The name Nordhav came from an old Germanic term for the North Sea. Heydrich established the Stiftung Nordhav on 30 July 1939. The State Secretary Wilhelm Stuckart recognized the foundation 3 August 1939. The foundation's official purpose was to obtain real estate to be used as rest and recreation centers for members of the SS, Reich Security Police, and their families. Besides this official function, Heydrich intended to make use of the organization to acquire real property for himself. Heydrich named five directors: Karl Wilhelm Albert, Herbert Mehlhorn, Werner Best, Kurt Pomme, and Walter Schellenberg. The initial foundation endowment was 150,000 reichsmarks.[2]
First acquisitionedit
The first foundation acquisition was the Katharinenhof, a farm on Fehmarn, a Baltic Sea island and vacation spot. Heydrich intended to use this property as a vacation home, in addition to the Fehmarn summer home he already owned. The 11-hectare Katharinenhof had its own beachfront, archaeologically significant Stone Age graves, a beach house with a thatched roof, and stables. Schellenberg handled the entire transaction. The outbreak of World War II in Europe on 1 September 1939 caused the foundation to become inactive for the next six months.[3]
Wannsee Villaedit
The most important financial transaction of the Stiftung Nordhav occurred in November 1940: the acquisition of the Wannsee Villa at Am Grossen Wannsee 56–58, in Berlin. The industrialist Friedrich Minoux, owner of the villa, had been jailed for defrauding the Berlin Gasworks, the largest financial crime of the Nazi era. From his jail cell in Berlin, Minoux sold the villa to the Stiftung Nordhav for 1.95 million reichsmarks. Heydrich's intention was to use the villa as an SS guesthouse and vacation lodging, with part reserved for his own needs. On 20 January 1942, the Wannsee Villa became the venue for the Wannsee Conference, the meeting Heydrich held with senior officials of the Nazi regime to announce the plans for the deportation and extermination of all Jews in German-occupied territory. This action was to be coordinated with the representatives from the Nazi state agencies present at the meeting.[4]
Post waredit
The Wannsee Villa is today a Holocaust memorial. The Katharinenhof is a museum[5][6] and camping spot.[7]
Referencesedit
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^"Beglaubigte Abschrift Als Chef Der Sicherheitspolizei Und Chef Des Sicherheitshauptamtes RFSS, Berlin" [Certified copy as chief of security police and security chief of the Main Office RFSS, Berlin] (PDF) (in German). 3 August 1939. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
^Lehrer, Steven (2002). Hitler Sites: A City-by-city Guidebook (Austria, Germany, France, United States). McFarland. p. 224. ISBN0-7864-1045-0.
^"Freiluftmuseum Katharinenhof auf Fehmarn". fehmarn-info.com (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2012.
^"Willkommen: Museum Katharinenhof" (in German). Museum-katharinenhof.de. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
^Mike Sullyvan. "Katharinenhof auf Fehmarn" (in German). Fehmarn-info.com. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
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stiftung, nordhav, nordhav, stiftung, nordhav, foundation, front, organization, sicherheitsdienst, founded, 1939, reinhard, heydrich, obtain, manage, real, estate, founded1939founderreinhard, heydrichdissolved1945focusreal, estate, acquisition, security, polic. The Stiftung Nordhav Nordhav Stiftung or Nordhav Foundation was a front organization of the Sicherheitsdienst SD founded in 1939 by Reinhard Heydrich to obtain and manage real estate for the SS Stiftung NordhavFounded1939FounderReinhard HeydrichDissolved1945Focusreal estate acquisition for SS and Security Police rest and relaxation centersLocationPrinz Albrecht Strasse 8 Berlin GermanyArea servedGermanyMethodmoney stolen from disenfranchised and murdered Jews 1 Key peopleReinhard Heydrich Wilhelm Albert Herbert Mehlhorn Werner Best Kurt Pomme and Walter Schellenberg Contents 1 Founding and purpose 2 First acquisition 3 Wannsee Villa 4 Post war 5 ReferencesFounding and purpose editThe name Nordhav came from an old Germanic term for the North Sea Heydrich established the Stiftung Nordhav on 30 July 1939 The State Secretary Wilhelm Stuckart recognized the foundation 3 August 1939 The foundation s official purpose was to obtain real estate to be used as rest and recreation centers for members of the SS Reich Security Police and their families Besides this official function Heydrich intended to make use of the organization to acquire real property for himself Heydrich named five directors Karl Wilhelm Albert Herbert Mehlhorn Werner Best Kurt Pomme and Walter Schellenberg The initial foundation endowment was 150 000 reichsmarks 2 First acquisition editThe first foundation acquisition was the Katharinenhof a farm on Fehmarn a Baltic Sea island and vacation spot Heydrich intended to use this property as a vacation home in addition to the Fehmarn summer home he already owned The 11 hectare Katharinenhof had its own beachfront archaeologically significant Stone Age graves a beach house with a thatched roof and stables Schellenberg handled the entire transaction The outbreak of World War II in Europe on 1 September 1939 caused the foundation to become inactive for the next six months 3 Wannsee Villa edit nbsp The villa at 56 58 Am Grossen Wannsee where the Wannsee Conference was held now a memorial and museumThe most important financial transaction of the Stiftung Nordhav occurred in November 1940 the acquisition of the Wannsee Villa at Am Grossen Wannsee 56 58 in Berlin The industrialist Friedrich Minoux owner of the villa had been jailed for defrauding the Berlin Gasworks the largest financial crime of the Nazi era From his jail cell in Berlin Minoux sold the villa to the Stiftung Nordhav for 1 95 million reichsmarks Heydrich s intention was to use the villa as an SS guesthouse and vacation lodging with part reserved for his own needs On 20 January 1942 the Wannsee Villa became the venue for the Wannsee Conference the meeting Heydrich held with senior officials of the Nazi regime to announce the plans for the deportation and extermination of all Jews in German occupied territory This action was to be coordinated with the representatives from the Nazi state agencies present at the meeting 4 Post war editThe Wannsee Villa is today a Holocaust memorial The Katharinenhof is a museum 5 6 and camping spot 7 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nordhav Stiftung Lehrer Steven 2000 Wannsee House and the Holocaust McFarland p 60 ISBN 978 0 7864 0792 7 Beglaubigte Abschrift Als Chef Der Sicherheitspolizei Und Chef Des Sicherheitshauptamtes RFSS Berlin Certified copy as chief of security police and security chief of the Main Office RFSS Berlin PDF in German 3 August 1939 Retrieved 2012 01 23 Lehrer Steven 2000 Wannsee House and the Holocaust McFarland p 196 ISBN 978 0 7864 0792 7 Lehrer Steven 2002 Hitler Sites A City by city Guidebook Austria Germany France United States McFarland p 224 ISBN 0 7864 1045 0 Freiluftmuseum Katharinenhof auf Fehmarn fehmarn info com in German Retrieved 22 January 2012 Willkommen Museum Katharinenhof in German Museum katharinenhof de 2008 03 12 Retrieved 2012 01 23 Mike Sullyvan Katharinenhof auf Fehmarn in German Fehmarn info com Retrieved 2012 01 23 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stiftung Nordhav amp oldid 1111160238, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,