Walther Funk

Walther Emanuel Funk (August 18, 1890 - May 31, 1960) was a prominent Nazi official. He served as Minister for Economic Affairs in Nazi Germany from 1937 to 1945.

Nuremberg

Despite poor health Funk was tried with other Nazi leaders at the Nuremberg Trials. Accused of conspiracy to commit crimes against peace; planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression; war-crimes and crimes against humanity, he argued that, despite his titles, he had very little power in the regime. Göring described Funk as "an insignificant subordinate," but documentary evidence and his wartime biography Walter Funk, A Life for Economy were used against him during the trial, leading to his conviction on counts 2, 3 and 4 of the indictment and his sentence of life imprisonment.

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Nazi leaders - Nuremberg Trials - War-crimes - Crimes against humanity

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Funk was held at Spandau Prison along with other senior Nazis. Released in 1957 due to ill health, he died three years later.

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Spandau Prison - Senior Nazis - 1957

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