Klaus-Michael Kühne, Shipping Tycoon Linked to Nazi-Era Company, Dies at 89

Klaus-Michael Kühne, Shipping Tycoon Linked to Nazi-Era Company, Dies at 89

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Klaus-Michael Kühne, whose family company was implicated in dark activities during Nazi Germany, has died at the age of 89. Despite his business growing into a global leader in container shipping, he resisted efforts to fully document the company's wartime history.

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