Saturday, August 19, 2023

Von Storch’s grandfather was Hitler’s finance minister

Beatrix Amelie Ehrengard von Storch is the deputy leader of the far-right AfD (Alternative for Germany) political party in Germany. The party is currently  polling at approximately 22 per cent in opinion polls.

Beatrix Amelie Ehrengard von Storch is a member of the German Parliament and is a former member of the European Parliament. She belongs to the conservative wing of the party.

Her grandfather,  Johann Ludwig Schwerin von Krosigk was finance minister in Germany from 1932 until 1945 when he became German chancellor/first minister from May 1 until May 23, 1945.

von Krosigk was one of five people, including Hitler, who served continuously in the Nazi cabinet.

He had been appointed by Franz von Papen. Many of his family members were involved in the plot to kill Hitler.

He was convicted of war crimes in 1949 and sentenced to 10 years in prison. His was freed in 1951 and died in Essen in 1977.


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