Leo Rudolf Raubal Jr
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Leo Rudolf Raubal Jr. was a teacher, soldier and manager. He was a son of Leo Raubal (Sr.) and his wife Angela
(Adolf Hitler
's half-sister).
Leo Raubal Jr. worked in Salzburg
as a teacher of chemistry. He visited his mother sporadically while she was living in Berchtesgaden
. According to William Patrick Hitler
, Leo did not like his uncle Adolf and he blamed him for death of his sister Geli
. This cannot be confirmed because (according to historian Werner Maser) Leo said in 1967 that Hitler was "absolutely innocent." Leo Raubal was, just like his younger cousin, Heinz Hitler
, but unlike William Patrick Hitler, a "favorite nephew of the leader," and Hitler liked to spend his time with him.
Before the war he became a manager of the Linz Steelworks. In October 1939, he was drafted into the Luftwaffe
and was a lieutenant in the engineering corps. He looked similar to Adolf Hitler and sometimes served as Hitler's double during the war.
He was injured in January 1943 during the battle of Stalingrad
, and Friedrich Paulus
asked Hitler for a plane to evacuate Raubal to Germany. Hitler refused and Raubal was captured by the Russians on 31 January 1943. Hitler gave orders to check out the possibility of a prisoner exchange with the Soviets for Stalin's son Yakov Dzhugashvili
, who was in German captivity since 16 July 1941. Stalin, who was not very fond of Yakov, refused to exchange him either for Raubal or for Friedrich Paulus
, and said "war is war."
Raubal was detained in Moscow
's jails and was released by the Soviets on 28 September 1955, and returned to Austria
. He lived and worked in Linz as a teacher. He died during a vacation in Spain. He was buried on 7 September 1977 in Linz. Leo Raubal Jr. had a son Peter (born in 1931) who is (along with Elfriede's [Leo Jr.'s sister] son, Heiner Hochegger, and William Patrick Hitler's three sons) the closest living relative to Adolf Hitler. Peter Raubal is a retired engineer who lives in Linz, Austria.
Angela Hitler
Angela Franziska Johanna Hammitzsch , first married to Leo Raubal, Sr., was the elder half-sister of Adolf Hitler.-Life:...
(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...
's half-sister).
Leo Raubal Jr. worked in Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
as a teacher of chemistry. He visited his mother sporadically while she was living in Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden is a municipality in the German Bavarian Alps. It is located in the south district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, near the border with Austria, some 30 km south of Salzburg and 180 km southeast of Munich...
. According to William Patrick Hitler
William Patrick Hitler
William Patrick "Willy" Stuart-Houston was the nephew of Adolf Hitler. Born to Adolf's half-brother Alois Hitler, Jr., and his first wife Bridget Dowling, William later moved to Germany and subsequently escaped, eventually going to the United States where he enlisted to fight in World War...
, Leo did not like his uncle Adolf and he blamed him for death of his sister Geli
Geli Raubal
Angelika Maria "Geli" Raubal was Adolf Hitler's half niece. Born in Linz, Austria-Hungary, she was the second child and eldest daughter of Leo Raubal Sr. and Hitler's half-sister, Angela Raubal...
. This cannot be confirmed because (according to historian Werner Maser) Leo said in 1967 that Hitler was "absolutely innocent." Leo Raubal was, just like his younger cousin, Heinz Hitler
Heinz Hitler
Heinrich Hitler was the son of Alois Hitler, Jr. and his second wife Hedwig Heidemann and the nephew of German dictator Adolf Hitler...
, but unlike William Patrick Hitler, a "favorite nephew of the leader," and Hitler liked to spend his time with him.
Before the war he became a manager of the Linz Steelworks. In October 1939, he was drafted into the Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
and was a lieutenant in the engineering corps. He looked similar to Adolf Hitler and sometimes served as Hitler's double during the war.
He was injured in January 1943 during the battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in southwestern Russia. The battle took place between 23 August 1942 and 2 February 1943...
, and Friedrich Paulus
Friedrich Paulus
Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus was an officer in the German military from 1910 to 1945. He attained the rank of Generalfeldmarschall during World War II, and is best known for having commanded the Sixth Army's assault on Stalingrad during Operation Blue in 1942...
asked Hitler for a plane to evacuate Raubal to Germany. Hitler refused and Raubal was captured by the Russians on 31 January 1943. Hitler gave orders to check out the possibility of a prisoner exchange with the Soviets for Stalin's son Yakov Dzhugashvili
Yakov Dzhugashvili
Yakov Iosifovich Dzhugashvili was one of Joseph Stalin's four children . Yakov was the son of Stalin's first wife, Ekaterina Svanidze...
, who was in German captivity since 16 July 1941. Stalin, who was not very fond of Yakov, refused to exchange him either for Raubal or for Friedrich Paulus
Friedrich Paulus
Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus was an officer in the German military from 1910 to 1945. He attained the rank of Generalfeldmarschall during World War II, and is best known for having commanded the Sixth Army's assault on Stalingrad during Operation Blue in 1942...
, and said "war is war."
Raubal was detained in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
's jails and was released by the Soviets on 28 September 1955, and returned to Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. He lived and worked in Linz as a teacher. He died during a vacation in Spain. He was buried on 7 September 1977 in Linz. Leo Raubal Jr. had a son Peter (born in 1931) who is (along with Elfriede's [Leo Jr.'s sister] son, Heiner Hochegger, and William Patrick Hitler's three sons) the closest living relative to Adolf Hitler. Peter Raubal is a retired engineer who lives in Linz, Austria.
Sources
- Werner Maser: Adolf Hitler. Mythos, Legende, Wirklichkeit, Bechtle, Munich 200118; ISBN 3-7628-0521-0
- Werner Maser: Fälschung, Dichtung und Wahrheit über Hitler und Stalin, Olzog, 2004, ISBN 3789281344 , page 272
- Walter Mayr: SERIE - TEIL 10 HITLERS FRÜHE JAHRE - DER FÜHRER, MEIN ONKEL, Der SpiegelDer SpiegelDer Spiegel is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. It is one of Europe's largest publications of its kind, with a weekly circulation of more than one million.-Overview:...
Nr. 28/2001 - 9 July 2001, page 142 - Marc Vermeeren: De jeugd van Adolf Hitler 1889–1907 en zijn familie en voorouders, Uitgeverij Aspekt, Soesterberg 2007, ISBN 90-5911-606-2
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B000U6SOKW - Personal information from prof. Dr. Werner Maser (via German Wikipedia)