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Emil Maurice ( German pronunciation: [ˈeːmiːl moˈʁiːs]; 19 January 1897 – 6 February 1972) was an early member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi Party) and a founding member of the Schutzstaffel (SS). He was Hitler's first personal chauffeur, and was one of the few persons of mixed Jewish and ethnic German ancestry ...
- Erhard Milch. There are Jews who fought for Hitler even though they knew the horrors of the Holocaust, but Erhard Milch went even further. He didn’t just fight for Germany despite the atrocities—he joined in.
- Emil Maurice. One of the founders of the SS was, by Heinrich Himmler’s standards, a Jew. His name was Emil Maurice, and he was classified as SS Member #2—second only to Adolf Hitler himself.
- Harry Matso. “We’ve been called ‘fascist,’ ” Harry Matso said, “which is a lie.” He was a member of the Finnish army, a man who fought for a force allied with the Nazis.
- Major Leo Skurnik. Major Leo Skurnik was working as a doctor in the Finnish 53rd Infantry. He was a Jew, but he was also a Finn—and that meant that, in the Soviet Union, he and the Nazis had a common enemy.
Emil Maurice. Emil Maurice was born in Westermoor, Germany, on 19th January, 1897. A watchmaker, he joined the Nazi Party in 1919 (member No. 19). He became a close friend of Adolf Hitler and in 1920 became head of his bodyguard at public meetings. According to Alan Bullock, the author of Hitler: A Study in Tyranny (1962): "The strong-arm ...
Apr 28, 2024 · Explore the intriguing story of Emil Maurice, a Jewish man who found himself at the heart of the Nazi SS as a confidant of Adolf Hitler. Despite his heritage...
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Apr 28, 2022 · Emil Maurice (19 January 1897, Westermoor – 6 February 1972, Munich ) was an early member of the Nazi Party. A watchmaker, he was a close associate of Adolf Hitler with a personal friendship dating back to at least 1919. With the founding of the Sturmabteilung in 1920, Maurice became the first Oberster SA-Führer (Supreme SA Leader).
- Westermoor, Schleswig-Holstein
- Dr. Med. Hedwig Marie Anna Maurice
- Schleswig-Holstein
- January 19, 1897
Emil Maurice was an early member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi Party) and a founding member of the Schutzstaffel (SS). He was Hitler's first personal chauffeur, and was one of the few persons of mixed Jewish and ethnic German ancestry to serve in the SS, being declared an honorary Aryan by the Führer in person.
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May 5, 2015 · Whenever Himmler disputed this, I reminded him of my splendid Emil Maurice. Having a Jewish great-grandfather did not prevent him from being my key man.” This isn’t much in the way of comedy.
