German WWII Preliminary Record for POW Report for Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
German WWII Preliminary Record for POW Report for Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk- von Krosigk was a German senior government official who served as the minister of Finance of Germany from 1932 to 1945 and de facto chancellor of Germany during May 1945. Besides Adolf Hitler himself, von Krosigk was one of the few members of the Third Reich's cabinet to serve continuously from Hitler's appointment as Chancellor until his death. By accepting the Golden Party Badge personally by Adolf Hitler, he automatically became a member of the Nazi Party. At the 1949 Ministries Trial, he was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to 10 years for the laundering of property stolen from Nazi victims and financing the concentration camps. His sentence was reviewed by the "Peck Panel" and he was released during an amnesty in 1951.He later worked as an author and publicist. He died on 4 March 1977 at age 89.