German aid
The German aid was founded in the fall of 1921 society to strengthen Germany's position abroad, especially in the east. It was mainly financed by German heavy industry.
The chairman of the society was Paul von Hindenburg . The founding appeal was signed by Hindenburg, 44 professors and leading theologians. The society was organized by the German Protection Association and the German Foundation .
Money came from the following coal and steel companies, among others:
- German-Luxemburgish Mining and Hütten-AG 1.5 million Reichsmarks
- Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-AG 1.5 million Reichsmarks
- Gutehoffnungshütte 1.5 million Reichsmarks
- Hoesch AG 800,000 Reichsmarks
- Krupp AG 1.5 million Reichsmarks
- Phoenix AG for mining and smelting operations 1.5 million Reichsmarks
- Bochum Association 800,000 Reichsmarks
- Rheinmetall 800,000 Reichsmarks
Remarks
- ↑ Klaus-Dieter Walter Pomiluek: Heinrich Wilhelm Beukenberg, a mining industrialist of his time . Diss., Düsseldorf 2002, p. 393; available online