Max Amann

Max Amann
Amann as an SS-Gruppenführer
Reich Press Chamber President
In office 15 November 1933 – 8 May 1945
Deputy	Otto Dietrich
Reichsleiter for the Press
In office 2 June 1933 – 8 May 1945
Personal details
Born	(1891-11-24)24 November 1891 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died	30 March 1957(1957-03-30) (aged 65) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Nationality	German
Political party	Nazi Party (NSDAP)
Other political affiliations	Greater German People's Community
Occupation	Business manager Publisher
Military service
Allegiance	German Empire
Branch/service	Imperial German Army
Years of service	1912–1919
Rank	Feldwebel
Unit	1st Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment 16th Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Iron Cross 2nd Class

Max Amann (24 November 1891 – 30 March 1957) was a high-ranking member of the Nazi Party, a German politician, businessman and art collector, including of looted art. He was the first business manager of the Nazi Party and later became the head of Eher Verlag (Eher Publishing), the official Nazi Party publishing house. He was also the Reichsleiter for the press. After the war ended, Amann was arrested by U.S. military occupation authorities. A denazification court deemed him a Hauptschuldiger (Major Offender). Amann was sentenced to ten years in a labour camp, stripped of his property, pension rights, and virtually all of his fortune.

Amann was released from custody in 1953, and died in poverty in Munich four years later.