About Heinrich Bütefisch
Lived 1894 – 1969 (aged 75). Heinrich Bütefisch was a German chemist.
Heinrich Bütefisch (24 February 1894, Hanover5 September 1969, Essen) was a German chemist, manager at IG Farben, and Nazi war criminal. He was an Obersturmbannführer in the SS.
World War II As a leading figure in IG Farben, Bütefisch joined the Freunde des Reichsführer-SS, an exclusive group close to Heinrich Himmler whose membership allowed prominent individuals in German society to become effectively SS officers without undergoing rigorous selection or training. He served as one of Nazi Germany's Wehrwirtschaftsführer (war economy leaders) and received the Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross.
Monowitz During the IG Farben trial, Bütefisch was convicted in 1948 as a war criminal
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Who was Heinrich Bütefisch?
SS officer (1894-1969)
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Heinrich Bütefisch was born on 24 February 1894 in Hanover.
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Heinrich Bütefisch died on 13 August 1969 in Essen.
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Heinrich Bütefisch was a chemist.
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Heinrich Bütefisch was German.
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