Walter Bertsch
Walter Bertsch (January 4, 1900 in Oppenweiler - January 5, 1952 in Brno) was a German SS and Nazi Party member, who served as Minister of Economy and Labour in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.[1]
A longtime German civil servant, Bertsch was brought to Prague specifically to serve in the Protectorate government.[2] Bertsch was a member of the Nazi Party and held the rank of SS-Oberführer.[1] In 1948 he was found guilty by a Czechoslovak court of overseeing the transfer of funds from the National Bank of Czechoslovakia to the German government and sentenced to life imprisonment.[3]
References
- ^ a b Gerwarth, Robert (2011). Hitler's Hangman: The Life of Heydrich. Yale University Press. p. 239. ISBN 030011575X.
- ^ Tubach, Frederic (2011). German Voices: Memories of Life during Hitler's Third Reich. University of California Press. pp. 175–180. ISBN 9780520948884.
- ^ "Nazi Draws Life Sentence". Tampa Times. newspapers.com. Associated Press. December 23, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2018.(subscription required)