The whole Friedrichstraße was a government quarter. During the war, it was completely destroyed. Today, along the street you can see new buildings, but important ministries and departments are mentioned in historical places. At this place was located the Ministry of Finance. It was headed by Ludwig Schwerin von Klozig. He served as Minister of Finance until his arrest on May 23, 1945, replacing the Nazi German Kaiser Joseph Goebbels, who committed suicide after Hitler. He advocated the alienation of Jewish property and money after the Crystal Night. Ludwig did not appear before the court at the Nürnberg trial, but was convicted by the United States and served a ten-year sentence from which he was actually in prison for 6 years. He had 5 daughters and 4 sons. His granddaughter from the eldest daughter is today a member of the European Parliament. Aunt Ludwig Schwerin was the wife of Karl Marx. Translated with Google Translate