Alfried Krupp of planks and halfoh / War criminal

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Alfried Felix Alwyn Krupp of planks and halfoh (* 13 August 1907 in meals; " 30 July 1967 in meals) was owner of the Krupp works among other things during "the third realm ".

Vorkriegs and war years

The entrepreneur

Alfried of planks and halfoh studied from 1928-34 engineering sciences in Munich, Berlin and Aachen. it occurred 1935 the exempt private company, the Friedrich Krupp AG. It was first in the head office of the company in meals active. 1936 he became an attorney. In the October of the same yearly it changed as an assistant into the department for arms production and artillery construction. 1938 he became director/conductor of the raw material and of the arms department and the member of the board of directors (executive committee).

In March 1943 Alfried of planks became and halfoh in follow-up of its father Gustav Krupp of planks and halfoh a chairman of the board of directors of the Friedrich Krupp AG. On initiative of his parents (its nut/mother Bertha Krupp of planks and halfoh was at this time owner of almost all shares of the Krupp AG) Hitler issued a regulation, the so-called "Lex Krupp on 12 November 1943 ", according to which the Krupp AG was converted into a private firm, whose sole owner should become a family member, who should be entitled to place the name in front Krupp its respective surname. On 15 December 1943 Alfried Krupp of planks became and halfoh exclusive owner of the company Krupp. At this time the company was the most important industrial enterprise and a most important arms supplier "of the third realm ". the enterprise of approx. 100,000 forced laborers and KZ-prisoners employed 1944. In particular with the Friedr created in the spring 1942. Krupp Berthawerk A.G. in with Breslau, were used later both with the building of the factory, and in production in substantial extent of prisoners from that close convenient KZ Auschwitz.

Relations with the national socialism

Krupp of planks and halfoh was already since 1931 promoting member of the SS. 1935 it became member of the National Socialist flier corps (NSFK), where it held the rank of a banner leader last. Starting from 1938 it was member in the NSDAP.

1937 were appointed Krupp by planks and halfoh - just like its father - the military industrial leader. Besides he was a deputy of its father in its function as Kuratoriumsvorsitzender of the Adolf Hitler donation of the German economy. It was following 1941 joint founders and presidency member of the realm combination coal and starting from 1942 of deputy chairmen of the realm combination iron. In addition it was member of the advisory board of the export community for munition, member of the arms advice with the realm Minister for armament and war production as well as member of the board of directors of the mountain and metallurgical plant company east ltd. (BHO). After beginning of war it was responsible for the disassembly of enterprises in the occupied areas and their reconstruction in the German Reich.

Other

Krupp of planks and halfoh was an inspired Segler. With the sail competitions of the olympic summer games 1936 before Kiel it won the bronze medal with the crew of its 8-Meter-Rennyacht Germania III for Germany.

1937 married Krupp of planks and halfoh Anneliese Lampert, geb. Bahr (1909-98), with which it had a son, Arndt of planks and halfoh. The marriage became 1941 divorced.

It is distinguished with the war Distinguished Service Cross IITH and Ith class.

The post-war period

Arrest and war crimes trial

On 11 April 1945 Krupp of planks was placed and halfoh by American troops in "the mansion hill "under detention and its entire fortune was seized. After the allied ones had first intended to accuse its father in the framework of the first of process against the main war criminals what was omitted however because of its state of health, the Americans Krupp complained a procedure separate by planks and halfoh together with 11 leading coworkers of the company Krupp 1947 in (case X: Krupp process) on.

1948 he was condemned because of crimes against the humanity and offences against the martial law to a term of imprisonment by 12 years and collection of his entire fortune. In the grounds on the crimes against the forced laborers, on the preparation of the war as well as on its active role with plundering and Deindustrialisierung of the countries occupied by Germany purchase was taken. In the indictment also the planning of a war of aggression was accused to him. It was however acquitted by this debt, since in the time before the Second World War his father and not he led the fate of the company.

Amnesty, Mehlemer contract and renewed business activity

Begnadigt on the basis of an appraisal of independent American experts Krupp of planks and halfoh by decision of the American high commissioner for Germany John Jay McCloy on 31 January 1951 and prematurely from the detention to dismiss.

1953 came it to the conclusion of the so-called "Mehlemer of contract "between Krupp of planks and halfoh and the governments of the USA, Great Britain and France. Its entire fortune under certain conditions was returned by the present Treaty to it. One of the substantial conditions was the regulation that the mountain and hut enterprises were separated from the Krupp company and sold up to the year 1959.

In March 1953 Krupp of planks transferred and halfoh again the line of the enterprise. It got Berthold Beitz to end of the same yearly as a plenipotentiary into the company. It changed the enterprise over completely to civilian production, mainly to equipment construction. The Krupp AG reached also fast again its position as a prominent steel producer. Actually the mountain and hut enterprises in the future were separated - as intended in "the Mehlemer contract "-, however were in the long run not sold. Rather they were summarized 1960 and fused with the Bochumer association for casting steel production AG.

Briefly before its death ordered Krupp of planks and halfoh the establishment of a Alfried Krupp of planks and half oh donation, which obligated "expression that the public interest tradition of the house Krupp "be should. With its death to be entire fortune turned into on the donation. This became possible by the renouncement of its son Arndt of planks and halfoh on the inheritance. The donation took up its activity on 1 January 1968 and uses her from their enterprise participation flowing the yields excluding and directly for non-profit purposes. The donation is today largest of the ThyssenKrupp AG.

Other

1952 married Krupp of planks and halfoh in second marriage Vera Knauer, geb. Hossenfeld (1909-67). The marriage became 1957 divorced.

it received the honour ring of the city meal to 1961.

1966 he gave to the University of Bochum a part of the library "of the mansion hill ". Its record collection went to its death to the Folkwang university for music.