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Encyclopedia > Heinz Linge

Heinz Linge (born 23 March 1913; died 1980) was a valet at German dictator Adolf Hitler's headquarters. is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... For the 2007 French film, see The Valet. ... Hitler redirects here. ...

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Early life

Linge was born in Bremen, Germany. He worked as a valet at Wolfsschanze in Rastenburg. This article is about the city in Germany. ... Remains of largest bunker (Adolf Hitlers) at Wolfsschanze. ... Church in Kętrzyn Kętrzyn (Polish ; German: ) is a town in northeastern Poland with 28,351 inhabitants (2004). ...


Berlin, 1945

Linge was one of many soldiers, servants, secretaries, and officers who moved into the Reich Chancellery bunker in 1945. There he continued as Hitler's favorite valet and protocol officer and was one of those who closely witnessed the last days of Hitler's life during the Battle of Berlin. Exterior view of the entrance of the New Reich Chancellery. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Belligerents Soviet Union Poland Germany Commanders 1st Belorussian Front – Georgiy Zhukov 2nd Belorussian Front – Konstantin Rokossovsky 1st Ukrainian Front – Ivan Konev Army Group Vistula – Gotthard Heinrici then Kurt von Tippelskirch[3] Army Group Centre – Ferdinand Schörner Berlin Defence Area – Hellmuth Reymann then Helmuth Weidling #[4] Strength Total strength 2...


Linge worked as a valet at Hitler's bunker in Berlin (the Führerbunker). He was also Hitler's personal ordinance officer. Linge delivered messages to Hitler and he escorted people for whom Hitler had sent. This article is about the capital of Germany. ... This is a reconstruction of the layout of the Führerbunker. ...


Aftermath

Linge was one of the last to leave the Führerbunker. He was arrested by the Red Army, which interrogated him about the circumstances of Hitler's death. Linge was released from Soviet captivity in 1955. He died in Bremen in West Germany in 1980. For other organizations known as the Red Army, see Red Army (disambiguation). ... CCCP redirects here. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the city in Germany. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...


Popular culture

Linge is portrayed by actor Thomas Limpinsel in Oliver Hirschbiegel's 2004 German film Downfall. In Hans-Jürgen Syberberg's Hitler – ein Film aus Deutschland (1978) [1], he is played by Hellmut Lange. A Soviet film depicts Linge shooting Hitler after his death, in order to create the impression that he had not died in a "cowardly" manner. Oliver Hirschbiegel (born 26 March 1957) is a German film director. ... Downfall (German: Der Untergang) is a 2004 German / Austrian film depicting the final ten days of Adolf Hitler in his Berlin bunker and Nazi Germany in 1945, written by Bernd Eichinger, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, and based upon the books: Inside Hitlers Bunker, by historian Joachim Fest; portions of...

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Final occupants of the Führerbunker by date of departure
April 22
April 23
April 24
April 28
April 29
Heinrich Müller · Bernd von Freytag-Loringhoven · Gerhardt Boldt · Rudolf Weiss
April 30
May 1
Erich Kempka · Traudl Junge · Gerda Christian · Constanze Manziarly · Else Krüger · Otto Günsche · Johann Rattenhuber · Werner Naumann · Wilhelm Mohnke · Hans-Erich Voss · Ludwig Stumpfegger · Martin Bormann · Artur Axmann · Walther Hewel · Günther Schwägermann · Armin D. Lehmann
May 2
Date uncertain
Wilhelm Zander · Heinz Lorenz · Heinz Linge · Hans Baur · Helmut Kunz
Still present on May 2
Committed suicide
Ernst-Robert Grawitz · Adolf and Eva Hitler · Joseph and Magda Goebbels · Wilhelm Burgdorf · Hans Krebs · Peter Högl
Killed
This is a reconstruction of the layout of the Führerbunker. ... Karl Gebhardt (November 23, 1897 in Haag – June 2, 1948 in Landsberg am Lech) was a German medical doctor; personal physician of Heinrich Himmler and one of the main coordinators and perpetrators of surgical experiments performed on inmates of the concentration camps at Ravensbrück and Auschwitz. ... Julius Schaub, Reinhard Heydrich and Walther Hewel at the Berghof. ... Christa Schröder was one of Adolf Hitlers personal secretaries before and during World War II. She lived at the Wolfsschanze near Rastenburg with him along with others in their retinue. ... Johanna Wolf (Born June 1, 1900 in Munich; † June 5, 1985 in Munich), was one of German dictator Adolf Hitlers secretaries. ... Theodor Morell Theodor (Theo) Gilbert Morell (July 22, 1886 – May 26, 1948) was German dictator Adolf Hitlers personal physician. ... For the son of Albert Speer, also an architect, see Albert Speer (the younger). ... Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim von Ribbentrop (born Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim Ribbentrop) (April 30, 1893 – October 16, 1946) was Foreign Minister of Germany from 1938 until 1945. ... Walter Frentz, (b. ... Robert Ritter von Greim. ... ‹ The template below (Citations missing) is being considered for deletion. ... Bernd Freiherr Freytag von Loringhoven, commonly known as Bernd von Freytag-Loringhoven ( born February 6, 1914; died February 27, 2007), was an officer in the German Army during World War II and post-war. ... Gerhardt Boldt was a German soldier who wrote about his experiences during World War II. Boldt was a young cavalry officer who served on the Eastern Front. ... Categories: Stub ... Erich Kempka. ... Traudl Junge just after World War II. Traudl Junge (born Gertraud Humps; 16 March 1920 – 10 February 2002) was Adolf Hitlers youngest personal private secretary, from December 1942 to April 1945. ... Gerda Christian (December 13, 1913 – April 14, 1997; born Gerda Daranowski) was one of the three private secretaries of Adolf Hitler during World War II. Dara (how Hitler referred to her) started working for him in 1937 after his secretaries Johanna Wolf and Christa Schroeder had complained about having too... Born in 1920 Innsbruck, Constanze Manziarly served as a cook/dietician to Adolf Hitler, from his 1943 stays at the Berghof until his final days in the Führerbunker in 1945. ... Else Krüger was a German secretary during World War II. Krüger was Martin Bormans secretary. ... Otto Günsche (September 24, 1917 - October 2, 2003) was a Sturmbannführer in the SS and a close aide of Adolf Hitler, and was asked by the Führer to ensure that his body would be burnt after death. ... Johann Rattenhuber in Soviet captivity Johann Rattenhuber (30 April 1897 - 30 June 1957), also known as Hans Rattenhuber, German police and SS officer, was the head of Adolf Hitlers bodyguard at the time of Hitlers death in April 1945. ... Werner Naumann (June 16, 1909 Guhrau, Schlesien - October 25, 1982, Lüdenscheid) was an official in Joseph Goebbels Propagandaministerium in Nazi Germany. ... Wilhelm Mohnke, 1944 SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Mohnke (March 15, 1911 - August 6, 2001) was one of Hitlers last remaining generals. ... Hans-Erich Voss in Soviet captivity Vice-Admiral Hans-Erich Voss (or Voß, see ß) (1897-1969) German naval officer, was among the last people to see Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels alive. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Martin Bormann Martin Bormann (June 17, 1900 - c. ... 16. ... Schaub, Heydrich and Hewel at the Berghof. ... Günther Schwägermann was born on 24 July 1915 in Uelzen and served in the Nazi government of German dictator Adolf Hitler. ... // Armin Dieter Lehmann witnessed the collapse of the Third Reich as a teenager from a unique vantage point - Hitlers bunker. ... Rochus Misch in 1999 and in 1944 Rochus Misch (born July 29, 1917) is a former Oberscharführer in the 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler who worked as a courier, bodyguard and telephone operator for Adolf Hitler from 1940 to 1945. ... General Helmuth Weidling was the German officer who surrended Berlin to the Soviet forces in the final stages of world war two. ... Hans Refior was a German officer during World War II. On 18 March 1945, Colonel Refior became the Chief of Staff for Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant) Helmuth Reymann during the during the Battle for Berlin. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Siegfried Knappe (b. ... A native of Munich, SS Standartenführer Wilhelm Zander served as an adjutant to Martin Bormann during the Second World War. ... Heinz Lorenz was the deputy press attaché in the Fuhrerbunker during 1945. ... Hans Baur (June 19, 1897 – February 17, 1993) was Hitlers pilot during his political campaigns of the 1920s and 1930s, later his personal pilot and leader of the Reichsregierung squadron. ... Helmut Kunz was an SS doctor who, after the suicide of Adolf Hitler, was ordered to kill the six children of Joseph Goebbels. ... Erna Flegel (born July 11, [1911] in Kiel, died February 16, [2006] in Mölln]) was a German nurse. ... Werner Haase in Soviet captivity Werner Haase (2 August 1900 - 30 November 1950), German professor of medicine and SS officer, was one of Adolf Hitlers personal physicians. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... Prof. ... Hitler redirects here. ... Eva Anna Paula Braun, died Eva Anna Paula Hitler[1] (February 6, 1912 – April 30, 1945) was the longtime companion of Adolf Hitler and briefly his wife. ... Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation: IPA: ; English generally IPA: ) (October 29, 1897 – May 1, 1945) was a German politician and Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda during the National Socialist regime from 1933 to 1945. ... Magda Goebbels Johanna Maria Magdalena Goebbels, known as Magda Goebbels (November 11, 1901 – May 1, 1945) was the wife of Nazi Germanys Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. ... Wilhelm Burgdorf (14 February 1895-1 May 1945) was born in Fürstenwalde and served as a commander and staff officer in the German army during World War II. He was one of the officers most loyal to Adolf Hitler in the final months of the war and commited suicide... General of Infantry Hans Krebs (4 March 1898, Helmstedt - d. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Obergruppenführer Hermann Otto Fegelein (30 October 1906–c. ... The Goebbels family on October 29, 1942: (back row) Hilde, Harald Quandt and Helga; (front row) Helmut, Holde, Magda, Heide, Joseph and Hedda. ...

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