Albert Bormann
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Albert Bormann was a NSKK
officer, who rose to the rank of Gruppenführer
during World War II. He was an adjutant to Adolf Hitler
. Albert was the younger brother of Martin Bormann
.
Philipp Bouhler
. Adolf Hitler was fond of him and found Albert to be trustworthy. In 1938, Albert was assigned to a small group of adjutants who were not subordinate to Martin Bormann.
Further in 1938, Albert became Chief of Main office I: Persönliche Angelegenheiten des Führers (Personal Affairs of the Führer) of the Kanzlei des Führers. In that job, Albert handled much of Hitler's routine correspondence. Thereafter, relations between Martin and Albert were so caustic that Martin referred to Albert not even by name but as "the man who hangs the Führer's coat".
, Albert Bormann, Admiral Karl-Jesco von Puttkamer
, Dr. Theodor Morell
, Dr. Hugo Blaschke
, secretaries Johanna Wolf
, Christa Schroeder
, and several others were ordered by Hitler to leave Berlin by aircraft for the Obersalzberg. The group flew out of Berlin on different flights by aircraft of the "Die Fliegerstaffel des Führers" over the following three days.
After the war ended, Albert used the name Roth. Albert worked on a farm until April 1949 when he was arrested. He was sentenced by a Munich denazification court to 6 months hard labor. He was released in October 1949. Albert disliked Martin to the point where he did not even wish to discuss his brother in interviews after the war. Albert refused to write his memoirs. In 1989, he died while living in Munich.
National Socialist Motor Corps
The National Socialist Motor Corps , also known as the National Socialist Drivers Corps, was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party that existed from 1931 to 1945. The group was a successor organization to the older National Socialist Automobile Corps, which had existed since the beginning...
officer, who rose to the rank of Gruppenführer
Gruppenführer
Gruppenführer was an early paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party, first created in 1925 as a senior rank of the SA.-SS rank:...
during World War II. He was an adjutant to Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
. Albert was the younger brother of Martin Bormann
Martin Bormann
Martin Ludwig Bormann was a prominent Nazi official. He became head of the Party Chancellery and private secretary to Adolf Hitler...
.
Biography
Albert was born in September 1902, a little over two years after his older brother, Martin Bormann. In April 1931, Martin got Albert a job with the Nazi Party Relief Fund in Munich. By October 1931, Albert was assigned to Kanzlei des Führers (Hitler's Chancellery) of the NSDAP. Albert was much different from his older brother, Martin. Albert was tall, cultured and "avoided the limelight". He became friends with SS-ObergruppenführerObergruppenführer
Obergruppenführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was first created in 1932 as a rank of the SA and until 1942 it was the highest SS rank inferior only to Reichsführer-SS...
Philipp Bouhler
Philipp Bouhler
Philipp Bouhler was a senior Nazi Party official who was both a Reichsleiter and Chief of the Chancellery of the Führer of the NSDAP...
. Adolf Hitler was fond of him and found Albert to be trustworthy. In 1938, Albert was assigned to a small group of adjutants who were not subordinate to Martin Bormann.
Further in 1938, Albert became Chief of Main office I: Persönliche Angelegenheiten des Führers (Personal Affairs of the Führer) of the Kanzlei des Führers. In that job, Albert handled much of Hitler's routine correspondence. Thereafter, relations between Martin and Albert were so caustic that Martin referred to Albert not even by name but as "the man who hangs the Führer's coat".
Berlin
On 20 April 1945, during the Battle of BerlinBattle of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin, designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, was the final major offensive of the European Theatre of World War II....
, Albert Bormann, Admiral Karl-Jesco von Puttkamer
Karl-Jesco von Puttkamer
Karl-Jesco Otto Robert von Puttkamer was a German rear admiral who was naval adjutant to Nazi Germany's leader Adolf Hitler during World War II.-Biography:...
, Dr. Theodor Morell
Theodor Morell
Theodor Gilbert Morell was German Führer Adolf Hitler's personal physician. Morell was well known in Germany for his unconventional treatments....
, Dr. Hugo Blaschke
Hugo Blaschke
Dr Hugo Johannes Blaschke was a German dental surgeon notable for being Adolf Hitler’s personal dentist from 1933 to April 1945 and for being the chief dentist on the staff of Heinrich Himmler with the rank of SS Brigadeführer.Blaschke was born in Neustadt and studied dentistry in Berlin and at...
, secretaries Johanna Wolf
Johanna Wolf
-Biography:Wolf was born in Munich and joined Hitler's personal secretariat in 1929 as a typist, at which time she also became a member of the Nazi Party. When Hitler became Chancellor in January 1933 she became a senior secretary in his Private Chancellery. Wolf, Hitler’s senior secretary, was one...
, Christa Schroeder
Christa Schroeder
Christa Schroeder was one of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s personal secretaries before and during World War II.-Early life:...
, and several others were ordered by Hitler to leave Berlin by aircraft for the Obersalzberg. The group flew out of Berlin on different flights by aircraft of the "Die Fliegerstaffel des Führers" over the following three days.
After the war ended, Albert used the name Roth. Albert worked on a farm until April 1949 when he was arrested. He was sentenced by a Munich denazification court to 6 months hard labor. He was released in October 1949. Albert disliked Martin to the point where he did not even wish to discuss his brother in interviews after the war. Albert refused to write his memoirs. In 1989, he died while living in Munich.
Nazi Party Decorations
- Golden Party BadgeGolden Party BadgeThe Golden Party Badge was a special badge of the Nazi Party. The first 100,000 members who had joined and had uninterrupted service in the Party were given the right to wear it...
- NSDAP Long Service AwardNSDAP Long Service AwardNSDAP Long Service Award were given in three grades of ten years, fifteen years, and twenty-five years of service. On its reverse side, each award had emblazoned the inscription, in German: Treue für Führer und Volk...
in Silver and Bronze