MARTIN BORMANN

CHILDHOOD &EDUCATION

• Bormann was born on June 17th, 1900, in Wegeleben.
• Bormann dropped out of school and went to work on a farm.
• He served for a short while in the German Army towards the end of World War One.

CONNECTIONS TO NAZI PARTY

• Bormann joined the Freikorps (Free Corps).
• Bormann was sent to prison for 12 months for being an accomplice to the murder.
• When Bormann was released from prison, he joined the Nazi Party.

EARLY CAREER IN NAZI PARTY

• In 1928, he became the party's business manager.
• In July 1933, Bormann became personal secretary to Rudolf Hess
• In October 1933, Bormann was appointed a Reichsleiter in the Nazi Party

RELATIONSHIP WITH ADOLF HITLER

• Bormann got married in 1929 - Hitler was a witness at the marriage.
• He became head of the Party Chancellery, he administered the Adolf Hitleryr
• he gave Hitler a German Shepherd - Blondie

RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE NAZI PARTY

• Bormann controlled domestic legislation and appointments and promotions within the party.
• Bormann was left to handle Hitlers domestic policy.
• Bormann also signed the documents that led to Jews in Germany being sent to death camps.

THE DEATH?AND TRIAL

• October 1946, Bormann was tried in absentia at Nuremberg.
• He was found guilty and sentenced to death.
• Nuremberg Trials showed that Bormann knew about the deportation of Jews to Auschwitz.
• In 1972, repairs on a railway station in West Berlin led to a human skeleton being found.
• Dental records showed that it was Bormann. In 1999, a DNA test confirmed the finding.