Alexander Moritz Frey

Alexander Moritz Frey (1881–1957) was a German author known for his fantasy books and for his satirical columns in the press.

Frey, a pacifist, served as a medic in the same regiment as Adolf Hitler during World War I.[1] According to Frey in an essay called "The Unknown Private—Personal Memories of Hitler", which was not discovered until decades after his death,[1] Hitler adopted his famous style of moustache after being ordered to have his original full one trimmed since it caused problems in getting his gas mask on.[2]

Frey was featured in an exhibition in Berlin in 2011 that was dedicated to writers whose books had been burned at an event organised by the German Student Union on 10 May 1933 during which Joseph Goebbels gave a speech to praise the burning as "a breakthrough in the German revolution".[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Smith, David Gordon (30 April 2007). "Eye-Witness Account of Hitler's WWI Years Found (part 1)". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  2. ^ Paterson, Tony (6 May 2007). "Hitler was ordered to trim his moustache". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  3. ^ Shapira, Avner (19 April 2012). "Unburning books in Berlin". Haaretz. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  4. ^ Smith, David Gordon (30 April 2007). "Eye-Witness Account of Hitler's WWI Years Found (part 2)". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 19 September 2012.