Misch hitler biography

Biography of Rochus Misch

Rochus Misch, an SS Obersturmführer, courier, bodyguard, and telephone operator of Adolf Hitler, could not be described as particularly tough or ruthless - compared to other Nazis, he was rather harmless.

Misch simply tried to do his job well; unfortunately, his job was too high-profile - Rochus Misch was one of Hitler's personal bodyguards.

Misch was born in Alt-Schalkowitz, Upper Silesia. His father, a builder, died from injuries sustained during World War I, and his widowed mother died of pneumonia when Misch was only 3 years old.

For some time, Misch earned a living as an artist. In , Misch got married, and later he and his wife Gerda had a daughter named Brigitta Jacob-Engelken, who would become an architect and a strong supporter of Jews. It was later revealed that Brigitta's mother, and therefore herself, wa