Harald Quandt

Harald Quandt (1 November 1921 22 September 1967) was a German industrialist, the son of Günther Quandt and Magda Behrend Rietschel. His parents divorced and his mother was later married to Joseph Goebbels. 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.

Harald Quandt
Harald Quandt from a family photo of the Goebbels family
Born(1921-11-01)1 November 1921
Charlottenburg, Prussia, Weimar Republic
Died22 September 1967(1967-09-22) (aged 45)
Resting placeWaldfriedhof, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
OccupationIndustrialist
Spouse
Inge Bandekow
(m. 1951)
Children5
Parent(s)Günther Quandt
Magda Rietschel
RelativesHerbert Quandt (half-brother)
Goebbels children (half-siblings)
Military career
Allegiance Nazi Germany (1939–1945)
Service/branch Luftwaffe
RankOberleutnant
UnitFallschirmjäger
Battles/warsWorld War II
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