About Erich Kempka
Erich Kempka 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. After Kempka's capture by United States forces, he served as a witness as to Hitler's demise, while admitting to his unreliability. He was awarded a Totenkopfring and the SS Honor Sword from Heinrich Himmler. A group of Soviet soldiers discovered them. In 1936, with the death of Julius Schreck, Kempka became Hitler's primary chauffeur.
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