Wilhelm Josef Sachs known as Willy Sachs was a German industrialist and Nazi party member.
13 Facts About Willy Sachs
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Willy Sachs served in the SS as an Obersturmbannfuhrer and was appointed as a Wehrwirtschaftsfuhrer, recognizing his company's importance to the war effort.
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Willy Sachs was born in Schweinfurt, the only son of the industrialist Ernst Sachs.
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Willy Sachs was seen as a caring patriarch, often given to spontaneous generosity.
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Willy Sachs saw it as his mission in life to share his father's work with the next generation.
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In 1933, Willy Sachs became a member of the SS and the Nazi Party.
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Hermann Goring was a guest of Willy Sachs' hunting outings in Mainberg.
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FC Schweinfurt 05, Sachs donated the stadium that bore his name, the Willy-Sachs-Stadion in Schweinfurt.
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In May 1945, Willy Sachs was arrested by the American military in Oberaudorf and held until February 1947.
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In recognition of his philanthropy, Willy Sachs was awarded the Order of Merit in 1957.
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Willy Sachs spent his last years mostly on the family estate at Oberaudorf.
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Willy Sachs was laid to rest to the great sympathy of the populace.
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Willy Sachs was married to Elinor von Opel, daughter of Wilhelm von Opel, from 1925 to 1935.