Harald Quandt
Harald Quandt | |
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Harald Quandt from a family photo of the Goebbels family | |
| Born | Harald Friedrich Ludwig Quandt 1 November 1921 Charlottenburg, Weimar Republic |
| Died | 22 September 1967 (aged 45) Cuneo, Italy |
| Resting place | Waldfriedhof, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe |
| Occupation | Industrialist |
| Spouse |
Inge Bandekow (m. 1951) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Günther Quandt Magda Ritschel Joseph Goebbels (step-father) |
| Relatives | Herbert Quandt (half-brother) Goebbels children (half-siblings) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany (1939–1945) |
| Branch | Luftwaffe |
| Rank | Oberleutnant |
| Unit | Fallschirmjäger |
| Conflicts | World War II |
Harald Friedrich Ludwig Quandt (1 November 1921 – 22 September 1967) was a German industrialist, the son of Günther Quandt and Magda Behrend Ritschel. His parents divorced, and his mother was later married to Joseph Goebbels, the chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, and Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 1945. After World War II, Quandt and his older half-brother Herbert Quandt ran the industrial empire left to them by their father, owning a stake mainly in Germany's luxury car manufacturer BMW and the electric battery producer VARTA, which emerged from Accumulatoren-Fabrik AFA, which still belongs to the family.