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Walther Hewel

Born March 25, 1904 · Cologne, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Died May 2, 1945 · aged 41

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 attemptin…