Battle of the Third Reich

Alfred the King of Desire; Krupp

An elongated man, dressed in a pinstripe suit and a felt hat, was escorted by three armed American soldiers and boarded a car

American Jeep. The jeep slammed into the direction of Düsseldorf. This man is the heir to Germany’s famous arms empire

Fred; Krupp, he was just arrested and put to trial in Du City that night. At this point, the legendary story of the Krupp family became a Nazi nightmare

The sad episode of dreams.

In 1906, Alfred; Krupp was born in the city of Essen, the cradle of his family. The founder of the Krupp Empire was also called Alfred

Krupp (1812-1886), the cannons he produced had enabled Bismarck to defeat Austria and France, Alver in the mid-19th century

Red's mother Bertha is his granddaughter. Bertha’s marriage was personally arranged by Kaiser Wilhelm II, and he asked diplomat Gustav to marry Bo

Sha, and added "Krupp" to the surname in order to run this prominent family business and prevent it from falling into the hands of political enemies.

The Krupp family has always been the pillar of German militarism and is favored by the highest authorities of the country. Abide by time, observe discipline, execute

The line command is the tradition of this family. Taking meal time as an example, breakfast is 7:15, and anyone who arrives at 7:16 will find that the restaurant is closed.

Others have started to eat. In addition, even in the winter, Gustav; Krupp refused to thrive the fireplace, intentionally making the office cold

Attack, so as not to become listless... Alfred grew up in such an environment. Since childhood, he has been cultivated by his parents

, The right to dine with their parents.

Germany’s defeat in World War I was the first life pain he experienced: the Kaiser bid farewell to Essen, the Allies came to demolish the factory, and his father was announced

As a war criminal (not imprisoned), the Weimar Republic was established, the workers revolted and occupied Essen, the French occupied the Ruhr area...

Mental insults became the reason for his future allegiance to Hitler.

After the war, the Krupp family continued to develop their family business. They set up new companies, built new factories, and bought new coal mines. Products are mainly sold

Towards the Soviet Union. Soon, at the request of the German Staff, the Krupp family secretly participated in the German re-arming, making the first in 1926

Armored vehicles were approved, and artillery production resumed two years later.

At this time, Alfred; Krupp was an adult, as the eldest son, he had all the rights of the family heir. Villa Hugel

In the middle, he lives alone on the first floor, with 5 servants beside him. He studied physics and chemistry at the university, and studied at the Dresden Bank.

In 1930, he joined the German Nazi Party and became a member of the SS the following year. He regarded Hitler as the shame and revival of Germany in 1918

The main figure of the country. On October 1, 1936, the 29-year-old Krupp was formally appointed as the deputy manager responsible for armament restructuring. He succeeded in 1939

His father was in charge of the Krupp Empire, Alfred; the Krupp era began.

In the following 5 years, he played the role of the third emperor's mechanic as much as possible. At the beginning of the war, he was near the Villa Hugel

Another small building was built, surrounded by barbed wire and guarded by armed sentries. Every day at 9 am, he arrived here by car, working deep

night. A portrait of Hitler hung in the office, with the words "Together with the head until victory!" he worked alone in it, late

While drinking whiskey, smoke a camel cigarette. He was accompanied only by servants and no friends. If he doesn’t work here, he travels around

Germany, France, Ukraine, Poland, the Netherlands, Yugoslavia and other places. He favored the confiscation of industrial and mining enterprises in the occupied country,

Controlled many mines and blast furnaces. By 1943, the Krupp Empire had directly or indirectly employed 200,000 people, making large

Artillery, armored vehicles, tanks, submarines and various light weapons.

After the war began, German workers at the Krupp factory came to the front, replacing them with prisoners of war from various European countries.

The captives amounted to 15,000. Since 1943, Krupp has begun to use a large number of exiled Jews, build factories near the concentration camps, and war

At the end, there were as many as 100,000 “Krupp slaves”. The situation of these people is miserable. In Essen, they went to work with the whip of the steel whip

Even if there were allied aircraft bombing, they could not leave the factory...Krupp confessed to this in the later Nuremberg interrogation,

He also said to his interrogators in a dauntless way: "In the huge legacy of the Krupp family, this cell belongs to me."

He was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment in 1948 on charges of “anti-humanity, plundering occupied areas and conspiracy against peace”, and his factory was turned over

The British army took over.

After the start of the Cold War, the United States and Britain wanted to re-arm Germany and "make it a new sword", so Krupp became this new

The beneficiaries of "real politics". On January 31, 1951, Krupp was released with 60 prisoners. He spent less than 4 years in prison.

As soon as he returned to Essen, he reorganized his family. In October 1952, he signed an agreement with the occupation authorities to resolve the fate of Krupp

. All of his heavy industry, mining and steel production enterprises are transferred to a company, which is responsible for sales; Krupp remains in shipbuilding,

Equity in the truck manufacturing and locomotive manufacturing sectors; as compensation for the transfer of property rights, Krupp received a compensation of 250 million francs.

Within 10 years, the Krupp Empire re-emerged. By the early 1960s, his employees had reached 110,000, and his annual turnover reached 1.5 billion US dollars.

Among the top ten European companies, the business scope includes shipbuilding, complete equipment, bridge construction, chemical industry, textile, plastics, water treatment, refining

Oil and nuclear reactor.

After all, the revival of the Krupp Empire was only a flash in the pan. After the war, a large number of new entrepreneurs emerged in Europe influenced by American economic thinking

The past set is outdated, and the bells of the end of the Krupp empire have sounded.

By the mid-1960s, the Krupp Group owed a total of $1 billion in debt to 263 banks, and it fell into insolvency.

In 1967, the company was reorganized into a joint stock company, and a few years later, the Krupp Group collapsed. However, Alfred; Krupp

Without seeing the end in person, he died in Essen on July 30, 1967.

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