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Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler ("Life Guards SS Adolf Hitler"; LSSAH) was an elite SS protection unit founded in 1933 as a palace guard to provide protection for Hitler's residences and offices. The LSSAH had some of the strictest entry requirements.
Rochus Misch, who died in 2013, was the first to see Hitler's dead body and Eva Braun in a nightie. He also heard Hitler's orders to burn his corpse and his oath to his soldiers.
As a junior member of Hitler's permanent bodyguard, Misch travelled with Hitler throughout the war. When not serving as bodyguards, Misch and the others in the unit served as telephone operators, couriers, orderlies, valets, and waiters. When on duty, the FBK members were the only armed men Hitler allowed to be near him.
Learn about the SS-Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, the private army that protected Hitler and his regime. See a photo of the bodyguard regiment during a six-day deployment in 1936.
Hitler's Bodyguard (2008–09) is a 13-episode British television documentary series chronicling Adolf Hitler's loyal bodyguard personnel who guarded him throughout his career. The series contains reenactments and first-person accounts of the multiple assassination attempts Hitler faced.
A historical series that reveals how Hitler survived over 40 assassination attempts with the help of his bodyguards. Watch episodes, cast, reviews and more on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
Sep 6, 2013 · Rochus Misch, "Adolf Hitler's devoted bodyguard for most of World War II and the last remaining witness to the Nazi leader's final hours in his Berlin bunker," has died, The Associated Press...
