Friedrich Mandl
Friedrich Alexander Maria "Fritz" Mandl (9 February 1900 – 8 September 1977) was chairman of Hirtenberger Patronen-Fabrik, a leading Austrian armaments firm founded by his father, Alexander Mandl.
Friedrich Mandl | |
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| Born | Friedrich Alexander Maria Mandl 9 February 1900 Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 8 September 1977 (aged 77) Vienna, Austria |
| Spouses | Helene Strauss
(m. 1921; div. 1921)Herta Wrany
(m. 1938; div. 1951)Gloria de Quaranta
(m. 1951; div. 1957)Monika Brücklmeier (died 1977) |
A prominent fascist, Mandl was attached to the Austrofascism and Italian varieties and an opponent of Nazism. In the 1930s he became close to Prince Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg, the commander of the Austrian nationalist militia ("Heimwehr"), which he furnished with weapons and ammunition. He inherited the weapons factory from his father, Alexander Mandl, which was used to help equip Hitler's Germany. Until 1940, Mandl tried to maintain contact with Hermann Göring's office in order to supply Germany with iron.
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