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Rochus Misch
1917 – 2013
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryRochus Misch was a German Oberscharführer (sergeant) in the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH). He was badly wounded during the Polish campaign during the first month of World War II in Europe. After recovering, from 1940 to April 1945, he served in the Führerbegleitkommando as a bodyguard, courier, and telephone operator for German dictator Adolf Hitler.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
July 29, 1917
Stare Siołkowice
Date of death
September 5, 2013
Berlin
Citizenship
Germany
Occupations & fields
writerpaintermilitary personnelbodyguard
Awards & honours
Iron CrossAnschluss MedalSudetenland Medal
- Field and occupation
- německý poddůstojník
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