Ludwig Schwerin von Krosigk

Office:	Senior Minister of the acting government
Term of Office:	May 1 - May 23, 1945
Predecessor:	Joseph Goebbels
Successor:	Konrad Adenauer
Date of Birth:	August 22, 1887
Date of Death:	March 4, 1977
Political Party:	Independent
Profession:	lawyer, civil servant

Count Johann Ludwig "Lutz" Schwerin von Krosigk (Johann Ludwig Graf Schwerin von Krosigk), EK, (August 22, 1887 – March 4, 1977) was a German politician. He was born Johann Ludwig von Krosigk in Rathmannsdorf in the Kingdom of Saxony, and studied law and political science in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, in Lausanne, Switzerland and at Oxford. During the first world war, he served in the Army, finally as a First Lieutenant, and was awarded the Iron Cross. He married Baroness Ehrengard von Plettenberg in 1918. He was adopted by his uncle, Count Alfred von Schwerin, in 1925, taking the surname Schwerin von Krosigk, and became on his death the Count of Schwerin. Appears to be taken from here File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The German title Bundeskanzler is also the title of the Chancellor of Austria, and the title of a Swiss federal official (Federal Chancellor of Switzerland). ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels (October 29, 1897 – May 1, 1945) was Adolf Hitlers Propaganda Minister (see Propagandaministerium) in Nazi Germany. ... Election Poster showing Adenauer Konrad Adenauer (January 5, 1876 – April 19, 1967) was a conservative German statesman. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... This is a list of political parties in Germany. ... A profession is a specialized work function within society, generally performed by a professional. ... The Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz) is a military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia, and later of Germany, which was established by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and first awarded on 10 March 1813. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... With an area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ... Map of Germany showing Halle Halle (also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish from Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia) is the largest town in the German Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. ... Waterfront view of Ouchy, just south of Lausanne Lausanne is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), across from Évian-les-Bains, France, and about 60 km northeast of Geneva. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... First Lieutenant is a military rank. ... The Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz) is a military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia, and later of Germany, which was established by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and first awarded on 10 March 1813. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

A non-partisan conservative, he was appointed Minister of Finance by Franz von Papen in 1932, and continued in that office on request by Paul von Hindenburg, under Kurt von Schleicher and throughout the period of Nazi rule. Several members of his family took part in assassination attempts against Hitler. The finance minister is a cabinet position in a government. ... Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen (October 29, 1879–May 2, 1969) was a German politician and diplomat associated with the Centre Party. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Paul von Hindenburg (full name Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg) (October 2, 1847 – August 2, 1934) was a German Field Marshal and statesman. ... Kurt von Schleicher (4 April 1882–30 June 1934) was a German general and the last Chancellor of Germany during the era of the Weimar Republic. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Nazism. ... Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945, standard German pronunciation in the IPA) was the Führer (leader) of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party) and of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. ...

In May 1st, 1945, Krosigk was appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Karl Dönitz after the suicides of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels. The two leaders of the Flensburg government attempted to preside over the surrender but his government was not recognised by the Allies and was dissolved when its members were captured by British forces on May 23, 1945, at Flensburg. Sentenced to ten years' imprisonment by a military tribunal, he was released during an amnesty in 1951. 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The German title Bundeskanzler is also the title of the Chancellor of Austria, and the title of a Swiss federal official (Federal Chancellor of Switzerland). ... Karl Dönitz â–¶(?) (pronounced ) (September 16, 1891 – December 24, 1980) was a naval leader in Germany during World War II. Despite never joining the Nazi Party, Dönitz attained the high rank of Grand Admiral (Großadmiral) and served as Commander in Chief of Submarines (), and later Commander in Chief... Hitler redirects here. ... Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels (October 29, 1897 – May 1, 1945) was Adolf Hitlers Propaganda Minister (see Propagandaministerium) in Nazi Germany. ... The Flensburg government refers to the short-lived administration that attempted to rule Germany in May 1945 following the suicides of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels and the Fall of Berlin. ... When spelt with a capital A, Allies usually denotes the countries that fought together against the Central Powers in World War I and against the Axis Powers in World War II. For more information, see the related articles: Allies of World War I and Allies of World War II. Other... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Statistics State: Schleswig-Holstein District: Independent city Area: 56. ...

Krosigk referred to the Iron Curtain coming down, a phrase which he had picked up from Goebbels anti-Soviet speeches, and was later picked up by Winston Churchill in a speech that made the phrase famous. He died in Essen, Germany in 1977 at the age of 89. In the summer of 1989, the foreign ministers of Austria and Hungary, Alois Mock and Gyula Horn, ceremonially cut through the border defences separating their countries. ... Joseph Goebbels Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels (October 29, 1897 – May 1, 1945) was Adolf Hitlers Propaganda Minister (see Propagandaministerium) in Nazi Germany. ... The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was an English statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ... Essen [ˈɛsnÌ©] is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

Works

• Es geschah in Deutschland, 1951
• Die große Zeit des Feuers - Der Weg der deutschen Industrie, 1959
• Alles auf Wagnis - der Kaufmann gestern, heute und morgen, 1963
• Persönliche Erinnerungen, seine Autobiographie, 3 Bde., 1974
• Staatsbankrott (Studie über die deutsche Finanzpolitik von 1920 bis 1945), 1975
• Memoiren (Kurzfassungen der "Persönliche Erinnerungen"), 1977

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Notes

• Note regarding personal names: Graf is a title, usually translated Count, not a first or middle name.

Graf (from the Latin Grafio scribe from the Greek) is a German noble title equal in rank to a count (derived from the Latin Comes, with a history of its own) or a British earl (an original Anglo-Saxon title). ... Look up Count in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A count is a nobleman in most European countries, equivalent in rank to a British earl, whose wife is still a countess (for lack of an Anglo-Saxon term). ...

External links

• Biography (Deutsches Historisches Museum Berlin)