Biography

Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach was born on August 7, 1870 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was married to Bertha Krupp. He died on January 16, 1950 in Blühnbach, Austria.

Kaiser Wilhelm gave him permission to change his name at his wedding

His wife inherited the Krupps arms factory from her father. For a woman to run a company was unthinkable, so a suitable husband had to be found

Was to have been one of the major War Criminals tried at Nuremburg, with Goering, Hess etc, but was found to be bedridden and senile, to the point of needing diapers