Berthold Beitz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Berthold Beitz

German industrialist

Date of Birth: 26-Sep-1913

Place of Birth: Bentzin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Date of Death: 30-Jul-2013

Profession: entrepreneur, resistance fighter

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Berthold Beitz (26 September 1913 – 30 July 2013) was a German industrialist.
He was the head of the Krupp steel conglomerate beginning in the 1950s.
He was credited with helping to lead the re-industrialization of the Ruhr Valley and rebuilding Germany into an industrial power.
He gained acclaim for saving some 250 Jewish workers during World War II by declaring them to be essential workers at an oil facility in Poland.
In 1973, for saving Jews, he received the Righteous Among the Nations title awarded by the Israeli Yad Vashem, the highest honor given to a non-Jew.