Max Amann (November 24 1891 - March 30 1957) was a Nazi official with the rank of SS-Obergruppenführer, politician and journalist.
Amann was born in Munich on November 24 1891; he became chairman of the German nazi party in 1922 and president of the Reichspressekammer (Reich media chamber) in 1933. He also led the Eher Verlag , which, among other things, published the SS magazine "Das schwarze Korps ".
Amann was known as a short, greedy businessman. During the Third Reich, he was the largest newspaper baron in Germany and made enormous profits off Nazism. However, as a party official, Amann lacked talent, being a poor speaker and debater. In addition, his handwriting was illegible, thus his deputy, Rolf Rienhardt, performed these duties for him.
Amann was sentenced to ten years in a labour camp on September 8 1948. He was released in 1953 and died on March 30 1957 in Munich.
