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Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, (August 22, 1887 – March 4, 1977) was a German politician. The head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (German: Kanzler or Bundeskanzler meaning federal chancellor). ... 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. ... Paul Joseph Goebbels (29 October 1897â€“1 May 1945) was a German politician and Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda during the Nazi regime from 1933 to 1945. ... The C-Pennant Occupation zones in Germany (1945) Capital Berlin (de jure) Organizational structure Military occupation Governors (1945) - US zone G.A. Eisenhower - UK zone F.M. Montgomery - French zone Gen. ... For other uses, see Konrad Adenauer (disambiguation). ... Otto Grotewohl (March 11, 1894 - September 21, 1964) was an East German politician. ... GDR redirects here. ... // Wilhelm Pieck (formerly KPD) and Otto Grotewohl (formerly SPD) (1946â€“1954) German: Erster SekretÃ¤r des Zentralkomitees der Sozialistischen Einheitspartei Deutschlands, GeneralsekretÃ¤r des ZK der SED. Walter Ulbricht (1950â€“1971) Erich Honecker (1971â€“1989) Egon Krenz (1989) German: StaatsprÃ¤sident, PrÃ¤sident der DDR. Wilhelm Pieck (SED) (1949â€“1960... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian 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). ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian 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). ...

Early Life

He was born in Rathmannsdorf, in the Kingdom of Saxony, and studied law and political science in Halle, in Lausanne and at Oxford University. During World War I, he served in the German Army, finally as a First Lieutenant, and was awarded the Iron Cross. In 1918, Krosigk married Baroness Ehrengard von Plettenberg, with whom he had four sons and five daughters. Rathmannsdorf is a township in Saxony, Germany. ... The Kingdom of Saxony, lasting between 1806 and 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Germany, finally being absorbed into the Weimar Republic in 1918. ... 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. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Robert Nivelle Herbert Henry Asquith Sir Douglas Haig Sir John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow... A stylized version of the Iron Cross, the emblem of the Bundeswehr, Germanys Armed Forces. ... Year 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. ...

Nazi Years

Pre-World War II

A non-partisan conservative, Schwerin von Krosigk was appointed Minister of Finance by Franz von Papen in 1932, and continued in that office at the request of President Paul von Hindenburg under Kurt von Schleicher and throughout the period of Nazi Party rule. Several members of his family took part in assassination attempts against Adolf Hitler. Schwerin von Krosigk was rarely seen in public appearances and Hitler did not have regular Cabinet meetings. Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen (29 October 1879 â€“ 2 May 1969) was a German noble Catholic statesman, General Staff officer, and diplomat, who served as Chancellor of Germany in 1932. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg, known universally as Paul von Hindenburg (2 October 1847 â€“ 2 August 1934) was a German field marshal and statesman. ... Kurt von Schleicher (4 April 1882â€“30 June 1934) was a German general and the last Chancellor of Germany during the era of the Weimar Republic. ... The Nazi Party, (German: , or NSDAP, English: National Socialist German Workers Party), was a political party in Germany between 1920 and 1945. ... Hitler redirects here. ...

World War II

On May 1, 1945, Schwerin von Krosigk was appointed Chancellor of Germany (Reichskanzler) of the Acting Government by President (Reichspräsident) Karl Dönitz. The rapidly advancing Allied forces limited the jurisdiction of the new German government to an area around Flensburg near the Danish border, where Dönitz's headquarters were located, along with Mürwik. Accordingly this administration was referred to as the Flensburg government. Dönitz and Schwerin von Krosigk attempted to negotiate an armistice with the Western allies while continuing to resist the Soviet Army. But their government was not recognised by the Allies and was dissolved when its members were captured by British forces on May 23, 1945, at Flensburg. May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The head of government in Germany has traditionally been called Kanzler (Chancellor). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with President of Germany. ... Karl DÃ¶nitz (IPA pronunciation: ); September 16, 1891â€“December 24, 1980) was a German naval leader, famous for his command of the Kriegsmarine during World War II and for his twenty-day term as President of Germany after Adolf Hitlers suicide. ... Flensburg (Danish: Flensborg, Low Saxon: Flensborg, North Frisian: Flansborj) is an independent town in the North of the German state Schleswig-Holstein. ... 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. ... 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. ... Flensburg (Danish: Flensborg, Low Saxon: Flensborg, North Frisian: Flansborj) is an independent town in the North of the German state Schleswig-Holstein. ...

Schwerin von Krosigk was tried at Nuremberg along with other leading members of the Nazi Government. Found guilty in the Ministries Trial, Schwerin von Krosigk was sentenced to 10 years imprisonmment but was released during an amnesty in 1951. The SÃ¼ddeutsche Zeitung announces The Verdict in Nuremberg. ... The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ... Telford Taylor delivers the prosecutions opening statement. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

After World War II

In later years Schwerin von Krosigk wrote several books on economic policy, as well as two versions of his memoirs. He was the first to refer to an "Iron Curtain" coming down across Europe, a phrase which he had picked up from an article by Joseph Goebbels ('Das Jahr 2000,' Das Reich, February 25, 1945, pp. 1-2) and was later used by Winston Churchill in a speech that made the phrase famous. Schwerin von Krosigk died in Essen, Germany, aged 89. Warsaw Pact countries to the east of the Iron Curtain are shaded red; NATO members to the west of it â€” blue. ... Paul Joseph Goebbels (29 October 1897â€“1 May 1945) was a German politician and Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda during the Nazi regime from 1933 to 1945. ... Churchill redirects here. ...

Works

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External link

The Hitler Cabinet – 30 January 1933 to 30 April 1945

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