Walther Funk
Walther Funk (18 August 1890 – 31 May 1960) was a German economist and Nazi official who served as Reich Minister for Economic Affairs (1938–1945) and president of Reichsbank (1939–1945). During his incumbency, he oversaw the mobilization of the German economy for rearmament and arrangement of forced labor in concentration camps. After the war he was tried and convicted as a major war criminal by the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Sentenced to life in prison, he remained incarcerated until he was released on health grounds in 1957. He died three years later.
Walther Funk | |
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Funk in 1943 | |
| Reichsminister of Economics | |
| In office 5 February 1938 – 2 May 1945 | |
| President | Adolf Hitler (Führer) Karl Dönitz |
| Chancellor | Adolf Hitler Joseph Goebbels |
| Preceded by | Hermann Göring |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| President of the Reichsbank | |
| In office 19 January 1939 – 8 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Hjalmar Schacht |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Reich Press Chief and State Secretary in the Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda | |
| In office 13 March 1933 – 26 November 1937 | |
| Appointed by | Adolf Hitler |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Otto Dietrich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1890 Danzkehmen, East Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 31 May 1960 (aged 69) Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Spouse | Luise Schmidt-Sieben |
| Profession | Economist |
| Criminal conviction | |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Conviction(s) | Crimes of aggression War crimes Crimes against humanity |
| Trial | Nuremberg trials |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
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