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| c. In December 1939,
I was appointed trustee for the confiscated Thyssen property.* In connection
therewith I was elected, on 20 March in the Aufsichtsrat of the Vereinigte
Stahlwerke A.G. at Duesseldorf, and I remained a member of this, later in the
capacity of deputy chairman, until 1945. d. From 1940 to 1945, I occupied the following positions, some of them temporarily, others during the entire period. Deputy Chairman of Aufsichtsrat: Vereinigte Stahlwerke A.G., Duesseldorf. Gelsenkirchener Bergwerke A.G., Essen. August Thyssen-Huette A.G., Duisburg-Hamborn. Dortmund-Hoerder Huettenverein A.G., Dortmund-[D.H. Blast Foundry Plant Association A.G.]. Bochumer Verein fuer Gusstahlfabrikation A.G., Bochum. Rheinish-Westfaelische Industrie-Beteiligungs A.G., Muelheim/ Ruhr. Member of Aufsichtsrat: Braunkohle-Benzin A.G., Berlin. Rheinisch-Westfaelisches Kohlensyndikat, Essen. Deutsche Edelstahlwerke A.G., Krefeld. Deutsche Eisenwerke A.G., Muehlheim/Ruhr. Rheinisch-Westfaelisches Elektrizitaetswerk A.G., Essen. Beirat [Advisory Counselor] for — Deutsche Reichsbahn, Berlin. I have read the above affidavit in the German language consisting of four pages and declare that it is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I was given the opportunity to make changes and corrections in the above affidavit. This affidavit was given by me freely and voluntarily without any promise of reward, and I was subjected to no compulsion or duress of any kind. Nuernberg, 24 February 1947 |
| [Signed] OTTO STEINBRINCK |
* Fritz Thyssen, one of the earliest supporters of Hitler among German industrialists, emigrated from Germany in protest upon the outbreak of the war with Poland in 1939. Tyssen's German properties were confiscated by the German Government and managed principally through a newly formed special enterprise, the "Gewerkschaft Preusson," of which defendant Steinbrinck was the managing director. Since Thyssen's property included substantial holdings in the Vereinigte Stahlwerke, Steinbrinck became an important official of this large iron and steel concern.
