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Extracts from an interrogation of Schwerin von Krosigk, on the budget and financing of the military, differences between Schacht and Goering, Hitler's dismissal of Schacht as bank president, and Schacht's views on rearmament

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Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk (Graf; Reich Minister of Finance)

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Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk

German nobleman, jurist, and senior Nazi government official (1887-1977)

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  • Born: 1887-08-22 (Rathmannsdorf)
  • Died: 1977-04-03 1977-03-04 (Essen)
  • Country of citizenship: German Empire; Germany; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic
  • Occupation: diplomat; economist; jurist; military personnel
  • Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1937-01-30)
  • Participant in: Aryanization; Ministries Trial (role: defendant); Nuremberg Medical Trial (date: 1947-02-06; role: affiant)
  • Significant person: Karl Brandt (role: acquaintance)
  • Position held: Chancellor of Germany (period: 1945-05-01 through 1945-05-23; replaced by: Konrad Adenauer; replaces: Joseph Goebbels); Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs (period: 1945-05-02 through 1945-05-23; replaces: Arthur Seyss-Inquart); German Foreign Minister (period: 1945-05-02 through 1945-05-23; replaced by: Georg Dertinger; replaces: Arthur Seyss-Inquart); Leading Minister (period: 1945-05-01 through 1945-05-23)

Murray I. Gurfein (Lt. Col., US war crimes staff (IMT))

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Murray Irwin Gurfein

American judge

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  • Born: 1907-11-17 (New York City)
  • Died: 1979-12-16 (New York City)
  • Country of citizenship: United States of America
  • Occupation: judge; lawyer
  • Participant in: Milch Trial (role: interviewer)
  • Significant person: Albert Speer (role: interviewee, interviewer)
  • Military branch: United States Army (military rank: lieutenant colonel)
  • Position held: Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (period: 1971-01-01 through 1974-01-01); Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (period: 1974-01-01 through 1979-01-01)

Date: 24 September 1945

Literal Title: Excerpts. Statement of Schwerin von Krosigk, at Oberursel, 24 September 1945

Defendants: Wilhelm Keitel, Hjalmar Schacht

Total Pages: 4

Language of Text: English

Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)

Evidence Code: PS-3731

Citation: IMT (page 2569)

HLSL Item No.: 452780

Notes:The evidence code number is not stated on the document; it is identified in the Blue Set's list of exhibits.

Trial Issues

Conspiracy (and Common plan, in IMT) (IMT, NMT 1, 3, 4) Wars of aggression

Document Summary

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PS-3731: Interrogation of Schwerin von Krosigk, 24 September 1945, by Lieutenant Colonel murray I. Gurfein, aus, Ouscc, regarding the financing of rearmament in Germany

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