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progressoid

(49,991 posts) Fri Sep 6, 2013, 11:15 AM Sep 2013

Hitler's bodyguard dies, aged 96

Source: MSN UK News

The man who was one of Adolf Hitler's principle bodyguards for most of the second world war, and who witnessed the Nazi leader's final hours in his Berlin bunker, has died at the age of 96.

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Misch never spoke critically about his years working for Hitler, whom he affectionately called "boss".

In a 2005 interview he described Hitler as "a very normal man. "He was no brute. He was no monster. He was no superman."

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He recalled that on 22 April, two days before two Soviet armies completed their encirclement Berlin, Hitler said: "That's it. The war is lost. Everybody can go." "Everyone except those who still had jobs to do like us - we had to stay," Misch said. "The lights, water, telephone... those had to be kept going but everybody else was allowed to go and almost all were gone immediately."

Read more: http://news.uk.msn.com/world/hitler-bodyguard-rochus-misch-dies-age-96/

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Hitler's bodyguard dies, aged 96 (Original Post) progressoid Sep 2013 OP

Sorry dude,...we've had WAY too much fun watching him flip out... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #1

By the second sentence, I was thinking of these parodies also... LOL nt winstars Sep 2013 #2

My favorite non-political one... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #3

"No more occultism. No more super science. No more gimmicks." krispos42 Sep 2013 #5

"He was no brute. He was no monster. He was no superman." Javaman Sep 2013 #4

United Kingdom can't write English. Should be "principal" in the first sentence. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #6

Maybe it's the full title "principle bodyguard". He was the guard of Hitler's Principles. Amimnoch Sep 2013 #8

There's something you want to leave off your resume n/t Scootaloo Sep 2013 #28

Why do evil people live so long? nt kelliekat44 Sep 2013 #7

Burn in hell, evil SS fucker tabasco Sep 2013 #9

The last of the "good" Germans. dflprincess Sep 2013 #10

Did this guy ever do any jail time gopiscrap Sep 2013 #11

9 years in a Soviet POW camp. progressoid Sep 2013 #12

Thanks I didn't know that gopiscrap Sep 2013 #17

And now it's time for... Springtime for Hitler! LiberalElite Sep 2013 #13

Dammit. progressoid Sep 2013 #15

Sorry. It's playing in my head too. LiberalElite Sep 2013 #16

it's still playing in my head - LiberalElite Sep 2013 #22

I watched "Brazil" last night so I have a little samba going on! progressoid Sep 2013 #23

Speaking of Hitler's Bodyguard. Did anyone see the series? Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2013 #14

Haven't seen it. Looks good. Did this body guard save him at any point? joshcryer Sep 2013 #19

The term bodyguard is a bit deceiving because it refers to the plural "bodyguards" or... Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2013 #20

Thanks so much, favorited. joshcryer Sep 2013 #21

Why haven't I ever heard of this guy? I had no idea an eyewitness to Hitler's last stand was alive. Kablooie Sep 2013 #18

Me too and I study Hitler and Nazis a lot. Cleita Sep 2013 #26

"And sometimes he brought doughnuts for the whole office!" Tom Ripley Sep 2013 #24

How ironic if Hitler reacts to this Kennah Sep 2013 #25

"his attack of Poland and Russia was done to REPUDIATE warmongering!" MisterP Sep 2013 #27

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

1. Sorry dude,...we've had WAY too much fun watching him flip out...

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 11:28 AM

Sep 2013

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/60bc7be2b1/hitler-finds-out-the-hitler-downfall-parody-videos-are-being-taken-down

winstars

(4,220 posts)

2. By the second sentence, I was thinking of these parodies also... LOL nt

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 11:42 AM

Sep 2013

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

3. My favorite non-political one...

Reply to winstars (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 12:02 PM

Sep 2013

krispos42

(49,445 posts)

5. "No more occultism. No more super science. No more gimmicks."

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 01:09 PM

Sep 2013

"They are clearly not working. Time to get back to the basics."
<pause>
"Prepare my Mecha-Suit for battle".

Javaman

(62,530 posts)

4. "He was no brute. He was no monster. He was no superman."

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 12:39 PM

Sep 2013

He was a drug addled sociopath.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,010 posts)

6. United Kingdom can't write English. Should be "principal" in the first sentence. nt

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 03:26 PM

Sep 2013

Amimnoch

(4,558 posts)

8. Maybe it's the full title "principle bodyguard". He was the guard of Hitler's Principles.

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #6)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 05:19 PM

Sep 2013

LOL of course I gest. I shook my head as well when I read that sentence as well.

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

28. There's something you want to leave off your resume n/t

Reply to Amimnoch (Reply #8)

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 01:21 AM

Sep 2013

kelliekat44

(7,759 posts)

7. Why do evil people live so long? nt

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 05:10 PM

Sep 2013

tabasco

(22,974 posts)

9. Burn in hell, evil SS fucker

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 09:40 PM

Sep 2013

'nuff said

dflprincess

(28,079 posts)

10. The last of the "good" Germans.

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 10:58 PM

Sep 2013

"But he always shied away from questions of guilt or responsibility for the Holocaust, saying he knew nothing of the murder of six million" - I wasn't aware that Sgt. "I know nothzing" Schultz was Hitler's bodyguard.

Here's a guy who won't have stand in line to get into hell.

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)

11. Did this guy ever do any jail time

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 10:59 PM

Sep 2013

progressoid

(49,991 posts)

12. 9 years in a Soviet POW camp.

Reply to gopiscrap (Reply #11)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 11:05 PM

Sep 2013

Following the German surrender on 7 May, Misch was taken to the Soviet Union, where he spent the next nine years in prisoner-of-war camps.

He was only allowed to return to Berlin in 1954, where he was reunited with his wife Gerda, whom he married in 1942 and who died in 1997.

Misch made a new life as a shopkeeper.

When interviewed and photographed in 2005, Misch - then aged 87 - still bore the traces of an SS man, boasting a rigid posture, broad shoulders and neatly combed white hair.

But he always shied away from questions of guilt or responsibility for the Holocaust, saying he knew nothing of the murder of six million Jews and that Hitler never brought up the so-called "Final Solution" in his presence.

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)

17. Thanks I didn't know that

Reply to progressoid (Reply #12)

Sat Sep 7, 2013, 01:01 AM

Sep 2013

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

13. And now it's time for... Springtime for Hitler!

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 11:15 PM

Sep 2013

progressoid

(49,991 posts)

15. Dammit.

Reply to LiberalElite (Reply #13)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 11:37 PM

Sep 2013

I didn't even click on the video. Just looked at the title and now that song has been playing in my head for the last 20 minutes!

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

16. Sorry. It's playing in my head too.

Reply to progressoid (Reply #15)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 11:41 PM

Sep 2013

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

22. it's still playing in my head -

Reply to progressoid (Reply #15)

Sat Sep 7, 2013, 07:52 PM

Sep 2013

especially - "Watch out here comes the MASTER RACE"

progressoid

(49,991 posts)

23. I watched "Brazil" last night so I have a little samba going on!

Reply to LiberalElite (Reply #22)

Sat Sep 7, 2013, 10:27 PM

Sep 2013

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,330 posts)

14. Speaking of Hitler's Bodyguard. Did anyone see the series?

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 11:17 PM

Sep 2013

I found it fascinating how many attempts were made on his life.

The amount of security and technology was fascinating. He had one of the first ejection seats which was basically a recliner, a trap door and a parachute.

He was cagey. And lucky - my dad would say he had a horseshoe up his ass.

http://uktv.co.uk/yesterday/item/aid/609254
For the first time thanks to previously unseen SS records and images, this series provides a unique insight into the men that guarded Hitler and explores one of the most enduring and unanswered questions surviving from World War II – why, in 25 years, did no-one manage to kill Adolf Hitler?

Causing the deaths of 50 million people, Adolph Hitler became one of the 20th century’s most iconic hate figures. Despised by those he persecuted, and even by some of his own commanders, Hitler’s life was constantly in danger as he spread his tyranny throughout Europe. As he developed from shock politician to supreme leader of Nazi Germany, he collected a long list of enemies along the way.

Protecting Hitler was one of the world’s toughest jobs. During his time in power he survived over 40 attempts on his life thanks to his fearless bodyguards.

These included perhaps his closest and most trusted bodyguard Bruno Gesche, a tough street fighter. In return, Hitler repaid Gesche by promoting him to his personal bodyguard crew and this rock-solid inner circle repelled assassination attempt after assassination attempt.

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)

19. Haven't seen it. Looks good. Did this body guard save him at any point?

Reply to Hassin Bin Sober (Reply #14)

Sat Sep 7, 2013, 03:01 AM

Sep 2013

That'd be interesting to learn.

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,330 posts)

20. The term bodyguard is a bit deceiving because it refers to the plural "bodyguards" or...

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #19)

Sat Sep 7, 2013, 09:16 AM

Sep 2013

.... the entire security apparatus of anything from run of the mill troops to closely held fanatics. It also refers to the equipment like specially equipped trains and airplanes.

I don't recall any instance where he was saved by anything but his own luck or cagey refusal to keep a schedule or let ANYONE know his exact travel schedule/plans. But there may have been times in "the early days" when his thug followers saved his bacon.

I started re watching it again last night. It appears the entire series is on YouTube. Here is the first in the series.

http://m.