Kurt, von Schröder
Extent and Medium
[64] pages
Envelope 21/11 ; microfilm reel 098 ; Frames 245-321
Scope and Content
Kurt von Schroeder who was born on November 24, 1889 in Hamburg, was a German nobleman, financier and SS-Brigadeführer. He is most famous for hosting the negotiations between members of Paul von Hindenburg's camarilla, Franz von Papen and Adolf Hitler in order to form a government after the controversial German federal election of November 1932. After the Second World War, Schroeder was arrested and was tried by a German court for crimes against humanity. He was found guilty and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Kurt von Schroeder died on November 4, 1966.
Newspaper clippings, Secret Reports, Bibiliographical References, Bulletin and Biography.
Note(s)
Detailed dates of material: 1931, 1935, 1940-1943, 1946-1947, 1959-1960.
People
- Schröder, Kurt von 1889-1966
Subjects
- War crime trials--Germany