Who is Bruno von Till from Mayday! and what is their importance?

The real Bruno von Till made his money shipping arms for the Germans and smuggling arms against the Allies. He was married to the daughter of a Bavarian businessman, who owned a small fleet of merchant ships, sailing under the flag of Greece. He went onto become a Greek citizen and the Managing Director of Minerva Lines. His lack of ethics allowed him to violate the Treaty of Versailles. Erich Heibert, who worked for von Till, murdered and changed places with him.