Kurt Becher
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Kurt Becher
German SS officer and businessman. From March 1944 to 1945 he was a special envoy to Heinrich Himmler in Hungary. He negotiated with leading Jewish businessmen, including the Weiss Manfréd Works. He blackmailed them into handing over this large complex to the SS. After the war he was arrested, but he was not held accountable.