Karl Rasche

Karl Rasche
Karl Rasche as a defendant
Born(1892-08-23)23 August 1892
Died12 September 1951(1951-09-12) (aged 59)
Occupation(s)SS-Obersturmbannführer, banker during the Third Reich
Criminal statusDeceased
ConvictionsWar crimes
Crimes against humanity
Membership in a criminal organization
TrialMinistries Trial
Criminal penalty7 years imprisonment

Karl Emil August Rasche (23 August 1892 – 13 September 1951) was an SS-Obersturmbannführer and a Ph.D. in law as well as a board member and banker, later spokesman, of the Dresdner Bank during the Third Reich. On 11 April 1949 he was sentenced in a Ministries Trial to seven years in prison for his activities under the Nazis.