Husband & Father
According to the MI5 interrogation reports,
Josef provides the following information on his early life.
Josef provides the following information on his early life.
Josef Jakobs married Margarete Knöffler in May 1926. She was a dentist as well, and the two of them lived with his parents in Wilmersdorf, Berlin. Josef's father died in 1931.
Josef and Margarete have three children, two boys and a girl. The boys are 13 years old (Norbert) and 9 years old (Raymond). Their daughter is 10 years old.
Josef and his wife are afraid to speak ill of the Nazi regime at home because the children might overhear them and innocently repeat comments at school, thereby getting the whole family into trouble.
(Information from PRO files - KV 2/24, KV 2/25, KV 2/26, KV 2/27)
Josef and Margarete have three children, two boys and a girl. The boys are 13 years old (Norbert) and 9 years old (Raymond). Their daughter is 10 years old.
Josef and his wife are afraid to speak ill of the Nazi regime at home because the children might overhear them and innocently repeat comments at school, thereby getting the whole family into trouble.
(Information from PRO files - KV 2/24, KV 2/25, KV 2/26, KV 2/27)
Is it True?
Did Josef marry Margarete Knöffler in 1926? - Yes.
Did they have three children? - Yes. And a first child who was stillborn.
What were their names? - Norbert, Regine and Raymond.
What happened to Josef's children & wife? - Regine passed away in 1946. Norbert passed away in 1963. Josef's wife passed away in 1971. Raymond passed away in early 2019.
How many grandchildren does Josef have? - Two. Neither Regine nor Norbert married or had children.
Did they have three children? - Yes. And a first child who was stillborn.
What were their names? - Norbert, Regine and Raymond.
What happened to Josef's children & wife? - Regine passed away in 1946. Norbert passed away in 1963. Josef's wife passed away in 1971. Raymond passed away in early 2019.
How many grandchildren does Josef have? - Two. Neither Regine nor Norbert married or had children.
