Flick family

The Flick family is a German family with an industrial empire that formerly embraced holdings in companies involved in coal, steel and a minority holding in Daimler AG.

Friedrich Flick (1883–1972) was the founder of the dynasty, establishing a major industrial conglomerate during the Weimar Republic; he was found guilty at the Nuremberg Trials—specifically the Flick Trial. During the Second World War Flick's industrial enterprises used 48,000 forced labourers from Germany's concentration camps.

Friedrich Christian Flick, known as Mick Flick is an art collector and grandson of Friedrich Flick.

History

Friedrich Flick was the son of a wealthy farmer, who also owned some stock in a mining company in Ernsdorf. His rise began as a member of the board of directors of the Charlottenhütte mining company, and he eventually became a co-owner. He became the company's Director-General in 1919. During the Weimar Republic, he built an enormous industrial conglomerate.

War crimes

While originally a member of the liberal German People's Party, Flick also supported the Nazi Party financially from 1933, and over the next ten years donated over seven million marks to the party.