Fritz Julius Kuhn

Fritz Julius Kuhn
Kuhn in 1938
Born(1896-05-15)May 15, 1896
DiedDecember 14, 1951(1951-12-14) (aged 55)
Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipUnited States (1934–1943; revoked)
Alma materTechnical University of Munich
OccupationLeader of the German American Bund
SpouseElsa
Children2
Parents
  • Georg Kuhn
  • Julia Justyna Beuth
AwardsIron Cross (1st Class)
The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918

Fritz Julius Kuhn (May 15, 1896 – December 14, 1951) was a German Nazi activist who served as the elected leader of the German American Bund, a German-American Nazi organization before World War II. He became a naturalized United States citizen in 1934, though his citizenship was revoked in 1943 owing to his status as a foreign agent of Nazi Germany. Kuhn served prison time for larceny and forgery from 1939 to 1943 and, upon release, was immediately interned by the United States government as an enemy agent. He was deported in 1945 and later served further prison time in post-war Germany before dying in 1951.