Arthur Bork
Arthur Adolf Theodor Bork (born April 13, 1892 in Berlin ; † unknown) was a German SS leader.
Life
Bork was the son of the carpenter Adolf Bork. After attending elementary school and the Friedrichgymnasium, Bork wanted to become a painter. Since the financial means were insufficient for this, he instead completed a two and a half year apprenticeship in upholstery fabrics and interior design.
At the beginning of the First World War , Bork joined the Guard Fusilier Regiment in Berlin . After serving on the Western Front in 1914 , it was transferred to the Eastern Front in 1915 , where it remained until 1918. In the field he was assigned to a mobile business company and transferred to the administrative career. In 1916 Bork was appointed sergeant. After the war, Bork joined a volunteer corps to which the Baltic states against Bolshevik fighting troops. Here he was the paymaster of a mobile business company. A planned settlement in Courland was prevented by the Latvians.
In the 1920s, Bork worked as a textile merchant. According to his own statements, his position in Jewish business prevented him from being active in public at the time. His “propaganda among Aryan employees” found little understanding, while communists, Marxists and Jews prevented his economic development. In 1931 he became unemployed.
In 1930 Bork joined the NSDAP ( membership number 408.014). In 1931 he became a member of the SS (SS no. 36.076), in May 1933 he was accepted into the security service of the SS (SD), where he took over the position of administrator of the SD headquarters in Munich mid-year . In this capacity he was responsible for administration and reporting of the SD. After the reorganization of the SD, he received the position of SS-Standartenführer as head of the Administrative Office-SD and rose to SS-Oberführer on April 20, 1937. He retained his position as administrative manager in the SD until 1937. He was later dismissed from active SS service because he was drunk.
Awards
literature
- Shlomo Aronson : Heydrich and the beginnings of the SD and the Gestapo. 1931-1935 , 1967, pp. 187 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bork, Arthur |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bork, Arthur Adolf Theodor (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German SS leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |