Adolf Burger

Adolf Burger (born 12 August 1917, Kakaslomnic (aka Nagy-Lomnicz, German: Großlomnitz, Slovak: Veľká Lomnica, Szepes County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire) is a Jewish Slovak 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.

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Adolf Burger
Birth dateAugust 12, 1917
Birth place
Veľká Lomnica , Habsburg Monarchy
Nationality
Czech Republic
Slovaks
Religion
Judaism
Residence
Prague
Known for
Operation Bernhard

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