Alwin-Broder Albrecht
Alwin-Broder Albrecht (born September 18, 1903 in St. Peter (North Friesland) , † May 1, 1945 in Berlin ) was a German naval officer and one of Adolf Hitler's adjutants during World War II . He and his half-brother Wilhelm Zander were both direct employees of Martin Bormann .
Life
Albrecht joined the Reichsmarine in 1922 .
When Hitler's liaison officer to the Reichsmarine, Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer , was withdrawn from this position on June 19, 1938 , Albrecht took over this function. In June 1939, Grand Admiral Erich Raeder presented to Hitler on the Obersalzberg and informed him that Albrecht's recently married wife was known in circles of naval officers as a lady with a "generous" way of life. Raeder had therefore called for Albrecht to be released from the navy or sent to Tokyo as a military attaché . Raeder's intention led to a heated argument with Hitler, with the result that Albrecht resigned from the Navy and Hitler took him on as his personal adjutant in the rank of NSKK- Oberführer. Under Reichsleiter Philipp Bouhler , Albrecht remained on Hitler's staff until the latter's end. He was last seen defending the Führerbunker . It is not known whether he committed suicide or died from hostility; his body was never found. Erna Flegel , a nurse working in the Führerbunker, noted, however, that Albrecht shot himself after Hitler's death.
literature
- Anton Joachimsthaler : The Last Days of Hitler . Arms and Armor, London 1996, ISBN 1-85409-380-0 .
- Nicolaus von Below : As Hitler's adjutant 1937–1945 . v. Hase & Koehler, Mainz 1996, ISBN 3-7758-0998-8 .
- Rochus Misch : The last witness. I was Hitler's operator, courier, and bodyguard. Piper, 2009, ISBN 978-3-492-25735-0 , p. 192.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Albrecht, Alwin-Broder |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German naval officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Peter (North Friesland) |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1945 |
| Place of death | Berlin |