Helmut Horten: Kaufhaus-König mit Schattenseite in Duisburg
Martin Kleinwächter

Der „Bau der 100 Tage“, das neue Horten-Kaufhaus an der Duisburger Königstraße von 1948.
Foto: Stadtarchiv Duisburg
Duisburg. In Duisburg legte Horten die Basis für ein Imperium. Über einen Mann, der von der Not der Juden profitierte, aus der NSDAP flog und reich wurde.
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Helmut Horten erwarb Kaufhaus in Duisburg mit Hilfe der Commerzbank
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Kein Kauf zum „Schleuderpreis“
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Der Aufstieg zum Milliardär begann 1945 wieder mit einem Kaufhaus in Duisburg
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Der Geniestreich vor Weihnachten 1948
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Helmut Horten spendete für den Duisburger Zoo
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