Walther Hewel

Born

1904-03-25

Died

1945-05-02

Birthplace

Cologne, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Biography

Walther Hewel (25 March 1904 – 2 May 1945) was a German diplomat, an early member of the Nazi Party, an SS-Brigadeführer and one of German dictator Adolf Hitler's personal friends. He served as the liaison officer between Reichsminister for Foreign Affairs Joachim von Ribbentrop and Hitler's headquarters. Present in the Führerbunker during the Battle of Berlin, he committed suicide while attempting to escape the Red Army after the breakout from the bunker.