Fritz Julius Kuhn

Fritz Julius Kuhn
Kuhn in 1938
Born(1896-05-15)May 15, 1896
Munich, Bavaria, German Empire
DiedDecember 14, 1951(1951-12-14) (aged 55)
Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipUnited States (1934–1943; revoked)
Alma materTechnical University of Munich
OccupationLeader of the German American Bund
SpouseElsa
Children2
Parents
  • Georg Kuhn
  • Julia Justyna Beuth
AwardsIron Cross (1st Class)
The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
1939 Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden
Kuhn appearing on the street after leaving a courthouse in Webster, Massachusetts, in 1939
Kuhn speaking at a "Bund"-camp-rally

Fritz Julius Kuhn (May 15, 1896 – December 14, 1951) was a German Nazi activist who served as the elected leader of the German American Bund, a German-American Nazi organization before World War II. He became a naturalized United States citizen in 1934, though his citizenship was revoked in 1943 owing to his status as a foreign agent of Nazi Germany.[1] Kuhn served prison time for larceny and forgery from 1939 to 1943 and, upon release, was immediately interned by the federal government as an enemy agent.[2][1] He was deported in 1945 and later served further prison time in post-war Germany before dying in 1951.[3]

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