Berthold Beitz, Krupp Chief Who Hid Jews From Nazis, Dies at 99
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Berthold Beitz, the German industrialist who rescued Jews from the Nazis during World War II and helped rebuild Fried Krupp GmbH, a predecessor of the country’s biggest steelmaker, has died. He was 99.
He died on July 30, a spokesman for Essen, Germany-based ThyssenKrupp AG said yesterday in a telephone interview. No further details were given in a company statement. ThyssenKrupp was formed in 1999 by the merger of Thyssen AG and Fried. Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp.