Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk

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1. When was Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk born?August 22, 1887
2. Where was Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk born?Schwerin, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (now Germany)
3. What is the career?Minister of Finance (1932-1945), Leading Minister of the Flensburg Government (May 1945)
4. What is the party affiliation?Member of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) from 1937 (membership number 3,805,231)
5. Who was Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk?He was a German finance minister who served from 1932 until the end of World War II in 1945, working under several German leaders including Adolf Hitler.
6. What did he do during World War II?He managed Germany’s money, helping pay for the army’s growth and supporting the Nazis’ plans to take over Jewish property.

Prussian aristocracy: The hereditary nobility of Prussia, a historically powerful German state known for its military and administrative elite.
Weimar Republic: The democratic government of Germany established after World War I and before the rise of Nazi Germany.
Rearmament: The process of building up military forces and weapons, often in preparation for war.
Aryanization: The Nazi policy of confiscating property from Jewish people and transferring it to non-Jewish Germans.