Hitler’s main “second in command” was Hermann Göring , who was formally designated as his successor and widely described as his right‑hand man in Nazi Germany.

Who was considered “second in command”?

Historians and major references usually identify Hermann Göring as Hitler’s second in command, especially during the height of the Third Reich in the late 1930s and early war years. Hitler publicly named Göring as his successor if anything happened to him, giving Göring authority to act as his deputy in the event Hitler lost the ability to rule.

Other top Nazis sometimes described as “second most powerful” include Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS and a central architect of the Holocaust, but he did not hold the formal succession status Göring had for most of the regime. This is why, if you ask “who was Hitler’s second in command,” the standard answer is Hermann Göring.

In short: Hitler’s second in command, in terms of official position and succession, was Hermann Göring.

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