is it true that he attended the Wannsee conference and was one of the few top reich officials who were against the presecution of jews?
thank you
Kritzinger
Kritzinger
what was the importance of Dr. Friedrich Kritzinger?
is it true that he attended the Wannsee conference and was one of the few top reich officials who were against the presecution of jews?
thank you
is it true that he attended the Wannsee conference and was one of the few top reich officials who were against the presecution of jews?
thank you
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Wilhelm Kritzinger (1890 - 1947)
Reich Chancellery
Permanent Secretary (Ministerialdirektor)
Born a parson's son in Grünfier (Netze district). Studied law; served from 1914-1918 at the front, ultimately as a second lieutenant.
Prisoner of war in France from 1918-1920.
Assessor in 1921, then employed in the Reich Ministry of Justice.
Associate judge with the Prussian Ministry of Trade in 1925-1926.
Returned to Reich Ministry of Justice in 1926. Became ministerial junior assistant secretary in 1930. Participated in 1934 in drafting a law to legalize the killings of June 30,1934. Several jurisdictional conflicts with the Gestapo in 1935-1936 regarding "protective custody."
For this reason, Kritzinger applied in 1938 for a transfer to the Reich Chancellery, where he served as section leader with the rank of ministerial secretary. Joined the Nazi Party.
In 1939 and 1940, participated in drafting decrees against "parasites" [Volksschädlinge] and the 11th supplementary ordinance to the Reich Citizenship Law, which provided the legal justification for confiscating the property of German Jews prior to their deportation.
Kritzinger took part in the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, and was soon after appointed assistant undersecretary. In November 1942 he became an undersecretary in the Reich Chancellery, responsible for all five sections. In 1942 and 1943, he participated in depriving the Jews of further rights.
Fled Berlin in April 1945, and became undersecretary in the Dönitz Government at Flensburg in May. Then interned in Bruchsal. Released in April 1946; arrested again in December of that year.
During questioning before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg in 1947, Kritzinger declared himself ashamed of the Nazi crimes. Released from detention shortly before his death in October 1947.
For a full English transcript of the conference visit this link:
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/ ... cript.html
This is the official translation as used at the Nuremburg Trials.
Also attached is an interesting photostat of a document you might be interested in!
Regards
Matt G
Reich Chancellery
Permanent Secretary (Ministerialdirektor)
Born a parson's son in Grünfier (Netze district). Studied law; served from 1914-1918 at the front, ultimately as a second lieutenant.
Prisoner of war in France from 1918-1920.
Assessor in 1921, then employed in the Reich Ministry of Justice.
Associate judge with the Prussian Ministry of Trade in 1925-1926.
Returned to Reich Ministry of Justice in 1926. Became ministerial junior assistant secretary in 1930. Participated in 1934 in drafting a law to legalize the killings of June 30,1934. Several jurisdictional conflicts with the Gestapo in 1935-1936 regarding "protective custody."
For this reason, Kritzinger applied in 1938 for a transfer to the Reich Chancellery, where he served as section leader with the rank of ministerial secretary. Joined the Nazi Party.
In 1939 and 1940, participated in drafting decrees against "parasites" [Volksschädlinge] and the 11th supplementary ordinance to the Reich Citizenship Law, which provided the legal justification for confiscating the property of German Jews prior to their deportation.
Kritzinger took part in the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, and was soon after appointed assistant undersecretary. In November 1942 he became an undersecretary in the Reich Chancellery, responsible for all five sections. In 1942 and 1943, he participated in depriving the Jews of further rights.
Fled Berlin in April 1945, and became undersecretary in the Dönitz Government at Flensburg in May. Then interned in Bruchsal. Released in April 1946; arrested again in December of that year.
During questioning before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg in 1947, Kritzinger declared himself ashamed of the Nazi crimes. Released from detention shortly before his death in October 1947.
For a full English transcript of the conference visit this link:
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/ ... cript.html
This is the official translation as used at the Nuremburg Trials.
Also attached is an interesting photostat of a document you might be interested in!
Regards
Matt G
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