shockedcanadian
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I probably read it in passing at some point but this is new to me at this moment. He was referred to as "the good brother" by some, but sadly, due to his last name he lived in poverty and shame until his death even as he had saved many.
Though these sources say he didn't hide anyone but I read elsewhere that he hid the Rosenfelds, a family he knew from where he lived before the war, some dispute this.
Though he received no honours or formal recognition. Can anyone confirm or deny these claims? Hermann to me always seemed to be a nazi by convenience, he wasn't really an indoctrinated believer, it was all about his own personal privilege which he seems to pursue. His brother was not even of that sort, he tried to save peoples lives:
www.theguardian.com
warfarehistorynetwork.com
Albert did not typically "hide" Jews in the conventional sense of long-term shelter (like some rescuers who concealed people in attics or homes), but he actively intervened to protect, release, and facilitate escapes for persecuted individuals.
Though these sources say he didn't hide anyone but I read elsewhere that he hid the Rosenfelds, a family he knew from where he lived before the war, some dispute this.
Though he received no honours or formal recognition. Can anyone confirm or deny these claims? Hermann to me always seemed to be a nazi by convenience, he wasn't really an indoctrinated believer, it was all about his own personal privilege which he seems to pursue. His brother was not even of that sort, he tried to save peoples lives:
Albert Göring, Hermann's anti-Nazi brother
Hermann Göring was an infamous Nazi, his brother Albert a sercret saviour of Jews and dissidents. William Hastings Burke tells the remarkable story of two very different brothers
www.theguardian.com
The ‘Good’ Göring
Albert, brother of Gestapo-founder Hermann Göring, was a fervent anti-Nazi who helped Jews escape from concentration camps.
warfarehistorynetwork.com
Albert did not typically "hide" Jews in the conventional sense of long-term shelter (like some rescuers who concealed people in attics or homes), but he actively intervened to protect, release, and facilitate escapes for persecuted individuals.
- He leveraged his brother's influence to secure releases from concentration camps, such as forging Hermann's signature on documents or personally requesting prisoner transfers.
- He arranged exit visas, funds, and safe passage for escapes.
- In one notable 1938 incident in Vienna after the Anschluss, he joined elderly Jewish women forced to scrub streets on their hands and knees, humiliating them under Nazi orders; when an SS officer recognized him, the activity was halted, and the women were released.
- As export director at the Škoda Works in occupied Czechoslovakia, he requested slave laborers from camps via trucks, then stopped in remote areas to allow escapes.
- He provided forged transit papers and maintained ties to resistance networks.
- Specific examples include:
- Securing the release and escape of his former Jewish boss, Oskar Pilzer, and Pilzer's family.
- Helping the Jewish wife of composer Franz Lehár avoid deportation.
- Arranging visas and funds for figures like actress Zara Leander and director William Szekely.
- Freeing Czech resistance leader Dr. Josef Charvat from Dachau via a forged order.
- Assisting Archduke Joseph Franz of Austria-Hungary and others.
After the war, Albert compiled a list of 34 prominent individuals he had directly helped (including their professions and details) to prove his actions during denazification proceedings. Testimonies from survivors led to his release from Allied and Czechoslovak custody, though he lived in poverty and obscurity in post-war Germany, shunned due to his surname. He received no major honors in his lifetime; Yad Vashem denied him "Righteous Among the Nations" status due to insufficient documented evidence of extraordinary risk specifically for Jews.
