Erich von der Heyde was born on 1 May 1900 in Hong Kong, then a British colony. The von der Heyde family moved to Germany in 1906, where he attended school in Bremen and Weimar until May 1918. He served in the military until the end of World War I, after which he studied agronomy for five years at the Technische Universität München. In 1925, he worked for a hailstorm insurance company. He changed jobs in 1926, joining the agricultural department of IG Farben in Ludwigshafen. In 1934, he joined the SS mounted unit, the Reitersturm, and left it in 1936. However, he was still a member of the SS. He joined the Nazi Party in 1937.
During 1936, von der Heyde became the advisor for nitrogen and agriculture in the Political-Economic Policy Department (WIPO, Wirtschaftspolitische Abteilung) of the I.G. in Berlin. From mid-1938 he was also the counterintelligence operative of I.G. Farben's “NW 7” (intelligence) office, where his duties included counterintelligence and taking action against breaches of secrecy. In addition, he passed on reports from abroad that appeared to be of general interest, distributing them internally at the I.G. and sending them to the Wehrmacht. In this capacity, he was borrowed by the Reich Main Security Office (RSHA, Reichssicherheitshauptamt) and by 1940 had been promoted to Hauptscharführer. In September 1940, he was called up for service in the Wehrmacht, and until the war's end he served in the military-economic branch of the War Economy and Armament Office (Wehrwirtschafts- und Rüstungsamt; and later the War Economy Staff, or Wehrwirtschaftsstab).
Post-war
In 1948 at the IG Farben Trial in Nuremberg, von der Heyde was acquitted on the charges of plundering, spoliation, and mass murder. Unlike many SS members, he was not charged with membership in a criminal organization (the SS), because the SS-Reitersturm had not been classified as criminal.
Bibliography
Jens Ulrich Heine: Verstand & Schicksal: Die Männer der I.G. Farbenindustrie A.G. (1925-1945) in 161 Kurzbiographien. Weinheim, Verlag Chemie, 1990. ISBN3527281444
References
^Industrie-Anzeiger Nr. 75 vom 19. 9. 1984/106, p. 63.
External links
Wollheim Memorial - Erich von der Heyde biography
December 26, 2022
erich, heyde, 1900, august, 1984, german, agronomist, farben, hauptscharführer, defendant, farben, trial, nuremberg, nuremberg, trials, contents, life, post, bibliography, references, external, linkslife, edit, born, 1900, hong, kong, then, british, colony, he. Erich von der Heyde 1 May 1900 5 August 1984 1 was a German agronomist at IG Farben an SS Hauptscharfuhrer and a defendant at the IG Farben Trial in Nuremberg Erich von der Heyde at the Nuremberg Trials Contents 1 Life 1 1 Post war 2 Bibliography 3 References 4 External linksLife EditErich von der Heyde was born on 1 May 1900 in Hong Kong then a British colony The von der Heyde family moved to Germany in 1906 where he attended school in Bremen and Weimar until May 1918 He served in the military until the end of World War I after which he studied agronomy for five years at the Technische Universitat Munchen In 1925 he worked for a hailstorm insurance company He changed jobs in 1926 joining the agricultural department of IG Farben in Ludwigshafen In 1934 he joined the SS mounted unit the Reitersturm and left it in 1936 However he was still a member of the SS He joined the Nazi Party in 1937 During 1936 von der Heyde became the advisor for nitrogen and agriculture in the Political Economic Policy Department WIPO Wirtschaftspolitische Abteilung of the I G in Berlin From mid 1938 he was also the counterintelligence operative of I G Farben s NW 7 intelligence office where his duties included counterintelligence and taking action against breaches of secrecy In addition he passed on reports from abroad that appeared to be of general interest distributing them internally at the I G and sending them to the Wehrmacht In this capacity he was borrowed by the Reich Main Security Office RSHA Reichssicherheitshauptamt and by 1940 had been promoted to Hauptscharfuhrer In September 1940 he was called up for service in the Wehrmacht and until the war s end he served in the military economic branch of the War Economy and Armament Office Wehrwirtschafts und Rustungsamt and later the War Economy Staff or Wehrwirtschaftsstab Post war Edit In 1948 at the IG Farben Trial in Nuremberg von der Heyde was acquitted on the charges of plundering spoliation and mass murder Unlike many SS members he was not charged with membership in a criminal organization the SS because the SS Reitersturm had not been classified as criminal Bibliography EditJens Ulrich Heine Verstand amp Schicksal Die Manner der I G Farbenindustrie A G 1925 1945 in 161 Kurzbiographien Weinheim Verlag Chemie 1990 ISBN 3527281444References Edit Industrie Anzeiger Nr 75 vom 19 9 1984 106 p 63 External links EditWollheim Memorial Erich von der Heyde biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erich von der Heyde amp oldid 1123003725, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
