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| Nazi Officer Who Saved 100 Jewish Families |
| 2023-09-02 |
| [Aish.com] Dr. Albert Battel turned against Hitler and risked his life to save Jews. Dr. Albert Battel was a German loyalist. Born in the Province of Silesia in 1891, a part of the German empire, Battel served in the German Army during World War I. The war was devastating for Germany; the country lost 12% of its population and 13% of its land to the Allied forces. In the aftermath of WWI, Battel attended the University of Berlin and the University of Breslau, became an attorney, and practiced in Breslau, Poland (now renamed Wroclaw). As Hitler began his ascent to power, Battel heard him speak and was inspired to join the Nazi Party in the early 1930s, serving as a lieutenant in the Wehrmacht army reserves. Inspired by Hitler, Battel joined the Nazi Party in the early 1930s, serving as a lieutenant in the Wehrmacht army reserves. When Battel was 51, he was stationed in the town of Przemysl in Poland, working as the adjutant to Major Max Liedtke, the local military commander. On July 26, 1942, the Nazis were planning to “resettle” the Jewish ghetto there, which was a code word for “liquidate.” Battel couldn’t believe his eyes: Jewish children and adults were beaten. Families were separated from each other and sent to their death in the concentration camps. Others were killed on the spot. Read the rest at the link |
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