Editing Albert Forster (section)

===Early life and career===
Albert Forster attendended the Humanistische Gymnasium in Fürth from 1912 to 1920. He became member of the ''[[Sturmabteilung]]'' of Fürth in 1923, and observed the high treason process against [[Erich Ludendorff]], [[Hitler]] and further eight accused of participating in the [[Beer Hall Putsch]], which took place from 26 February to 1 April 1924, in the court of Munich.

He became ''Gauliter'' (governor) of the province Danzig-West Prussia from 1939 to 1945. He persued a policy of assimilation of the Poles in his area of responsibility, in which he simply declared them to be German. This policy was in direct contrast to what was going on in the Warthegau by ''Gauliter'' [[Arthur Greiser]]. Griser zealously persued a policy of ethnic cleansing and had complained to SS ''Reichsfuhrer'' [[Heinrich Himmler]] that Forster's assimilation policy was against Nazi racial theory. When Himmler threatened Forster over this issue, Forster simply ignored him, realizing that Hitler allowed each Gauliter to run his area as he saw fit.