jan 1, 1941 - *Engagement to Mila
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The way was clear for a whirlwind romance and speedy union between Albert and his Czech maiden, but Heydrich was horrified that a Goering was going to marry a Slav, an Untermensch, intended for servitude or extinction, and was determined to prevent it. Albert had no choice but to appeal to Hermann: ‘He had to help me . . . the Gestapo would not tolerate the fact that I was going to marry a Czech woman.’ The situation was acutely embarrassing for Hermann. Even so, he could not deny his brother and gave his grudging consent. The crime of mixing blood was so heinous that he stayed away from the wedding. As Albert recalled, ‘He did not even give me a present.
The marriage confirmed Albert’s status as the black sheep of the family. Most of the others, if not already active
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