Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
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Dr. Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger (April 14, 1890 - October 1947) was a Nazi politician. He was the deputy head of the Reich Chancellery under Hans Lammers and was present at the Wannsee Conference in 1942.
Kritzinger was the only participant at this conference to later express shame and regret over the conference. Following the conference, he attempted to resign his position in the Chancellery, but his resignation was refused on the grounds that "it would be worse without him".
Kritzinger was arrested, along with most of the surviving members of the Conference, in 1946. During the Nuremberg Trials, he publicly declared himself ashamed of the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime. He was acquitted, and died the following year.
Kritzinger was portrayed by David Threlfall in the BBC/HBO film Conspiracy 2001.
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