Julius Schaub
German general
Died when: 69 years 129 days (832 months)Star Sign: Leo
Julius Schaub (20 August 1898 – 27 December 1967) was the chief aide and adjutant to German dictator Adolf Hitler until the dictator's suicide on 30 April 1945.
Born in 1898 in Munich, Bavaria, Schaub served as a field medic during World War I, during which he injured both of his feet.
During the hard times which followed the War, Schaub joined the Nazi Party.After losing his job because of his membership, Hitler hired him as his personal aide, a position he held for 25 years.
Schaub took care of Hitler's personal belongings, papers and travel journeys, making him a notable figure in Hitler's inner circle.
In 1924, he was imprisoned with Hitler for his involvement in the coup d'état attempt of November 1923 in Munich.In time he closely befriended Hitler.
Later in July 1944, Schaub was not present during the military briefing in a Wolfsschanze barrack in which a bomb exploded in an attempt on Hitler's life, killing four people and injuring twenty others.
Schaub was in another building in the complex.Schaub was ordered to leave the Führerbunker in late April 1945 and destroy all of Hitler's personal belongings and papers.
He was arrested by the Americans on 8 May 1945.Schaub died on 27 December 1967 in Munich.
