German diplomat and member of Adolf Hitler's inner circle
Walther Hewel
Hewel in 1941
Permanent Representative of the Reichsminister for Foreign Affairs to the Führer
In office September 1940 – 30 April 1945
Minister
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Preceded by
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Succeeded by
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Head of the Personal Staff of the Reichsminister for Foreign Affairs
In office June 1938 – 2 May 1945
Minister
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Preceded by
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Succeeded by
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Personal details
Born
25 March 1904 Cologne, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died
2 May 1945 (aged 41) Berlin, Nazi Germany
Cause of death
Suicide
Political party
Nazi Party
Profession
Diplomat
Awards
Blood Order
Walther Hewel (25 March 1904 – 2 May 1945) was an early and active member of the Nazi Party who became a German diplomat, 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.
WaltherHewel (25 March 1904 – 2 May 1945) was an early and active member of the Nazi Party who became a German diplomat, an SS-Brigadeführer and one...
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Hitler's dietician, Constanze Manziarly, Ernst-Günther Schenck, and WaltherHewel. Mohnke planned to break out towards the German Army which was positioned...
proportional for life. Besides Hitler and Braun, the alleged passengers were WaltherHewel, Wilhelm Burgdorf, and Hermann Fegelein, with Georg Betz as the pilot...
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the possibility of breaking out to the southwest to link up with General Walther Wenck's 12th Army. Wenck's spearhead had reached the village of Ferch on...
would then require even more conquests. In 1927, Rudolf Hess relayed to WaltherHewel Hitler's belief that world peace could only be acquired "when one power...
on the eve of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. WaltherHewel – An early Party member and a participant in the Beer Hall Putsch. He...
liaison, WaltherHewel even felt the need to write to Jeschonnek on 12 June with recommendations on targets in the Soviet hinterland. Hewel's support was...
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(1932–1938) Eduard Hempel: German Ambassador to Ireland (1937–1945) WaltherHewel: German diplomat Leopold von Hoesch: German Ambassador to France (1923–1932)...
nation "destroyed". Trott submitted an account of his British visits to WaltherHewel, who in turn submitted it to Hitler. When Trott returned to Germany...
gunshot); Wilhelm Burgdorf, 50, German general (suicide by gunshot); WaltherHewel, 41, German diplomat (suicide); Peter Högl, 47, German SS-Obersturmbannführer...
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establishment of complete German global hegemony. Rudolf Hess relayed to Walter Hewel Hitler's belief that world peace could only be acquired "when one power...
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