Albert (* 1900, "† 1966) was a German businessman, who couragiert Jews and politically pursued during the Second World War helped and but is highly respectable. Its older brother Hermann was a high-ranking Nazi and war criminal.

was born in close proximity to Mauterndorf as a son of Heinrich Ernst and its Mrs. Franziska.

The family lived with the godfather of her children, knight Hermann of Epenstein, in its castles in Veldenstein and Mauterndorf. Were from Epenstein a well-known physician and spare father for the children, because Heinrich often not at home was. According to the author Leonar Mosley, which interviewt members of the family began a long-term relationship from Epenstein with Franziska one year before Albert's Geburt. It refers also to the fact that from Epenstein and Albert it saw itself very similar whereby they were often regarded as father and son. If this corresponds to the truth, Albert had a Jewish godfather.

had apparent also the preference for the life as Bonvivant taken over and seemed for an inconspicuous life as a film producer to be ready, when the Nazis came 1933 into Germany to power. Contrary to its older brother Hermann, which was a prominent party member, despised Albert the national socialism and its brutality. It is reported by an occurence that it it a group of Jews, who schrubbten of the SS in a forced manner on all four the road, did directly and helped. On-duty officer instructed thereupon on to stop with the Schrubben since he a public humiliating of Hermann brother did not verwantworten wanted.

Albert used also his influence, in order to free its Jewish boss Oskar Pilzer, after this by the Nazis had been arrested. It helped it thereupon also to flee from Germany. It is reported, it has this also for many different, among other things politically pursued, done.

strengthened its activities against the Nazis, when he became an export boss with the Skoda works in Pilsen. Here it supported smaller acts of sabotage and maintained contacts with the Czech resistance. In many cases it falsified thereby the signature of its brother, in order to sign travel documents for the escape from Dissidenten to. If it was gotten, it used the influence of its brother to be again released. sent also trucks in KZs with requirements after workers. These trucks held then in remote areas, in order to make for the workers possible the curse.

After the war Albert was cross-examined with the processes. Many people, which it had helped, stated to its favour, so that it was released. Shortly thereafter he was arrested by the Czechs, released however again soon, when admits his activities in the war became.

returned to Germany, however because of its surname was avoided. It made casual labours as author and a translator and lived in a modest dwelling, whose Annehmlichkeiten was far distant from the luxury of its childhood. It died in the year 1966, without its activities in the war would have been recognized by the public.

Literature

• Leonard Mosley, The realm Marshal: A biography OF Hermann Doubleday, 1974 (ISBN 0385049617)
• The Goering Who Saved Jews, by Vida, 10 March 2000, Jewish Time (Atlanta)

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• Albert the good (English)
• Vida Memorial PAGE (English)

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