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A comment on Schacht, Mefo Bills and the Restoration of the German Economy 1933-39 (2013). Parent comment

Re:Schacht, Mefo Bills and the Restoration of the German Eco... by mariuolo on Sunday March 24, 2019 @03:40PM (#19478331)
He was fired from his ministerial job in 1937 and later sent to a concentration camp.

By that metrics, most German citizens of that generation are guilty.

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Re:Schacht, Mefo Bills and the Restoration of the German Eco... by lispm on Monday March 25, 2019 @04:19AM (#19480987)
Lots of Nazis were killed or fell out of favor. From Röhm to Heß.

Schacht wasn't fired in 1937. He quit the job himself - minister for economics. He was removed from the job as central banker in 1939 and remained in a position as a minister until 1943.

> By that metrics, most German citizens of that generation are guilty.

Most Germans weren't Reichswirtschaftsminister (1934-1937) AND Reichsbankpräsident (1933-1939). Schacht was one of the most prominent members of the Nazi regime at that time and he was instrumental in directing the financing of the build-up for the war machine. Schacht was a core member of the Nazi regime from 1931 on.

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