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February 10th, 1939:

Nazi officers at the Funeral of Sir Henri Deterding in Nazi Germany

Some of the senior Nazi officers seen attending the funeral in Nazi Germany of Sir Henri Deterding.

On 10 February 1939, a host of Royal Dutch Shell Group directors, senior Nazi officers, officials and members of the Nazi and Dutch governments, all attended the state funeral in Nazi Germany of Sir Henri Deterding conducted by Bishop Walther Schultz of Mecklenburg, an ardent supporter of Hitler and the Third Reich. Also a rabid anti-Semite. 

Ardent supporter

Raging anti-Semetic 

Raging anti-Semetic

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The Times: SIR HENRI DETERDING’S FUNERAL

SIR HENRI DETERDING’S FUNERAL

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT BERLIN, FEB 10

Herr Hitler and Field-Marshal Goring, and the Dutch Government, sent wreaths to the funeral to-day of Sir Henri Deterding at his estate at Dobbin, Mecklenburg.

A private memorial service in the house was followed by a public service and the interment.

Simultaneously memorial services were held in all offices in Germany of the Royal Dutch-Shell group.

It is announced that Sir Henri bequeathed the whole of his large estate at Dobbin-with the exception of the house and the immediately surrounding park-to the Friedrich-Heinrich Farming Institute, which he founded. read more

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Funeral of Sir Henri Deterding, Nazi leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group

Part of the long procession on 10 February 1939 at the funeral of Sir Henri Deterding, a founder of the Royal Dutch Shell Group who became an ardent Nazi.

Part of the long procession on 10 February 1939 at the funeral of Sir Henri Deterding, a founder of the Royal Dutch Shell Group who financially supported the Nazis.

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Hamburg News: The death of Sir Henri Deterding: 10 Feb 1939

Hamburg News: The death of Sir Henri Deterding: 10 Feb 1939 read more

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Rotterdam newspaper report on Sir Henri Deterding’s death: 10 Feb 1939

Rotterdam newspaper report on Sir Henri Deterding’s death: 10 Feb 1939 read more

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