Wilhelm Burgdorf, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German general
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Place of Birth: FĂĽrstenwalde/Spree, Brandenburg, Germany
About Wilhelm Burgdorf
- Wilhelm Emanuel Burgdorf (15 February 1895 – 2 May 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, who served as a commander and staff officer in the German Army (Wehrmacht) (army).
- In October 1944, Burgdorf assumed the role of the Chief of the Army Personnel Office (Heerespersonalamt) and Chief Adjutant to Adolf Hitler.
- In this capacity, he played a role in the forced suicide of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
- Burgdorf committed suicide in the FĂĽhrerbunker on 2 May 1945 at the conclusion of the Battle of Berlin.
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