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Name: Dr. Ludwig Schmidt-Bangel

Personal details: Expert for the Deutsche Rechtsfront (German Legal Front), art historian. Sworn expert for movable interior furnishings since 1913. From 1922 to 1931, handled art auctions and cataloguing. Member of the NSDAP since 1933.

Adrdess: Hubertusallee 2, Berlin (Grunewald)

Appraised object group: Furniture, works of art

Traces in the files: Frequently used by the OFP(Senior Finance President) Until 1937, Landesfinanzämter (regional finance offices). OFPs were the highest regional authorities responsible for the Reich’s financial administration. From the end of 1941, they were tasked with planning and carrying out the theft of property from deported Jews. More for inventorying and valuing art objects and interior furnishings

Excerpt from a document, letterhead — Letterhead Ludwig Schmidt-Bangel. BLHA, Rep. 36A (II) No. 8094/1, fol. 63

Passport photo of a man, black and white. The man is looking at the camera with a neutral expression — Photo Ludwig Schmidt-Bangel, personal file at the Reich Chamber of Fine Arts. Bundesarchiv Berlin, R 9361-V/105741