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Otto Beisheim (* 3 January 1924 in Vossnacken with meals) is a German buyer, entrepreneur and a founder of the Metro company.

Life

Otto Beisheim was born as the son of an estate manager. It made teachings the leather goods buyer and according to the representation of the petrol with home donation at the age from 18 years to the war service was drawn in.

The Second World War

To the time between 1941 and 1949 and the assumptions of the journalist Michael Radtkes 1994, it was and has body-condition-kind-eats Adolf Hitler belonged, Beisheim themselves never publicly expressed themselves. According to the transmission crosswise the Bavarian television from 17 November 2005 its affiliation to the body banner Adolf Hitler is occupied due to information of federal archives and other authorities. It was confirmed in the middle of also by Erich Greipl, among other things chairmen of the petrol with home donation, November 2005, however Beisheim had had "only the lowest rank", after the war Beisheim in English war shank had been and had been entnazifiziert. According to a report of the South German newspaper is Otto Beisheim storm man (private first class corresponds) in the 1." SS-armored division body banner Adolf Hitler been; an expert's assessment of the Bavarian ministry for education and cultural standing under catch points out according to the Ministry that Beisheim was not involved probably after record in

Entrepreneur activity

After the Second World War he worked in the electrical trade. With the establishment of the later wholesale company Metro cash & Carry he made himself 1964 independent. After 1967 the family Haniel and the brothers Schmidt Ruthenbeck entered with Metro cash & Carry.

Beisheim acquired 1990 of Leo Kirch the rights at 2.500 films and saved it in such a way from the bankruptcy.

In July 2000 Otto Beisheim became by Edmund Stoiber, CSU, to which Bavarian earnings/service medals lent.

Inaugurated on 10 January 2004 at the northwest side of the Potsdamer of place in Berlin the Beisheim center, Otto Beisheim for 463 millions euro to establish could and in that among other things 5-Sterne-Hotels of the chains cutting Carl clay/tone and Marriott be been.

Beisheim belong 18.5 per cent to the Metro AG with among other things Galeria purchase yard, Media market, Saturn, material, extra and practical man, which extended 2005 world-wide over 2.400 locations in 30 countries with 250.000 coworkers. Its fortune became 2005 on approximately 4 billion euro estimated, sees list of the richest Germans.

Private

Privately Beisheim, for taxation more favorably than official in Germany, lives in Baar in Switzerland, whose nationality he accepted 1988. Beisheim in Rottach Egern, a municipality at the Tegernsee has a Zweitwohnsitz. As its winter domicile Florida is considered. 50 years long it was married with his Mrs. Inge, who died 1999. From Beisheim it means that it did not give privately ever an interview.

Donations

Beisheim works as which promoted several kindergartens, rescue cars and sport associations in the proximity of its Zweitwohnsitzes to Germany. In November 2005 Beisheim was lent at the same time all five valley municipalities at the Tegernsee.

Also the WHU - Otto Beisheim School OF management (formerly: Scientific university for management) owes a majority of its trust property of a donation at a value of 50 millions Marks of Beisheim. In response the university carries since then for its names.

A further donation offer at a value of 10 millions euro to the High School Tegernsee of the summer 2005, which required renaming the school in "petrol with home High School", withdrew Beisheim, after the Lehrerkollegium of the High School had required a kind "certificate of non-objection" on 10 November 2005 regarding Beisheims role in the Second World War.