Who is more of a hero to Germany?

Hey, so i have to write a paper about a nation hero/heroine from germany and i am thinking of either Albert Einstein or Claus von stauffenberg. Einstein would be alot easier to do but i'm not sure if he would really be counted as a "hero". What do you guys think? Also open to other suggestions.

For those of you who don't know Claus was a SS officer who attempted to assasinate Hitler Tom Curise plays him in the new movie Valkyrie.

Hey, so i have to write a paper about a nation hero/heroine from germany and i am thinking of either Albert Einstein or Claus von stauffenberg. Einstein would be alot easier to do but i'm not sure if he would really be counted as a "hero". What do you guys think? Also open to other suggestions.

For those of you who don't know Claus was a SS officer who attempted to assasinate Hitler Tom Curise plays him in the new movie Valkyrie.

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I don't think either of them really conferred much benefit on Germany. Von Stauffenberg's plot failed, while Einstein abandoned Germany and emigrated to the US.

I recommend picking Erwin Rommel. He was an accomplished military commander and was regarded as a war hero in Germany, but his contempt for the crimes of the Nazi regime makes him a "safe" choice for your paper. (Indeed, he was also linked to the plot against Hitler and forced by the SS to commit suicide.)

Two words: Wilhelm Reich.

I mean, technically he was born in Austria-Hungary, but hey, that was Germany for a while, right?

Hitler > all of your choices. Despite being one of the most evil people in the world at the time, look at what he did to the country that lay in ruins after World War 1.scorch-62

[QUOTE="scorch-62"]Hitler > all of your choices. Despite being one of the most evil people in the world at the time, look at what he did to the country that lay in ruins after World War 1.jointed

The Technoviking or Erwin Rommel.

For something really off the beaten track:

1. Enrich Heartmann. Go google it and look up "Bubi". His life story is simply amazing (Just like Japanese ace Saburo Sakai)

2. For some one really controversial but NOT Hitler Enrst (or Ernest) Rudel. Again, google it. Quite a character he is!

Two words: Wilhelm Reich.

I mean, technically he was born in Austria-Hungary, but hey, that was Germany for a while, right?

Generic_Dude

what? -.-

no it wasn't austria is austria and germany is germany that's a whole difrent country, it's like writing about a US hero and picking someone from canada...

althrough germany wanted to make one country with austria, but that would require austria to give up all her belongings that aren't native austrian (which was quite a big part) and they didn't want to agree with this, so germany united without austria.

and Claus von Stauffenberg was a Wehrmacht officer not SS, quite a difrence.

Hitler > all of your choices. Despite being one of the most evil people in the world at the time, look at what he did to the country that lay in ruins after World War 1.scorch-62

Bismark! Do Otto von Bismark... oh wait... he was Prussian, wasn't he?MattUD1

[QUOTE="MattUD1"]Bismark! Do Otto von Bismark... oh wait... he was Prussian, wasn't he?jointed

I suggest you write about Bismarck instead.jointed

Seconded. That's the one that springs to mind for me.

Hitler > all of your choices. Despite being one of the most evil people in the world at the time, look at what he did to the country that lay in ruins after World War 1.scorch-62

[QUOTE="Generic_Dude"]

Two words: Wilhelm Reich.

I mean, technically he was born in Austria-Hungary, but hey, that was Germany for a while, right?

Enosh88

what? -.-

no it wasn't austria is austria and germany is germany that's a whole difrent country, it's like writing about a US hero and picking someone from canada...

althrough germany wanted to make one country with austria, but that would require austria to give up all her belongings that aren't native austrian (which was quite a big part) and they didn't want to agree with this, so germany united without austria.

and Claus von Stauffenberg was a Wehrmacht officer not SS, quite a difrence.