Joachim de la Camp
Otto Joachim de la Camp (born November 7, 1895 in Hamburg ; † April 1, 1950 there ) was President of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce .
War and civil war
After attending the Johanneum School of Academics in Hamburg, he began an apprenticeship as an export merchant in a Hamburg export company. The First World War interrupted his further professional advancement and so he signed up as a war volunteer with the Lauenburg Jäger Battalion No. 9 in Ratzeburg , also known as the Ratzeburg Jäger , to the infantry.
In June 1915 he was promoted to lieutenant in the reserve. In August 1915 he switched to the air force. After flying for a time as an observer, he acquired the qualification as a pilot. In this role he flew missions on several fronts. After the war he belonged to the Maerker Freikorps and flew missions for this group from March 1919 to June 1919.
Company foundation, NSDAP member and Chamber of Commerce
Afterwards Camp worked in various positions in the trade in Hamburg. In November 1924 he and his partner Markwirtz founded the company Markwitz, Delacamp & Co. , Holzbrücke 7/9 in Hamburg, for the purpose of importing hides and skins. In February 1932 he became a member of the NSDAP . In the course of bringing the public authorities into line, he joined the plenary session of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce in June 1933 .
In April 1935 he was appointed Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce. This was followed on April 1, 1937, when the Reich Minister of Economics was appointed President of the Chamber of Commerce . He was also a member of the advisory board of the Reich Chamber of Commerce .
Proposal against Jewish entrepreneurs
At the beginning of 1938 Camp got involved in the NSDAP's campaign to Aryanize companies that had Jewish owners or partners and that would disguise themselves under an “Aryan” name. On January 12, 1938, he submitted a letter to the Gau economic consultant Carlo Otte as to how one could proceed against “non-Aryan” company owners without legal regulations. He agreed with the chairman of the entire board of directors to use a procedure to withdraw admission to the stock exchange for these owners:
"In this way it will be possible to get to grips with grievances against which there are no special legal measures without any particular difficulties within the framework of the given legal possibilities".
literature
- Hermann Teschemacher: Handbook of the construction of the commercial economy , Volume III, Leipzig 1937
- Frank Bajohr : "Aryanization" in Hamburg - The displacement of the Jewish entrepreneurs 1933-1945. Hamburg 1997.
Web links
- Newspaper article about Joachim de la Camp in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Camp, Joachim de la |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Camp, Otto Joachim de la |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Businessman and President of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 1950 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |