Halmar Schacht
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Halmar Schacht has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Timeline - World History Documentaries (Jan 2026). Explained as the key financial engineer enabling early Nazi rearmament via MEFO bills; later portrayed as warning about overheating and debt, triggering an internal power…
Horace Greeley Hjalmar Schacht was a German economist, banker, politician, and co-founder of the German Democratic Party. He served as the Currency Commissioner and President of the Reichsbank during the Weimar Republic. He was a fierce critic of his country's post-World War I reparations obligations. He was also central in helping create the group of German industrialists and landowners that pushed Hindenburg to appoint the first Nazi-led government.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Jan 2026 on Timeline - World History Documentaries |
| Role | President of the Reichsbank; Minister of Economics (Nazi Germany, early period) |
| Affiliation | Reichsbank; Government of Nazi Germany (economics ministry) |
Who talks about Halmar Schacht on podcasts?
Halmar Schacht came up; the most recent mention was Jan 2026 on Timeline - World History Documentaries.