On
this date, 31 May 1960, Walther Funk A.K.A The Banker of Gold Teeth, died of
diabetes. He was one of the defendants of the Nuremberg Trials. I will post the
information about him from Wikipedia and other links.
 |
|
Funk with Golden Party
Badge, 1942
|
Reich
Minister of Economics
Nazi Germany |
|
In
office
5 February 1938 – 1 May 1945 |
|
President
|
Adolf Hitler
Führer |
Chancellor
|
Adolf Hitler
|
Preceded by
|
Hermann Göring
|
Succeeded by
|
Office abolished
|
President
of the Reichsbank
|
|
In
office
19 January 1939 – 8 May 1945 |
|
Preceded by
|
Hjalmar Schacht
|
Succeeded by
|
Office abolished
|
Secretary
of State in the Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda
|
|
In
office
13 March 1933 – 26 November 1937 |
|
Appointed by
|
Adolf Hitler
|
Preceded by
|
Office created
|
Succeeded by
|
Otto Dietrich
|
Personal
details
|
|
Born
|
18 August 1890
Danzkehmen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
Died
|
31 May 1960
(aged 69)
Düsseldorf, West Germany |
Political party
|
National Socialist German Workers Party
|
Spouse(s)
|
Luise Schmidt-Sieben
|
Profession
|
Journalist
|
Religion
|
Protestant
|
Walther Funk
(18 August 1890 – 31 May 1960) was an economist and prominent Nazi
official who served as Reich Minister for Economic Affairs from 1938 to 1945
and was tried as a major war criminal by the International Military Tribunal at
Nuremberg.
OTHER LINKS:
No comments:
Post a Comment