Otto Günsche was a Sturmbannführer within the SS, Member of the Leibstandarte and Adolf Hitler's Personal Adjutant. He was the man who cremated Hitler's corpse.
Günsche was born in Jena, Thuringia, and was present during the attempt to kill Hitler, on July 20, 1944.
As the end of the Third Reich became imminent, Hitler asked Günsche to ensure that his body would be burnt after his death. Having done so, Günsche left the Führerbunker a few hours later, on April 30, 1945, but was eventually captured by Soviet Troops encircling the City soon thereafter.
He was imprisoned in Bautzen, until 1956, when he was ultimately released. During his imprisonment Günsche was a primary contributor to Operation Myth, the biography of Hitler that was provided to Joseph Stalin. The report was published in 2005, under the title "The Hitler Book: The Secret Dossier Prepared for Stalin from the Interrogations of Hitler's Personal Aides".
The father of three children, he died of heart failure at his home in Lohmar, aged 86. His corpse was cremated and the ashes where strewn into the North Sea, by the closest family members.
Günsche was born in Jena, Thuringia, and was present during the attempt to kill Hitler, on July 20, 1944.
As the end of the Third Reich became imminent, Hitler asked Günsche to ensure that his body would be burnt after his death. Having done so, Günsche left the Führerbunker a few hours later, on April 30, 1945, but was eventually captured by Soviet Troops encircling the City soon thereafter.
He was imprisoned in Bautzen, until 1956, when he was ultimately released. During his imprisonment Günsche was a primary contributor to Operation Myth, the biography of Hitler that was provided to Joseph Stalin. The report was published in 2005, under the title "The Hitler Book: The Secret Dossier Prepared for Stalin from the Interrogations of Hitler's Personal Aides".
The father of three children, he died of heart failure at his home in Lohmar, aged 86. His corpse was cremated and the ashes where strewn into the North Sea, by the closest family members.
Otto Günsche was a Sturmbannführer within the SS, Member of the Leibstandarte and Adolf Hitler's Personal Adjutant. He was the man who cremated Hitler's corpse.
Günsche was born in Jena, Thuringia, and was present during the attempt to kill Hitler, on July 20, 1944.
As the end of the Third Reich became imminent, Hitler asked Günsche to ensure that his body would be burnt after his death. Having done so, Günsche left the Führerbunker a few hours later, on April 30, 1945, but was eventually captured by Soviet Troops encircling the City soon thereafter.
He was imprisoned in Bautzen, until 1956, when he was ultimately released. During his imprisonment Günsche was a primary contributor to Operation Myth, the biography of Hitler that was provided to Joseph Stalin. The report was published in 2005, under the title "The Hitler Book: The Secret Dossier Prepared for Stalin from the Interrogations of Hitler's Personal Aides".
The father of three children, he died of heart failure at his home in Lohmar, aged 86. His corpse was cremated and the ashes where strewn into the North Sea, by the closest family members.
Günsche was born in Jena, Thuringia, and was present during the attempt to kill Hitler, on July 20, 1944.
As the end of the Third Reich became imminent, Hitler asked Günsche to ensure that his body would be burnt after his death. Having done so, Günsche left the Führerbunker a few hours later, on April 30, 1945, but was eventually captured by Soviet Troops encircling the City soon thereafter.
He was imprisoned in Bautzen, until 1956, when he was ultimately released. During his imprisonment Günsche was a primary contributor to Operation Myth, the biography of Hitler that was provided to Joseph Stalin. The report was published in 2005, under the title "The Hitler Book: The Secret Dossier Prepared for Stalin from the Interrogations of Hitler's Personal Aides".
The father of three children, he died of heart failure at his home in Lohmar, aged 86. His corpse was cremated and the ashes where strewn into the North Sea, by the closest family members.
Bio by: Laurie
