Albert Bormann

Albert Bormann (September 1902 – 1989) was a NSKK officer, who rose to the rank of Gruppenführer (Generalleutnant) during World War II. He was an adjutant to Adolf Hitler. Albert was the younger brother of Martin Bormann.

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-Obergruppenführer 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.^[1] The relationship between Martin and Albert became so caustic that Martin referred to Albert not even by name but as "the man who hangs the Führer's coat".

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. Before being chosen as a private secretary for Hitler, Traudl Junge worked for Albert Bormann in that office after she came to Berlin.^[2]

Berlin

On 20 April 1945, during the Battle of Berlin, 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.^[3]

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.^[1]

Nazi Party Decorations

• Golden Party Badge
• NSDAP Long Service Award in Silver and Bronze

See also

• List of Nazi Party leaders and officials

Notes

References

• Hamilton, Charles (1984). Leaders & Personalities of the Third Reich, Vol. 1. R. James Bender Publishing. 
• Joachimsthaler, Anton (1999) [1995]. The Last Days of Hitler: The Legends, the Evidence, the Truth. Trans. Helmut Bögler. London: Brockhampton Press. ISBN 978-1-86019-902-8. 
• Junge, Traudl (2004). Until the Final Hour: Hitler's Last Secretary. Melissa Müller (editor). Arcade Publishing. ISBN 1559707283.