Hugo Eckener
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Airship pioneer Dr. Hugo Eckener was an early associate of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin and earned worldwide fame as the commander of the LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin, and as a tireless advocate for passenger airships. Noted for his opposition to the Nazis, but protected from arrest and persecution by his international fame, Eckener was gradually removed from active involvement in the operations of the German Zeppelin Company as the Nazis solidified their hold on German life after 1933. |