1930’s
Royal Dutch Shell Group directors J.B.A.Kessler (left) in conversation with Henri Deterding (centre) and J.E.F. de Kok. All three served at different times as Shell DG.
Posts from ‘August, 1937’
J.B.A.Kessler, Henri Deterding and J.E.F. de Kok all Director Generals of the Royal Dutch Shell Group
German article about Sir Henri Deterding 19 August 1937
BRITISH PATHE NEWS film footage has come to light which shows the huge importance Hitler attached to his fundraising vehicle for the Nazi regime. Royal Dutch Shell founder Sir Henri Deterding was by far the largest single donor, sending 7,000 railway wagons full of Dutch food produce. Despite criticism in the news media, specifically linking the money saved on food to Nazi rearmament, Deterding continued to donate Dutch food to Nazi Germany.
By John Donovan
In December 1936, there were global news reports about Royal Dutch Shell founder Sir Henri Deterding’s massive food donations to Hitlers Winter Relief Charity fundraising project in Nazi Germany.
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Cologne Newspaper: Deterding about Germany: 12 August 1937
Cologne Newspaper: Deterding about Germany: 12 August 1937
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