11 Facts About Johann Rattenhuber

Johann Rattenhuber, known as Hans Rattenhuber, was a German police and SS general.

Johann Rattenhuber was born in Munich, where he made a career as a police officer.

Johann Rattenhuber's unit provided personal security to members of the Nazi Party leadership and for top members of the Nazi government.

For those occasions, Johann Rattenhuber would be in overall command and the FBK chief, at the time, would act as his deputy.

Johann Rattenhuber travelled to Vinnytsia, Ukraine, as Hitler's Werwolf bunker was under construction to survey the area.

In January 1945, Johann Rattenhuber accompanied Hitler and his entourage into the bunker complex under the Reich Chancellery garden in the central government sector of Berlin.

Johann Rattenhuber was promoted in rank to SS-Gruppenfuhrer on 24 February 1945.

Johann Rattenhuber was one of the group to whom Hitler announced that he intended to kill himself rather than be captured by the Soviet forces who were occupying Berlin.

Johann Rattenhuber was not one of those who took the body up the stairs and outside.

Most, including Johann Rattenhuber, were taken prisoner by the Soviets on the same day or the following day.

Johann Rattenhuber was sentenced by the Court Martial of the Moscow Military District on 15 February 1952 to 25 years' imprisonment.