Photo: Office of the Military Government for Germany, United States (OMGUS), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹¹

Wilhelm Keppler

German industrialist, Hitler's economic advisor, SS-Obergruppenführer

Wilhelm Karl Keppler (14 December 1882 – 13 June 1960) was a German businessman and one of Adolf Hitler's early financial backers. Introduced to Hitler by Heinrich Himmler, Keppler helped to finance the Nazi Party and later served as one of Hitler's economic advisors.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Wilhelm Keppler (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Dec 14, 1882, died Jun 13, 1960.¹

Companies

GelitaBoard member 1921 to 1932¹⁰

Early life and education

Date not recordedGdańsk University of Technology³

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, engineer, politician.⁶

1938 to 1939Reichskommissar⁵
1921 to 1932Board member, Gelita⁴
Date not recordedMember of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany⁵
Date not recordedMember of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic⁵

Personal life

BornDec 14, 1882, Heidelberg⁷
DiedJun 13, 1960, Friedrichshafen⁸
CitizenshipWeimar Republic, German Empire, Nazi Germany, Germany⁹

Sources

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WikidataWilhelm Keppler on Wikidata
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WikipediaWilhelm Keppler on Wikipedia
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WikidataWilhelm Keppler: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataWilhelm Keppler: Board member, Gelita, on Wikidata
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WikidataWilhelm Keppler: Member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany, on Wikidata
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WikidataWilhelm Keppler: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataWilhelm Keppler: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataWilhelm Keppler: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataWilhelm Keppler: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataGelita, Board member
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Wikimedia CommonsWilhelm Keppler photo by Office of the Military Government for Germany, United States (OMGUS), Public domain

Companies

Early life and education

Career

Personal life

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