Eckhard Christian

Eckhard Christian
Born	(1907-12-01)1 December 1907 Charlottenburg, Berlin, German Empire
Died	3 January 1985(1985-01-03) (aged 77) Bad Kreuznach, West Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Reichsmarine (1926–1934)  Luftwaffe (1934–1945)
Years of service	1926–1945
Rank	Leutnant zur See Generalmajor
Battles/wars	World War II Battles of Narvik Battle of Berlin
Awards	German Cross in Silver Iron Cross 1st Class War Merit Cross 1st Class
Spouse(s)	Gerda Christian

Eckhard Christian (1 December 1907 – 3 January 1985) was a Luftwaffe officer in World War II, and rose to the rank of Generalmajor. On 2 February 1943, he married Gerda Daranowski who was one of Adolf Hitler's private secretaries during World War II.^[1] Christian was captured by British troops on 8 May 1945 and held in custody until 7 May 1947.