Herbert Quandt

Herbert Quandt
Born22 June 1910
Pritzwalk, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died2 June 1982 (1982-06-03) (aged 71)
Kiel, West Germany
OccupationIndustrialist
Spouses
  • Ursel Münstermann (1933–1940)
  • Lieselotte Blobelt (1950–1959)
  • Johanna Bruhn (1960–1982)
Children
Parents
RelativesHarald Quandt (half-brother)

Herbert Werner Quandt (22 June 1910 – 2 June 1982) was a German industrialist and member of the Nazi Party[1] credited with having saved BMW when it was at the point of bankruptcy[2] and made a huge profit in doing so. Quandt also oversaw the use at his family's factories during World War II of tens of thousands of slave labourers, many of whom perished.[1]

  1. ^ a b Paterson, Tony (29 September 2011). "BMW dynasty breaks silence on its Nazi past". The Independent. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Who are these Quandts?". The Economist. 11 February 1999. Retrieved 29 February 2020.