Adolf Burger
Adolf Burger (12 August 1917 – 6 December 2016) was a Slovak Jewish typographer, memoir writer, and Holocaust survivor involved in Operation Bernhard. The film The Counterfeiters, based largely on his memoirs, won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Adolf Burger | |
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Burger in Paris, 2008 | |
| Born | 12 August 1917 |
| Died | 6 December 2016 (aged 99) Prague, Czech Republic |
| Nationality | Slovak (ethnic) Czech Republic (citizen) |
| Education | typography apprenticeship |
| Occupation(s) | typographer Nazi prisoner counterfeiter printing plant director |
| Known for | memoirs on Operation Bernhard |
| Political party | Communist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Gizela (born 1920, died 1942) Anna (died c. 2004) |
| Children | 3 |
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