Kurt Herrmann | |
|---|---|
| Prussian State Councilor | |
| In office 20 May 1938 – 8 May 1945 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1888 Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire |
| Died | 4 November 1959 (aged 71) Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
| Citizenship | German Liechtensteiner |
| Alma mater | Royal Saxon Building Trades School |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Profession | Architect |
| Known for | Aryanization |
| Awards | War Merit Cross, without Swords |
Kurt Herrmann (20 May 1888 – 4 November 1959) was a German architect, publisher and industrialist. Under Nazi Germany he prospered by the Aryanization and expropriation of Jewish businesses. Toward the end of World War II in Europe, he fled to Liechtenstein. Denazification proceedings resulted in no punishment, and he lived as an expatriate in Vaduz with access to considerable wealth from his Swiss bank accounts. However, in the Soviet occupation zone of Germany, he was sentenced to death in absentia and his assets there were confiscated. After the fall of the East German regime, his heirs sought to recover the properties but their legal claims were denied.