Heinz Linge

About the Author

Heinz Linge served as Adolf Hitler's personal valet from 1933 until the Führer's death in 1945, witnessing the intimate details of life inside the Nazi inner circle. Born in 1913 in Germany, Linge joined the SS and rose through the ranks to become a trusted confidant, privy to Hitler's daily routines, moods, and final days in the Berlin bunker. After the war, he was captured by Soviet forces and spent a decade in captivity before returning to West Germany. His memoir, With Hitler to the End: The Memoirs of Adolf Hitler's Valet, offers a unique, firsthand account of the dictator's private world, blending mundane observations with the chaos of the Third Reich's collapse. Linge's narrative provides invaluable historical insight, though it remains a controversial document shaped by his proximity to one of history's most infamous figures.