| Hans Hermann Junge | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 February 1914 |
| Died | 13 August 1944 (aged 30) |
| Place of birth | Preetz, Holstein, Imperial Germany |
| Place of death | Dreux, France |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1933–1944 |
| Rank |
 Obersturmführer |
| Unit | 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend |
| Battles/wars | |
Hans Hermann Junge (11 February 1914– 13 August 1944[1]) born in Preetz / Holstein was a German SS officer who served as aide-de-camp to Adolf Hitler.[2]
Junge was born in Wilster in Schleswig-Holstein Province. He joined the SS in 1933. In 1934 he volunteered for the 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, and in 1936 he joined Hitler's escort commando. In 1940 Junge became a valet and orderly to Hitler and met Traudl Humps, who was Hitler's last private secretary. Junge was second to Heinz Linge.[3]
On Hitler's suggestion, Junge and Humps got married on 19 June 1943. On 14 July 1943, he joined the Waffen-SS. About Junge's going to the front, his wife Traudl wrote in her memoirs:[4]
| “ | ... He was one of the few people to realize that in the long run, Hitler's ideas would have such an effect on you that in the end you would not know what you had thought of yourself, and what was due to outside influence. Junge wanted his sense of objectivity back. He had applied several times to go to the front, which was the only way he could give up his job with Hitler. ... | ” |
The following year he died in combat as an SS-Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) in a low flying aircraft attack in Dreux, France. According to Lehmann and Carroll, "Hitler had liked Hans Junge and was so upset by his death that he broke the news to [Traudl Junge] personally."[2]
References[]
- ↑ Some sources give date of death as 18 August 1944.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lehmann, Armin Dieter; Carroll, Tim (2005). In Hitler's Bunker: A Boy Soldier's Eyewitness Account of the Fuhrer's Last Days Globe Pequot, ISBN 978-1-59228-578-5
- ↑ Hamilton, Charles (1984). Leaders and personalities of the Third Reich: their biographies, portraits, and autographs. R. James Bender Publishing, ISBN 978-0-912138-27-5
- ↑ Junge, Traudl, Until the Final Hour, (English edition) London, 2002, ISBN 0-297-84720-1
See also[]
- Downfall (2005 movie by Oliver Hirschbiegel)
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