Max Kretschmann
Max Kretschmann , also called Max Kretzschmann (born March 6, 1890 in Elberfeld , † December 10, 1972 in Baden-Baden ), was a German banker.
The trained banker joined the NSDAP in 1937 and became Reichsbank director in 1938. Kretschmann was a member of the board of directors of the main administration of the Reichskreditkassen , which played a central role in financing German warfare in World War II .
In 1951, Kretschmann took over the management of the traditional banking house from Heydt-Kersten & Sons , of which he was personally liable. In 1959 he became President of the Wuppertal Chamber of Commerce and Industry . He took over the chairmanship from his predecessor Wilhelm Vorwerk . He headed the bank and the Chamber of Commerce until June 30, 1964, when Kretschmann was retired. He spent this in Baden-Baden.
On December 2, 1963, he was awarded the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his services .
Individual evidence
- ↑ General-Anzeiger of April 22, 1959
- ↑ General-Anzeiger of December 3, 1963
- ↑ General-Anzeiger of June 29, 1964
- ^ Neue Rhein-Zeitung of March 6, 1970
- ↑ Götz Aly (Ed.): The persecution and murder of European Jews by National Socialist Germany 1933–1945 . Volume 2 (edited by Susanne Heim ): German Empire: 1938 - August 1939 . R. Oldenbourg Verlag , Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-486-58523-0 , p. 258 (fn. 4).
- ↑ Götz Aly : Hitler's People's State. Robbery, Race War and National Socialism . Federal Agency for Civic Education, Bonn 2005, ISBN 3-89331-607-8 , p. 109.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kretschmann, Max |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kretzschmann, Max (writing variant) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German banker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elberfeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 1972 |
| Place of death | Baden-Baden |