july september sergeant 1st division adolf hitler badly wounded polish campaign month world war europe recovering april served escort command bodyguard telephone operator german dictator adolf_hitler widely reported media surviving died september early life born july near poland father construction worker died wounds sustained world war widowed mother died pneumonia half grew grandparents older brother died swimming accident objections school director grandfather took school years thought needed learn trade years moved apprentice firm trained painter working painter attended cologne months returned continue training met wife july later married new year eve daughter war supported jewish causes military service received notice military service joined predecessor instead german_army require time selected hitler personal bodyguard unit august promoted rank world war invasion poland september regiment attached 8th army september men selected company commander negotiate surrender polish troops picked ability limited speak polish negotiations failed germans headed lines metres fort firing began rounds hit fell lost consciousness german soldiers carried aid station later transferred different hospitals spent weeks home actions awarded second class living member lower family recommended escort command members including men longer serve lines transferred early junior member hitler permanent bodyguard travelled hitler war serving unit served telephone operators duty members armed men hitler allowed near surrender weapon searched hitler cause concern armed pistols january following defeat rest hitler personal staff moved garden berlin commanding officer appointed bunker telephone operator handled direct communication bunker leave significant period time war ended april called phone told place reserved wife young daughter planes berlin temporarily released duty drove pick family aircraft wife refused daughter leave parents berlin returning learned hitler releasing remaining staff leave berlin date entering berlin propaganda minister wife brought young children stay moved room telephone exchange lower level children play corridor post april soviets metres bunker afternoon hitler committed suicide fewer hours married witnessed discovery bodies hitler followed hitler chief door hitler private room door opened took quick saw legs drawn hitler left eyes open dead hitler dead sitting head fallen forward slightly started leave report events stopped returned door hitler study observed hitler corpse removed inside study wrapped blanket men picked carried past left reported events instructed return duty station returning telephone exchange later recalled proclaiming burning boss asked going upstairs watch events declined came told corpses hitler burned garden present bunker complex poisoned children committed suicide husband joseph according act murdering children unsettling years later stated event thing experienced bunker prior suicide finally released service free leave mechanic people remaining bunker exchanged letters wives case happened went upstairs office report time according time leg wound turned told released told route try soviet area helping shot fled bunker early morning hours seized met soldiers travelled north tunnels captured shortly taken prisoner brought prison moscow tortured soviet officers attempt extract information hitler days soviet leader extremely interested learning hitler fate theories possible escape spent years soviet forced labour camps later life release captivity returned arrived home new year eve house kilometres time wife worked teacher struggled years life captivity offered odd jobs porter hospital driver job offers wartime contacts required moving away berlin wife refused finally obtained loan backed wealthy german buy painting interior shop berlin ran modest business successfully early allied occupation berlin involved making butter american troops business started old friend business successful considered leaving shop wife convinced remain painting interior business elected parliament served years years later developed died continued manage shop retirement age memoir german der witness published english edition published introduction historian deaths von february october december said survivor loyal hitler end stating nazi monster superman normal like written wonderful boss daughter learned maternal grandmother jewish descent mentioned father refused acknowledge architect supported jewish causes release german film downfall der france french journalist interviewed multiple occasions resulting biography published french garde corps hitler hitler bodyguard march isbn translations released south_america japan spain poland turkey germany served consultant writer film hollywood depiction july plot lived berlin house moved released soviets house district regularly received visitors wished speak interview died berlin september age books garde corps hitler hitler bodyguard isbn der war und mit isbn hitler witness memoirs hitler bodyguard books isbn
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