Walther Hewel

Known for

Acting

Born

March 25, 1904

Died

May 2, 1945

Birthplace

Cologne, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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.