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This is the personal account of a Luftwaffe aide always at Hitler's side from 1937 until the last days in Berlin, now published for the first time in English. Nicolaus von Below was a 29-year-old pilot when Goering selected him for the position of Hitler's Luftwaffe adjutant. He was with Hitler at every stage as World War II was planned, started and unfolded, and his observations tell of Hitler's responses to momentous events as well as military decisions and policy-making at Fnhrer Headquarters. His account is a superb source describing life in Hitler's inner circle, relied on by Gitta Sereny in her biography of Albert Speer. H
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Revenge of the Book Diary (2025) (97 books items)"24.3. A very interesting look at the politics of Third Reich from the perspective of an insider. Nicolaus von Below was Hitler's personal adjutant and he was present on many occasions where critical decisions were made and he knew personally many of the big names of the Nazi party. Though, I must admit that there's a lot of details that feel very much pointless and may have been distorted over time. Von Below was an old man when he wrote this and none of his notes or diaries survived, so take e"
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