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Hjalmar Schacht (born Horace Greeley Hjalmar Schacht; 22 January 1877 – 3 June 1970, German pronunciation: [ˈjalmaʁ ˈʃaxt]) was a German economist, banker, politician, and co-founder of the German Democratic Party.
May 30, 2024 · Hjalmar Schacht (born Jan. 22, 1877, Tinglev, Ger.—died June 4, 1970, Munich, W.Ger. [now in Germany]) was a German banker and financial expert who achieved international renown by halting the ruinous inflation that threatened the existence of the Weimar Republic in 1922–23.
Hjalmar Schacht (1877–1970) was Minister of Economics and General Plenipotentiary for the War Economy until 1937 and Reichsbank (national bank) president until 1939. Superceded by Hermann Göring in economic affairs, he remained as Minister without Portfolio until 1943.
Hjalmar Schacht was appointed President of the Reichsbank on the 17 March 1933. Having previously brought Germany out of the hyperinflation crisis in 1923, Schacht was a well-respected banker. His appointment helped to calm many people’s fears about the radical nature of the Nazi Party.
May 26, 2015 · Hjalmar Schacht was the President of the Riechsbank in Nazi Germany. A supporter of Hitler, he was rewarded with the position in March 1933, just 2 months after Hitler was appointed Chancellor.
Dec 12, 2013 · Schacht was, of course, the chief architect of Nazi economic policy and the inventor of the infamous Mefo bill, which we shall discuss in more detail below. The transcript is fascinating because it includes a nice overview of Nazi economic policy during the war and the years of rearmament.
Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht was a German investor, financier, banker, economist, and statesman who was appointed as the currency commissioner and president of the Reichsbank under the Weimar Republic.
Abstract. Seeking an arms deal, Kung flew to Germany to meet Adolf Hitler. There he also met Hjalmar Schacht, the austere German Reichsbank head. Schacht was a clever banker who became famous for helping stem Germany’s hyper-inflation in the 1920s.
Jun 8, 2018 · The German economist and banker Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht (1877-1970), widely admired and hated as Germany's "financial wizard," played a vital role in his country's economic recoveries after the inflation of 1923 and in the Hitler years.
Jun 5, 1970 · MUNICH, West Germany, June 4 (Reuters) — Dr. Hjalmar H. G. Schacht, who guided Hitler's economic policies, in early years, died today in a Munich hospital. He was 93 years old. Dr. Schacht...
