In this German name, the surname is von Krosigk, not Krosigk.
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
Krosigk in 1932
Leading Minister of Germany[a]
In office 2 May 1945 – 23 May 1945[b]
President
Karl Dönitz
Preceded by
Joseph Goebbels
Succeeded by
Office abolished
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 2 May 1945 – 23 May 1945
Leading Minister
Himself
Preceded by
Arthur Seyß-Inquart
Succeeded by
Office abolished
Minister of Finance
In office 1 June 1932 – 23 May 1945
Chancellor
Franz von Papen Kurt von Schleicher Adolf Hitler Joseph Goebbels
Leading Minister
Himself
Preceded by
Hermann Dietrich
Succeeded by
Office abolished
Personal details
Born
Johann Ludwig von Krosigk
(1887-08-22)22 August 1887 Rathmannsdorf, Duchy of Anhalt, German Empire
Died
4 March 1977(1977-03-04) (aged 89) Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Political party
Nazi Party (1937–1945)
Spouse
Ehrengard von Plettenberg[1]
(m. 1918)
Relations
Beatrix von Storch (granddaughter)
Children
9
Parent(s)
Erich Adolf Wilhelm (father) Luise Rosalie Ludmilla (mother)
Alma mater
University of Halle University of Lausanne Oriel College, Oxford
Occupation
Officer, jurist, politician
Civilian awards
Golden Party Badge
Military service
Allegiance
German Empire
Branch/service
Imperial German Army
Rank
Oberleutnant
Battles/wars
World War I
Military awards
Iron Cross, 1st class
Johann Ludwig "Lutz" Graf[c] Schwerin von[d] Krosigk (Born Johann Ludwig von Krosigk; 22 August 1887 – 4 March 1977) 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.
A non-partisan conservative, he was appointed to the post of Minister of Finance by Franz von Papen in 1932. At the request of President Paul von Hindenburg, he continued in that office under Kurt von Schleicher and Adolf Hitler. He and his ministry were involved in the persecution of German and European Jews, including by stealing their property, and laundering money. During May 1945, after the suicides of Hitler and his designated successor Joseph Goebbels, he also served as "Leading Minister" of the short-lived Flensburg government of President Karl Dönitz. Schwerin von Krosigk also held the essentially nominal offices of Foreign Minister and Finance Minister in the provisional government that controlled only a small, progressively shrinking portion of Germany, due to the rapid advance of the Allied forces who finally dissolved it and arrested its members.
Besides Adolf Hitler himself, Schwerin von Krosigk was one of the few members of the Third Reich's cabinet (along with Wilhelm Frick and Franz Seldte) to serve continuously from Hitler's appointment as Chancellor until his death. By accepting the Golden Party Badge personally bestowed by Adolf Hitler, given for honour on 30 January 1937, he automatically became a member of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) with membership number 3,805,231. He also joined the Academy for German Law in 1937.
At the 1949 Ministries Trial, he was convicted of laundering property stolen from Nazi victims and financing the concentration camps and sentenced to 10 years in prison; his sentence was commuted in 1951. He later worked as an author and publicist. He died on 4 March 1977.
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