Changes: Ernst Kaufmann

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"Do you know who I am, peasant?"
"I believe you are Ernst Kaufmann, head of .."
"Graf Von Kaufmann to you."

―Ernst Kaufmann and Johann Schmidt^[src]

Ernst Kaufmann was a nobleman and a leader of the Sturmabteilung's special weapons division.

Biography

"You come near Adolf Hitler again, and I make you disappear."

―Ernst Kaufmann to Johann Schmidt^[src]

Ernst Kaufmann was born in a family of German nobles, who possessed a castle in the Bavarian Alps. After World War I, Kaufmann joined Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party, and became an officer of Nazi "storm troops", the Sturmabteilung. He was capable enough to achieve the rank of Gruppenführer (Major General).

K H S — Kaufmann, Adolf Hitler, and Johann Schmidt

After the 1933 election in Germany, when the Nazis came to power, Kaufmann was the commanding officer of the SA's special weapons division. In February 1934, Kaufmann and Hitler were at the Deutsches Opernhaus in Berlin where they watched one of Richard Wagner's operas. After the opera, they met Johann Schmidt who revealed to them his theory that magic could be “the oldest science ever known”. Hitler was intrigued by Schmidt's ideas, but Kaufmann was less impressed. Still, Hitler ordered Kaufmann to arrange a meeting between him and Schmidt.

But when Hitler left the scene, Kaufmann and his men took Schmidt out of the opera. Schmidt offered to conduct research in Kaufmann's special weapons division but was violently rejected. Kaufmann threatened to kill Schmidt if he came near Hitler ever again.

On June 30, 1934 Kaufmann was at the Hanselbauer Hotel in the Bavarian town of Bad Wiessee. Schmidt, now an officer of Heinrich Himmler's Schutzstaffel, came to the hotel and killed Kaufmann in a painful way. On that day, which later became known as the Night of the Long Knives, almost the entire leadership of the SA was eliminated by the SS troops. Schmidt later took control of Kaufmann's weapons program.^[1]

Relationships

Allies

Third Reich
- Wehrmacht
  - Adolf Hitler † - Superior
- Sturmabteilung
  - Krupp †

Enemies

Johann Schmidt - Killer

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Captain America: First Vengeance

[CAFV-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Captain America: First Vengeance

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-|image =
+|image = Kaufman.png
 |real name = Ernst Kaufmann
-|alias = Graf Von Kaufmann
+|alias = Graf Von Kaufmann<ref name="CAFV"/>
+|species = [[Humans|Human]]
+|citizenship = {{Citizenship|NAZ}}
 |gender = Male
+|title = {{WPS|Graf}}<br>{{WPS|Gruppenführer}}
-|age = Unknown
+|affiliation = {{Affiliation|SA}}
-|title = [[Wikipedia:Graf|Graf]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Gruppenführer|Gruppenführer]]
-|team = [[Sturmabteilung]]
+|DOD = [[1930s#1934|June 30, 1934]]
-|movie =
-|game =
 |comic = ''[[Captain America: First Vengeance]]''
-|actor =
 |status = Deceased}}
-{{Quote|Graf Von Kaufmann handpicked all these men, Herr Schmidt. They're loyal to him to the death.|An SS trooper to [[Johann Schmidt]]|Captain America: First Vengeance}}
+{{Quote|Do you know who I am, peasant?"<br>"I believe you are Ernst Kaufmann, head of .."<br>"Graf Von Kaufmann to you.|Ernst Kaufmann and [[Johann Schmidt]]|Captain America: First Vengeance}}
-'''Ernst Kaufmann''' was a German nobleman who joined the [[Wikipedia:Nazi Party|Nazi Party]] after [[Wikipedia:World War I|World War I]].
+'''Ernst Kaufmann''' was a nobleman and a leader of the [[Sturmabteilung]]'s special weapons division.
 ==Biography==
-{{Quote|You would be a “storm” trooper Kaufman. I will bring them thunder.|[[Johann Schmidt]]|Captain America: First Vengeance}}
+{{Quote|You come near [[Adolf Hitler]] again, and I make you disappear.|Ernst Kaufmann to [[Johann Schmidt]]|Captain America: First Vengeance}}
-Nothing is known about Kaufmann's early life, except that he was born in a family of German nobles. His family posessed a castle in the Bavarian Alps.
+Ernst Kaufmann was born in a family of German nobles, who possessed a castle in the Bavarian Alps. After {{WPS|World War I}}, Kaufmann joined [[Adolf Hitler]]'s Nazi Party, and became an officer of Nazi "storm troops", the [[Sturmabteilung]]. He was capable enough to achieve the rank of ''Gruppenführer'' ({{WPS|Major General}}).
+[[File:K H S.png|thumb|left|180px|Kaufmann, [[Adolf Hitler]], and [[Johann Schmidt]]]]
+After the [[1930s#1933|1933]] election in [[Germany]], when the Nazis came to power, Kaufmann was the commanding officer of the SA's special weapons division. In [[1930s#1934|February 1934]], Kaufmann and Hitler were at the [[Deutsches Opernhaus]] in [[Berlin]] where they watched one of [[Richard Wagner]]'s operas. After the opera, they met [[Johann Schmidt]] who revealed to them his theory that [[magic]] could be “the oldest science ever known”. Hitler was intrigued by Schmidt's ideas, but Kaufmann was less impressed. Still, Hitler ordered Kaufmann to arrange a meeting between him and Schmidt.
+But when Hitler left the scene, Kaufmann and his men took Schmidt out of the opera. Schmidt offered to conduct research in Kaufmann's special weapons division but was violently rejected. Kaufmann threatened to kill Schmidt if he came near Hitler ever again.
-At some point after World War I, Kaufmann joined [[Adolf Hitler]]'s Nazi Party, and became an officer of Nazi "storm troops", the [[Sturmabteilung]] (SA). He was capable enough to achieve the rank of ''Gruppenführer'' ([[Wikipedia:Major General|Major General]]).
-After the 1933 election in [[Germany]], when the Nazis came to power, Kaufmann was the commanding officer of the SA's special weapons division. In February 1934, Kaufmann, Hitler, and [[Heinrich Himmler]], head of the [[Schutzstaffel]] (SS), were at the [[Wikipedia:Deutsche Oper Berlin|Duetsches Opernhaus]] in [[Berlin]] where they watched one of Richard Wagner's operas. After the opera, they met [[Johann Schmidt]], the German physicist who revealed them his theory that magic could be “the oldest science ever known”. Hitler was intrigued by Schmidt's ideas, but Kaufmann was less impressed. Schmidt offered to conduct research in Kaufmann's special weapons division, but was violently rejected. However, Himmler was more interested in Schmidt's ideas, and took him under his wing.<ref name="CAFV3">[[Captain America: First Vengeance]], Volume 3</ref>
+On [[1930s#1933|June 30, 1934]] Kaufmann was at the Hanselbauer Hotel in the Bavarian town of [[Bad Wiessee]]. Schmidt, now an officer of [[Heinrich Himmler]]'s [[Schutzstaffel]], came to the hotel and killed Kaufmann in a painful way. On that day, which later became known as the [[Night of the Long Knives]], almost the entire leadership of the SA was eliminated by the SS troops. Schmidt later took control of Kaufmann's weapons program.<ref name="CAFV">''[[Captain America: First Vengeance]]''</ref>
+==Relationships==
-A few months later, during the great purge that later became known as the [[Wikipedia:Night of the Long Knives|Night of the Long Knives]], almost the entire leadership of the SA was eliminated by the SS troops. Schmidt, now an officer of the SS, have personally killed Kaufmann and took control of his weapons program.<ref name="CAFV3"/>
+===Allies===
+*{{WPS|Third Reich}}
+**[[Wehrmacht]]
+***[[Adolf Hitler]] † - Superior
+**[[Sturmabteilung]]
+***[[Krupp]] †
+===Enemies===
+*[[Johann Schmidt]] - Killer
 ==References==
-{{Reflist|1}}
+{{Reflist}}
+[[Category:Characters]]
-==External links==
+[[Category:Comics Characters]]
-*{{Marvel}}
-[[Category:Nazis]]
+[[Category:Comic Exclusive Characters]]
-[[Category:Deceased Characters]]
+[[Category:Humans]]
 [[Category:Males]]
+[[Category:Blonde Hair]]
+[[Category:Blue Eyes]]
+[[Category:Nazi Party Members]]
+[[Category:Villains]]
+[[Category:Deceased Characters]]
+[[Category:Characters Killed by Red Skull]]

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