BERLIN — Berthold Beitz, who was honored for saving hundreds of Jews in occupied Poland during World War II and became one of postwar West Germany’s leading industrialists, has died. He was 99.

In the 1950s Beitz was brought in to manage the Krupp steel company, which had been heavily involved in weapons production during the war. He remained a leading force in the company for some 60 years, ...

FILE - The Jan. 20, 2012 file photo shows ThyssenKrupp AG board of directors member Berthold Beitz prior to the annual shareholders meeting of the steel company in Bochum, Germany. German steel ...

INDUSTRIALIST Berthold Beitz, who saved hundreds of Jews from being taken to death camps during the German occupation of Poland in WWII, has died, aged 99. Steelmaker ThyssenKrupp AG, where he was the ...

As chairman of the Krupp steel company and later of the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach foundation, Berthold Beitz, who has died aged 99, was a leading figure in the west German "economic miracle ...

Steelmaker ThyssenKrupp AG, where he was the honorary chairman of the supervisory board, announced Beitz's death on Wednesday. It said in a statement that he died Tuesday but gave no further details.

(AP) Berthold Beitz, who was honored for saving hundreds of Jews in occupied Poland during World War II and became one of post-war West Germany’s leading industrialists, has died at 99. Steelmaker ...