Walther Funk

German economist, Nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1890-1960)

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Lived 1890–1960, aged 70Germany

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1890–1960
Aged 70

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Updated 2026-05-29

Walther Funk ran Germany's economy and central bank during WWII, orchestrating rearmament and the seizure of concentration camp victims' assets. Convicted for crimes against humanity at Nuremberg.

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Walther Immanuel Funk was a German economist, Nazi official and convicted war criminal who served as Reichsminister for the Economy from 1938 to 1945 and president of the Reichsbank from 1939 to 1945. Funk oversaw the mobilization of the economy for Germany's rearmament and World War II, and the expropriation of assets of victims from Nazi concentration camps. He was convicted for crimes against humanity by the Nuremberg Tribunal.

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