Helmuth Wohlthat

Helmuth Wohlthat
Wohlthat in 1940
Chief,
German Economic Mission to the Far East
In office
3 April 1941 – 7 May 1945
Ministerial Director
Four Year Plan
In office
4 February 1938 – 7 May 1945
Ministerial Director
Reich Ministry of Economics
In office
22 December 1934 – 4 February 1938
Additional positions
1939–1945Member of the Prussian State Council
Personal details
Born4 October 1893
Wismar, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Empire
Died1982 (age 89)
West Germany
Resting placeFriedhof II der Jerusalems-und Neuen Kirche, Kreuzberg, Berlin
NationalityGerman
Political partyNazi Party
Alma materUniversity of Cologne
Columbia University
Professioncivil servant
Military service
Allegiance German Empire
Branch/serviceImperial German Army
Years of service1912–1918
RankOberleutnant
Unit23rd (2nd Rhenish) Field Artillery Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War I

Helmuth C. H. Wohlthat (4 October 1893 – 1982) was a German businessman and civil servant in Nazi Germany. From 1938, he was a chief aide to Hermann Göring in the Four Year Plan organization, and headed several high-level diplomatic and economic negotiations before and during the Second World War.