Albert Bormann Signed Letter

Albert Bormann Signed Letter
Official Headed letter from the Fuhrer headquarters in Berlindated 1942 and is signed by Albert Bormann the younger brother of MartinBormann. Albert Bormann was one of Hitlers adjutants.The letter is addressed to a Frau Ida Zumpe and basically states that theFuhrer is too busy with his time to give an autograph. Albert Bormann (2 September 1902 – 8 April 1989) was a German NationalSocialist Motor Corps (NSKK) officer, who rose to the rank of Gruppenführer(Generalleutnant) during World War II. Bormann served as an adjutant toAdolf Hitler, and was the younger brother of Martin Bormann.Bormann was born on 2 September 1902 in Wegeleben (now in Saxony-Anhalt) inthe Kingdom of Prussia in the German Empire. He was born to a Lutheranfamily, the son of Theodor Bormann (1862–1903), a post office employee, andhis second wife, Antonie Bernhardine Mennong. He had two half-siblings (Elseand Walter Bormann) from his father's earlier marriage to Louise Grobler, who died in 1898. Antonie Bormann gave birth to three sons, one of whom diedin infancy. Martin Bormann (born 1900) and Albert, born two years later, both survived to adulthood.In April 1931, Martin Bormann gained his brother a job with the Nazi PartyRelief Fund in Munich. By October 1931, Bormann was assigned to Kanzlei desFührers (Hitler's Chancellery) of the National Socialist German Workers'Party (NSDAP). It was responsible for the Nazi Party and associatedorganizations and their dealings directly with Adolf Hitler. Bormann wasdifferent from his older brother, Martin. He was tall, cultured and "avoidedthe limelight". Bormann believed he was serving the greater good and did notuse his position for personal gain. He became friends withSS-Obergruppenführer Philipp Bouhler, the chief of Hitler's Chancellery (DerChef der Kanzlei des Führers der NSDAP).Hitler was fond of Bormann and found him to be trustworthy. In 1938, Bormannwas assigned to a small group of adjutants who were not subordinate toMartin Bormann. The relationship between Martin and Albert became so causticthat Martin referred to him not even by name but as "the man who holds theFührer's coat".Further in 1938, Albert Bormann became Chief of Main office I: PersönlicheAngelegenheiten des Führers (Personal Affairs of the Führer) of the Kanzleides Führers. In that job, Bormann handled much of Hitler's routinecorrespondence. Before being chosen as a private secretary for Hitler, Traudl Junge worked for Albert Bormann in that office after she came toBerlin.On 20 April 1945, during the Battle of Berlin, Bormann, Admiral Karl-Jeskovon Puttkamer, Theodor Morell, Hugo Blaschke, secretaries Johanna Wolf, Christa Schroeder, and several others were ordered by Hitler to leave Berlinby aircraft for the Obersalzberg. The group flew out of Berlin on differentflights by aircraft of the Fliegerstaffel des Führers over the followingthree days.After the end of World War II, Bormann went by the name Roth. He worked on afarm until April 1949, when he was arrested. He was sentenced by a Munichde-nazification court to six months of hard labor, being released in October1949. Bormann disliked Martin to the point where he did not even wish todiscuss his brother in interviews after the war. Further, Bormann refused towrite his memoirs. In April 1989, Bormann died while living in Munich.The letter measures 205mm x 2000mm approx and is in mint condition