Ein treuer Diener vieler Herrn Max Winkler Pressetreuhänder der Weimarer Republik und der nationalso

"A Loyal Servant of Many Masters" is a captivating novel that delves into the little-known yet significant figure of Max Winkler, a press trustee of the Weimar Republic. The book highlights Winkler's role in German foreign, media, and economic policy between 1920 and 1945. It begins with a biography of Winkler, who entered local politics after losing his mayoral position in Graudenz and became involved in the constitutional Prussian state assembly. Winkler was secretly appointed as the trustee for the German minority press and played a crucial role in supporting German minorities in the territories ceded by Germany, as well as in the Baltic States and successor states of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Through a carefully established network of companies, he managed to covertly transfer Reich funds to these minorities. The complexity and challenges of his trusteeship are impressively illustrated through case studies.