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Chauffeur for Adolf Hitler (1910–1975)

Erich Kempka (16 September 1910 – 24 January 1975) was a member of the SS in Nazi Germany who served as Adolf Hitler's primary chauffeur from 1936 to April 1945.

He was present in the area of the Reich Chancellery on 30 April 1945, when Hitler shot himself in the Führerbunker. Kempka delivered petrol to the garden behind the Chancellery, where the remains of Hitler and Eva Braun were burned.

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After Kempka's capture by United States forces, he served as an eyewitness as to Hitler's demise, albeit his self-admitted unreliability.

Early life

Kempka was born on 16 September 1910 in Oberhausen to a coal miner with ten children. Kempka's family were Ruhr Poles. He worked as a mechanic for the automotive manufacturer DKW.

SS career

Kempka joined the Nazi Party on 1 April 1930 as member #225,639.

Kempka served as chauffeur for Josef Terboven until 29 February 1932, when, based on Terboven's recommendation, he was tasked a