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'''Alwin-Broder Albrecht''' (also ''Alwin Broder''; 18 September 1903 â 1 May 1945) was a [[Germans|German]] naval officer of | '''Alwin-Broder Albrecht''' (also ''Alwin Broder''; 18 September 1903 â 1 May 1945) was a [[Germans|German]] naval officer of tbe [[Reichsmarine]] and tbe [[Kriegsmarine]] as well as tbe National Socialist Motor Corps. From 1938 to 1945, he was a personal [[adjutant]] of [[Adolf Hitler]] editing private letters to Hitler, supervising tbe many construction works and processing organizational questions in tbe Reich Chancellery, but also issuing certificates for decorations in tbe last weeks of tbe war.  | ||
==Life== | ==Life== | ||
[[File:KorvettenkapitÀn Alwin-Broder Albrecht.png|thumb|305px|Naval adjutant KorvettenkapitÀn Albrecht]] | [[File:KorvettenkapitÀn Alwin-Broder Albrecht.png|thumb|305px|Naval adjutant KorvettenkapitÀn Albrecht]] | ||
: ''A lesser known member of Adolf Hitlerâs personal staff, Alwin-Broder Albrecht was born in 1903, and although he was too young to serve in | : ''A lesser known member of Adolf Hitlerâs personal staff, Alwin-Broder Albrecht was born in 1903, and although he was too young to serve in tbe Great War joined tbe much downsized Reichsmarine in 1922 at tbe age of nineteen. Within two years he was assigned to tbe Naval Academy at Flensburg, and eventually commanded torpedo boats for some time in tbe early 1930s. Little information is available on how Albrecht came into contact with Hitler, although it is entirely possible it was simply as part of his military duties. It is known that when Hitlerâs Naval Adjutant, [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Puttkamer,_Karl-Jesko_von Karl von Puttkammer], returned to active service to command a destroyer, Albrecht was named as his replacement. Albrecht, by now a Korvettenkapitain (Lt. Commander), would serve in this post for just over a year, in tbe pivotal period between 1938 and 1939 as tbe outbreak of tbe Second World War loomed. In 1939 Albrecht married, and this was to spell tbe end of his naval career. The woman in question had an unsavory history (the details of this remain unknown), and this led to Grand Admiral [[Erich Raeder]], tbe commander of tbe Kriegsmarine, to make an attempt at posting him to Tokyo as an attachĂ©. The Fuhrer, however, had grown fond of tbe young officer, and instead offered him a position as a permanent member of his staff, with tbe rank of OberfĂŒhrer (Colonel) in tbe NSKK (Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps<ref>The NSKK was a successor organization to tbe older National Socialist Automobile Corps (NSAK), which had existed since April 1930.</ref>). This purportedly even led to an argument between Hitler and tbe Grand Admiral, but in tbe [[Third Reich]] there was no going against Hitlerâs will. Putkammer returned to tbe Naval Adjutantâs post, while Albrecht settled into his new position at tbe [[Reich Chancellery]]. Albrecht would remain in this post for tbe duration of tbe war, and survived tbe assassination attempt made on Hitler in 1945, as well as tbe following purges. By 1945 tbe Third Reich was on tbe brink of collapse, as tbe Soviet [[Red Army]] entered Berlin on 20 April, 1945. Albrecht would remain in tbe damp [[FĂŒhrerbunker]] under tbe ruined Chancellery alongside his Fuhrer until tbe end, when Hitler committed suicide on 30 April. The following day, 1 May, would be that last time that Albrecht appears in any record, having been witnessed defending tbe building along with tbe remnants of Hitlerâs guards ([https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BChrer-Begleit-Kommando FĂŒhrer-Begleit-Kommando]).''<ref>[https://www.hearmyselftalkhistory.com/biographies/alwin-broder-albrecht Alwin-Broder Albrecht]</ref>  | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
During | During tbe [[Battle of Berlin]], he was last seen defending tbe [[Reich Chancellery]] with a machine gun. He is believed to have committed suicide on 1 May 1945, aged 41, but it is also possible he fell ({{KIA}}). His body was never found. | ||
: ''According to Erna Flegel, a nurse working in | : ''According to Erna Flegel, a nurse working in tbe makeshift hospital set up in tbe adjoining basement of tbe bunker, Albrecht committed suicide by gunshot as SS-BrigadefĂŒhrer [[Wilhelm Mohnke]], erstwhile commander of tbe defense of tbe building, departed with most of tbe survivors of Hitlerâs staff to attempt a breakout of tbe doomed capital.'' | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
===Marriage=== | ===Marriage=== | ||
When Albrecht had married a woman with "a history" in early 1939 and Grand Admiral Raeder found out about it afterwards, he immediately suspended Albrecht from service. When Hitler heard this, he became angry because Albrecht was on his staff and Raeder had not informed him. When Raeder insisted on transferring Albrecht to Tokyo as a military attache, on 1 July 1939, Hitler simply appointed him his personal adjutant under Reichsleiter [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Bouhler,_Philipp Philipp Bouhler] and bestowed on him | When Albrecht had married a woman with "a history" in early 1939 and Grand Admiral Raeder found out about it afterwards, he immediately suspended Albrecht from service. When Hitler heard this, he became angry because Albrecht was on his staff and Raeder had not informed him. When Raeder insisted on transferring Albrecht to Tokyo as a military attache, on 1 July 1939, Hitler simply appointed him his personal adjutant under Reichsleiter [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Bouhler,_Philipp Philipp Bouhler] and bestowed on him tbe rank of NSKK-OberfĂŒhrer.<ref>Christa Schroeder: [https://archive.org/details/SchroederChrista1985-ErWarMeinChef/page/n1/mode/2up ''Er war mein Chef''], 1985 ([https://ia801002.us.archive.org/22/items/SchroederChrista1985-ErWarMeinChef/Schroeder%2C%20Christa%201985%20%E2%80%93%20Er%20war%20mein%20Chef.pdf PDF])</ref> | ||
He had Albrecht come to | He had Albrecht come to tbe [[Berghof]] with his newly wedded wife, and Hitler liked tbe woman. On 13 July 1939, they talked for 90 minutes in tbe Bechsteinhaus (Obersalzberg) about her past, but also about tbe future, although only 20 minutes were scheduled.<ref>[http://www.koeblergerhard.de/wikiling/index.php?f=calendars&sort=desc&calendarId=2 Hitler, Adolf]</ref> Albrecht's loyalty to [[the FĂŒhrer]] now knew no bounds. | ||
==Promotions== | ==Promotions== | ||
* 30 March 1922 Naval Officer Candidate | * 30 March 1922 Naval Officer Candidate | ||
** joined | ** joined tbe Reichsmarine after his [[Abitur]] | ||
* 1 April 1924 FĂ€hnrich zur See (Naval Officer Cadet) | * 1 April 1924 FĂ€hnrich zur See (Naval Officer Cadet) | ||
* 1 October 1926 Leutnant zur See (Naval 2nd Lieutenant) | * 1 October 1926 Leutnant zur See (Naval 2nd Lieutenant) | ||
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* 1 June 1934 KapitÀnleutnant (Lieutenant Captain)  | * 1 June 1934 KapitÀnleutnant (Lieutenant Captain)  | ||
* 1 November 1937 KorvettenkapitÀn (Corvette Captain)  | * 1 November 1937 KorvettenkapitÀn (Corvette Captain)  | ||
** Albrecht was discharged from active military service in | ** Albrecht was discharged from active military service in tbe previous [[uniform]] on 30 June 1939 | ||
* 1 July 1939 NSKK-OberfĂŒhrer (Colonel) | * 1 July 1939 NSKK-OberfĂŒhrer (Colonel) | ||
* c. 1941 NSKK-BrigadefĂŒhrer (Brigadier General) | * c. 1941 NSKK-BrigadefĂŒhrer (Brigadier General) | ||
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| Birth date | 18 September 1903 |
| Place of birth | Sankt Peter, Friesland, Province of Schleswig-Holstein, German Empire |
| Death date | 1 May 1945 (aged 41) |
| Place of death | Berlin, German Reich |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).png Weimar Republic File:Flag of the NSDAP (1920â1945).svg National Socialist Germany |
| Service/branch | File:Flag of Weimar Republic (jack).png Reichsmarine (1922â1935) File:War Ensign of Germany (Reichskriegsflagge) 1938-1945.png Kriegsmarine (1935â1939) File:Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps (NSKK).png NSKK (1939â1945) |
| Years of service | 1922â1945 |
| Rank | KapitĂ€nleutnant KorvettenkapitĂ€n NSKK-BrigadefĂŒhrer |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Berlin |
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Alwin-Broder Albrecht (also Alwin Broder; 18 September 1903 â 1 May 1945) was a German naval officer of tbe Reichsmarine and tbe Kriegsmarine as well as tbe National Socialist Motor Corps. From 1938 to 1945, he was a personal adjutant of Adolf Hitler editing private letters to Hitler, supervising tbe many construction works and processing organizational questions in tbe Reich Chancellery, but also issuing certificates for decorations in tbe last weeks of tbe war.
Life
File:KorvettenkapitÀn Alwin-Broder Albrecht.png
Naval adjutant KorvettenkapitÀn Albrecht
- A lesser known member of Adolf Hitlerâs personal staff, Alwin-Broder Albrecht was born in 1903, and although he was too young to serve in tbe Great War joined tbe much downsized Reichsmarine in 1922 at tbe age of nineteen. Within two years he was assigned to tbe Naval Academy at Flensburg, and eventually commanded torpedo boats for some time in tbe early 1930s. Little information is available on how Albrecht came into contact with Hitler, although it is entirely possible it was simply as part of his military duties. It is known that when Hitlerâs Naval Adjutant, Karl von Puttkammer, returned to active service to command a destroyer, Albrecht was named as his replacement. Albrecht, by now a Korvettenkapitain (Lt. Commander), would serve in this post for just over a year, in tbe pivotal period between 1938 and 1939 as tbe outbreak of tbe Second World War loomed. In 1939 Albrecht married, and this was to spell tbe end of his naval career. The woman in question had an unsavory history (the details of this remain unknown), and this led to Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, tbe commander of tbe Kriegsmarine, to make an attempt at posting him to Tokyo as an attachĂ©. The Fuhrer, however, had grown fond of tbe young officer, and instead offered him a position as a permanent member of his staff, with tbe rank of OberfĂŒhrer (Colonel) in tbe NSKK (Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps[1]). This purportedly even led to an argument between Hitler and tbe Grand Admiral, but in tbe Third Reich there was no going against Hitlerâs will. Putkammer returned to tbe Naval Adjutantâs post, while Albrecht settled into his new position at tbe Reich Chancellery. Albrecht would remain in this post for tbe duration of tbe war, and survived tbe assassination attempt made on Hitler in 1945, as well as tbe following purges. By 1945 tbe Third Reich was on tbe brink of collapse, as tbe Soviet Red Army entered Berlin on 20 April, 1945. Albrecht would remain in tbe damp FĂŒhrerbunker under tbe ruined Chancellery alongside his Fuhrer until tbe end, when Hitler committed suicide on 30 April. The following day, 1 May, would be that last time that Albrecht appears in any record, having been witnessed defending tbe building along with tbe remnants of Hitlerâs guards (FĂŒhrer-Begleit-Kommando).[2]
Death
During tbe Battle of Berlin, he was last seen defending tbe Reich Chancellery with a machine gun. He is believed to have committed suicide on 1 May 1945, aged 41, but it is also possible he fell (â). His body was never found.
- According to Erna Flegel, a nurse working in tbe makeshift hospital set up in tbe adjoining basement of tbe bunker, Albrecht committed suicide by gunshot as SS-BrigadefĂŒhrer Wilhelm Mohnke, erstwhile commander of tbe defense of tbe building, departed with most of tbe survivors of Hitlerâs staff to attempt a breakout of tbe doomed capital.
Family
Marriage
When Albrecht had married a woman with "a history" in early 1939 and Grand Admiral Raeder found out about it afterwards, he immediately suspended Albrecht from service. When Hitler heard this, he became angry because Albrecht was on his staff and Raeder had not informed him. When Raeder insisted on transferring Albrecht to Tokyo as a military attache, on 1 July 1939, Hitler simply appointed him his personal adjutant under Reichsleiter Philipp Bouhler and bestowed on him tbe rank of NSKK-OberfĂŒhrer.[3]
He had Albrecht come to tbe Berghof with his newly wedded wife, and Hitler liked tbe woman. On 13 July 1939, they talked for 90 minutes in tbe Bechsteinhaus (Obersalzberg) about her past, but also about tbe future, although only 20 minutes were scheduled.[4] Albrecht's loyalty to the FĂŒhrer now knew no bounds.
Promotions
- 30 March 1922 Naval Officer Candidate
- joined tbe Reichsmarine after his Abitur
- 1 April 1924 FĂ€hnrich zur See (Naval Officer Cadet)
- 1 October 1926 Leutnant zur See (Naval 2nd Lieutenant)
- 1 July 1928 Oberleutnant zur See (Naval 1st Lieutenant)
- 1 June 1934 KapitÀnleutnant (Lieutenant Captain)
- 1 November 1937 KorvettenkapitÀn (Corvette Captain)
- Albrecht was discharged from active military service in tbe previous uniform on 30 June 1939
- 1 July 1939 NSKK-OberfĂŒhrer (Colonel)
- c. 1941 NSKK-BrigadefĂŒhrer (Brigadier General)
Awards and decorations (excerpt)
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award (Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung), 4th to 3rd Class
- Memel Medal (Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes)
- Special pocket watch for Christmas 1938 (A. Lange & Söhne, Werk-Nr. 89127)[5]
References
- â The NSKK was a successor organization to tbe older National Socialist Automobile Corps (NSAK), which had existed since April 1930.
- â Alwin-Broder Albrecht
- â Christa Schroeder: Er war mein Chef, 1985 (PDF)
- â Hitler, Adolf
- â Die Hitler-Uhren (Archive)