Alwin-Broder Albrecht
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Born | Sankt Peter-Ording, German Empire | 18 September 1903
Died | 1 May 1945 Berlin, Nazi Germany | (aged 41)
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Years of service | 1922–45 |
Rank | Brigadeführer |
Battles/wars | Battle of Berlin |
Alwin-Broder Albrecht (18 September 1903 – 1 May 1945) was a German naval officer who was one of Adolf Hitler’s adjutants during World War II.
Biography
He was born in Sankt Peter-Ording in the Province of Schleswig-Holstein. In 1922 he joined the Reichsmarine.[1] On 1 June 1934, he was promoted to Kapitänleutnant. Then on 1 November 1937, he was promoted to the rank of Korvettenkapitän.[1] When Hitler's liaison officer to the navy, Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer was transferred to active service on 19 June 1938, Albrecht took over that position.[1]
However, on 30 June 1939, the Commander of the Navy
In 1945, Albrecht spent time in the Führerbunker serving in his capacity as an adjutant to Hitler.[2] During the Battle in Berlin, he was last seen defending Hitler's Reich Chancellery with a machine gun. He is believed to have committed suicide on 1 May 1945, aged 41.[1] His body was never found.[3]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g Joachimsthaler 1999, p. 289.
- ^ Kershaw 2008, p. 922.
- ^ Joachimsthaler 1999, p. 56.
References
- ISBN 1-86019-902-X.
- Kershaw, Ian (2008). Hitler: A Biography. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-06757-6.