Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger (14 April 1890 – 25 April 1947) was a German politician. He was an official and state secretary in the Reich Chancellery during the Nazi Germany era. He was the deputy head of the Reich Chancellery under Hans Lammers.[1]
Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger | |
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| Deputy Chief of the Reich Chancellery | |
| In office Early 1942 – 30 April 1945 | |
| President | Adolf Hitler |
| Chancellor | Adolf Hitler |
| State Secretary of the Reich Chancellery | |
| In office February 1938 – Early 1942 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1890 Grünfier, Posen, Prussia |
| Died | 25 April 1947 (aged 57) Nuremberg, American Zone, Germany |
| Political party | Nazi Party (NSDAP) |
| Profession | Lawyer; Military officer |
Kritzinger was eventually arrested, along with most of the other surviving members of the Wannsee Conference, in 1946. During the Nuremberg Trials, where he was a witness, he said he was ashamed of his actions during the Nazi regime. He was released in April 1946 but then arrested again in December of the same year.
References
- ↑ Mommsen, Hans. "Die Deutschen - ein Volk von Tätern? : Zur historisch-politischen Debatte um das Buch von Daniel Jonah Goldhagen "Hitlers willige Vollstrecker : ganz gewöhnliche Deutsche und der Holocaust" ; Referat und Podiumsdiskussion eines Kolloquiums des Gesprächskreises Geschichte der Friedrich-Ebert- Stiftung und der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bonn der Deutsch-Israelischen Gesellschaft, Bonn, 4. September 1996 / hrsg. von Dieter Dowe. Forschungsinstitut der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Historisches Forschungszentrum. - Bonn, 1996 (Gesprächskreis Geschichte ; 14). - ISBN 3-86077-579-0 . - Teil 2". Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Retrieved 17 January 2021.