Hitler's last witness : the memoirs of Hitler's bodyguard / Rochus Misch ; co-authored by Michael Stehle, Professor Jorn Precht, Ralph Giordano, Regina Carstensen and Sandra Zarrinbal ; translated by Geoffrey Brooks.
Language: English Original language: German Publication details: Brunswick, Vic. : Scribe Publications, 2014.Description: xxvii, 243 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781925106107 (paperback)
- Memoirs of Hitler's bodyguard
- Misch, Rochus, 1917-2013
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
- Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Schutzstaffel
- Waffen-SS. SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte SS "Adolf Hitler," 1 -- History
- Germany. Reichskanzlei
- Waffen-SS. SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte SS "Adolf Hitler," 1
- Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei, Schutzstaffel
- Nazis -- History
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, German
- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945
- 943.086092 23
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 943.086 MIS | Available | 057957 |
Originally published in German under the title Der Letze zeuge in 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
After being seriously wounded in the 1939 Polish campaign, Rochus Misch was invited to join Hitler's SS-bodyguard. There he served until the war's end as Hitler's bodyguard, courier, orderly and finally as Chief of Communications. On the Berghof terrace he watched Eva Braun organise parties; observed Heinrich Himmler and Albert Speer; and monitored telephone conversations from Berlin to the East Prussian FHQ on 20 July 1944 after the attempt on Hitler's life. Towards the end Misch was drawn into the Fuhrerbunker with the last of the 'faithful'. As defeat approached, he remained in charge of the bunker switchboard as his duty required, even after Hitler committed suicide.
Translated from the German.
