Albert Bormann
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| Born | 2 September 1902 Munich, German Empire |
| Died | 8 April 1989 (aged 86) Munich, West Germany |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany (1933–1945) |
| Service/branch |
 NSKK (1931–1945) |
| Years of service | 1931–1945 |
| Rank | Gruppenführer |
| Unit | Hitler's Chancellery |
| Commands held | Chief of Main office I: Persönliche Angelegenheiten des Führers (Personal Affairs of the Führer) |
Albert Bormann (2 September 1902 – 8 April 1989) was a German National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK) officer, who rose to the rank of Gruppenführer (Generalleutnant) during World War II. Bormann served as an adjutant to Adolf Hitler, and was the younger brother of Martin Bormann.
Bormann was born on 2 September 1902 in Wegeleben (now in Saxony-Anhalt) in the Kingdom of Prussia in the German Empire. He was born to a Lutheran family, the son of Theodor Bormann (1862–1903), a post office employee, and his second wife, Antonie Bernhardine Mennong. He had two half-siblings (Else and 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 died in infancy. Martin Bormann (born 1900) and Albert, born two years later, both survived to adulthood.
In April 1931, Martin got Bormann a job with the Nazi Party Relief Fund in Munich. By October 1931, Bormann was assigned to Kanzlei des Führers (Hitler's Chancellery) of the NSDAP. It was responsible for the Nazi Party and associated organizations and their dealings directly with Adolf Hitler. Bormann was much different from his older brother, Martin. He was tall, cultured and "avoided the limelight". Bormann believed he was serving the greater good and did not use his position for personal gain. He became friends with SS-Obergruppenführer Philipp Bouhler the chief of Hitler's Chancellery (Der Chef der Kanzlei des Führers der NSDAP).
Hitler was fond of Bormann and found him to be trustworthy. In 1938, Bormann was assigned to a small group of adjutants who were not subordinate to Martin Bormann. The relationship between Martin and Albert became so caustic that Martin referred to him not even by name but as "the man who holds the Führer's coat".
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