire, World War I and the Weimar Republic. He served as the Federal Minister
Wernher von Braun
…March 1912, in the small town of Wirsitz in the Province of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia (then part of the German Empire, now part of Poland). His father, Magnus Freiherr von Braun (1878–1972), was a civil servant and conservative politician; he served as Minister of Agriculture in the federal government during the Weimar Republic…
Bundesarchiv Bild 183 R1230 505, Reichkabinett von Papen