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Krupp family

Every case in the archive that involves the Krupp family, best-known first.

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Under each headline: who in the family is in the case. Each card opens the full cited case.

Cases
2
Years
1967 to 1967
Countries
Germany
Subjects
European families, Foundations
Updated
30 October 2026
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach: Alfried Felix Alwyn Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach1967 · Essen, West GermanyAlfried Krupp was convicted at Nuremberg, got his property back in 1951, and left the firm to a foundation instead of his sonAlfried Krupp, sole owner of the Krupp firm, was convicted at Nuremberg and left it to a foundation; his only son Arndt renounced his inheritance.Alfried Krupp became sole owner of the Essen arms maker in 1943. On 1 January 1943 the firm employed about 25,000 prisoners of war, foreign civilians and forced labourers; historians put the wartime total at 100,000 or more.krupp-stiftung.de and 6 moreAI illustration: Villa Hügel, the Krupp family house above the Ruhr at Essen, 19671967 · Essen, West GermanyArndt von Bohlen und Halbach gave up the Krupp inheritance for 2 million marks a year so a foundation could own the companyArndt von Bohlen und Halbach, only child of Alfried Krupp, renounced his inheritance for 2 million marks a year so a foundation could own Krupp.Alfried Krupp, convicted at Nuremberg as a war criminal, ran Fried. Krupp as a sole proprietorship. His only child, Arndt, born in 1938, was not accepted by the family, according to his biographer.Internet Archive and 3 more