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| | |species = Human | ||
| | |job = Reichsleiter | ||
| | |job2 = secretary | ||
|origin=[[Earth]] | |affiliation = Nazi Party | ||
|first=Timewyrm: Exodus (novel) | |origin = [[Earth]], [[Germany]] | ||
|appearances=[[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'' | |first = Timewyrm: Exodus (novel) | ||
|appearances = {{il|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Glass (novel)|The Shadow in the Glass]]''}} | |||
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'''Martin Bormann''' was [[Adolf Hitler]]'s private secretary. | ''[[Reichsleiter]]'' '''Martin Bormann''' was [[Adolf Hitler]]'s private [[secretary]] as well as the secretary of the [[Nazi]] [[Political party|Party]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Glass (novel)|The Shadow in the Glass]]'') | ||
== Biography == | |||
In [[ | === Administration of the Reich === | ||
After Hitler and the Nazis came to power in [[Germany]] in [[1933]], Bormann managed paperwork and administration roles involved in the [[Government|governance]] of the [[Third Reich]] - tasks which Hitler himself had little interest in. | |||
In late [[1936]], Bormann was present in Hitler's [[office]] when [[Joachim von Ribbentrop]], as German [[ambassador]] to the [[United Kingdom]], promised the [[Führer]] he was on the cusp of securing an [[alliance]] with the [[British government]]. However, when Ribbentrop failed and reported back to Hitler, the latter wrecked his office in an intense rage, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'') amplified by the presence of the [[Timewyrm]] within his [[mind]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') Bormann, noting the alarming frequency of these fits, enlisted the service of [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[The War Chief|Felix Kriegslieter]] for assistance. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'') | |||
At the end of [[August]] [[1939]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] met Bormann at a party rally in [[Nuremberg]]. Bormann was quickly on the scene when Hitler succumbed to the Timewyrm's powers again. The Doctor guessed that Bormann had a calming effect on Hitler, hence why none of his fits ever happened in Bormann's presence. Bormann grew suspicious of Kriegslieter's proximity to the vulnerable Führer but saw few other options given that he knew little about Hitler's condition. | |||
A few [[day]]s later, on [[3 September]] [[1939]] two [[hour]]s before the [[World War II|declaration of war]] by Britain and [[France]], Bormann appeared outside Hitler's office alongside Ribbentrop and [[Hermann Goering]]. They brought news of setbacks encountered by the [[Wehrmacht|German forces]] during [[Invasion of Poland|the campaign]] in [[Poland]] that required Hitler's attention. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | |||
=== Wartime === | |||
In August [[1942]], Bormann accompanied Hitler and his secret lover, [[Eva Braun]], to a ball in Berlin. He was one of the only people Hitler trusted enough to tell him about the relationship. He oversaw the couple's [[blood]] tests conducted by [[Sixth Doctor|Major General Johann Schmitt]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier General Braun]] to ensure their racial compatibility. | |||
By August [[1944]], Bormann had accepted that Germany was likely to lose the [[war]]. He began planning [[Operation Eagle Flight]], laying the groundwork for the continuation of the Nazi crusade even after defeat. He called a secret meeting with German [[business]] leaders in [[Strasbourg]] to gather the necessary financial resources to fund such an ambitious venture. Over 700 front [[corporation]]s set up by Bormann were used to spirit away [[money]], [[gold]], bonds, [[copyright]]s and [[patent]]s, all of which went detected by the [[Allies]]. | |||
In [[April]] [[1945]], Bormann was among the senior-ranking Nazis who retreated into the [[Führerbunker]] as [[Battle of Berlin|Berlin was invaded]] by the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]]. Along with [[Joseph Goebbels]], he remained one of the only party leaders to maintain his [[loyalty]] to Hitler. | |||
Hitler and Eva announced to everyone their intention to commit [[suicide]] but Bormann was part of a top-secret plan to smuggle the [[Pregnancy|pregnant]] Eva out of the city. On [[30 April]], Hitler killed himself while Eva was merely placed into a [[death]]-like state. Bormann [[murder]]ed [[Claire Aldwych]] and used her [[body]] as a decoy for Eva Braun's, burning her alongside Hitler. Bormann and Eva then escaped Berlin in a [[Aeroplane|plane]] flown by [[Hans Baur]]. They arrived in Hamburg and escaped via submarine to [[Neuschwabenland]] before the [[British Army|British forces]] arrived. | |||
=== Post-war === | |||
Hitler and Eva's [[child]], [[Adolf Hitler, Jr.]], was later born and raised under the guidance of Bormann to become a figurehead of the [[Fourth Reich]], following in the footsteps of his [[father]]. The resources Bormann had hidden away in the closing [[month]]s of the war proved very valuable to the hidden Neo-Nazi cells. | |||
Bormann died circa [[2001]] after living into [[old age]]. Hitler Jr. was critical of Bormann's cautious approach which he felt had delayed the coming of the Fourth Reich. However, he also admired Bormann's "excellent grasp of the big picture" and "incisive and analytical way of looking at things", and affectionately added that he would be missed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Glass (novel)|The Shadow in the Glass]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
In the historical note for ''The Shadow in the Glass'', [[Stephen Cole]] and [[Justin Richards]] clarify that Bormann's initiative to raise funds for the continuation of the Reich was a real-life venture. He raised (in 2001 terms) somewhere around a trillion dollars. His escape from Berlin and his survival into old age as detailed in the novel, however, was fictionalised for story purposes. Although it was believed he had escaped for many years after the {{w|Battle of Berlin}}, what was "almost certainly" his body was discovered in [[West Berlin]] in 1972 alongside that of "(again probably)" Doctor {{w|Ludwig Stumpfegger}}. ([[REF]]: ''The Shadow in the Glass'') | |||
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