In 1934 , Plagge began to work at Hessenwerks , an engineering company run by Kurt Hesse , whose wife Erica was half-Jewish . By hiring a nominal Nazi , Hesse hoped to prevent the " Aryanization " of his business . After Kristallnacht in 1938 , Plagge became the godfather of Hesse 's son Konrad . The same year , Plagge took over as chief engineer of the Hessenwerks
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Karl Plagge