1898 took over of his father Karl the hut, whose French portions fell after the First World War at France. Because of war crimes and robbery he was condemned by a French military court in Amiens in absence to 10 years penintentiary.

Apart from the reconstruction of the old Familienimperiums and the establishment of new companies dedicated itself above all to the whereabouts of the Saarland with Germany.

Starting from 1935 transferred some companies to Central Germany and functioned as a supervisory board member in numerous companies of the mining industry.

For this reason he was appointed soon thereafter the military industrial leader and the director/conductor of the group of districts of southwest of the branch of economic activity iron and steel producing industry.

After the France campaign had to return provisionally its industrial possession in Lorraine.

Between July 1940 and June 1942 was appointed the plenipotentiary for the iron and steel industry in Lorraine, Meurthe et Moselle and Longwy - in rivalry to Friedrich repair, which had likewise thrown an eye on the lothringische steel industry.

Afterwards, starting from June 1942 director/conductor of the realm combination iron was distinguished and with the eagle sign of the German Reich.

After the war could submerge first, but in November 1946 he was already arrested and delivered in May 1947 at France. Here he was condemned in July 1948 before the military court yard in Rastatt to 7 years detention. The reason: had, as prisoner of war and forced laborer in its companies employ many Industrielle. Despite its past a quarter was designated from to it, which Hermann height, which was criticized sharply by several sides.

After went into appointment, the punishment was increased in January 1949 to 10 years. On 18 August 1951 it to enter with the edition, the Saarland never more released. The hut was placed under French official administration. The enterprise was returned only end of 1956 of the family

Hermann was considered as one the most important manufacturer of armaments, that let itself be celebrated gladly as a "“king of the Saar"”.

Literature

• Ralf banks: The national socialism in enterprise history. Accumulation 14:20 (2004).
• Gerhard Seibold: Continuity in the change. (Stuttgart: January Thorbecke, 2001). ISBN 3799501010
• Katrin Becker: The company under the Nazi regime. The history of the group: Part 4. magazine 3:1 (2004).
• Chris Humbs: World cultural heritage Vlklingen"” - does a war criminal remain the name contrasts (21 September 2000)

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