Julius Schaub

Julius Schaub
Aide and Adjutant to Adolf Hitler
In office 1 January 1925 – 30 April 1945
Leader	Adolf Hitler
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	Julius Schaub 20 August 1898 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died	27 December 1967(1967-12-27) (aged 69) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Political party	NSDAP
Military service
Allegiance	German Empire  Nazi Germany
Branch/service	Heer Schutzstaffel
Years of service	1917–1918 1925–1945
Rank	SS-Obergruppenführer
Unit	Führerbegleitkommando
Battles/wars	World War I World War II

Julius Schaub (20 August 1898 – 27 December 1967) was an aide and adjutant to German dictator Adolf Hitler from the 1920s until the dictator's suicide on 30 April 1945.

Born in 1898 in Munich, Bavaria, Schaub served as a field medic during World War I, during which he injured both of his feet. During the hard times which followed the war, Schaub joined the Nazi Party. After losing his job because of his membership, Hitler hired him as his personal aide, a position he held for over 20 years.

Schaub took care of Hitler's personal belongings, papers and travel journeys, making him a trusted figure in Hitler's inner circle. In 1924, he was imprisoned with Hitler for his involvement in the coup d'état attempt of November 1923 in Munich. In time he closely befriended Hitler. He was promoted to the position of chief aide and adjutant to Hitler in October 1940. Later in July 1944, Schaub was not present during the military briefing in a Wolfsschanze barrack in which a bomb exploded in an attempt on Hitler's life, killing four people and injuring twenty others. Schaub was in another building in the complex.

Schaub was ordered to leave the Führerbunker in late April 1945 and destroy all of Hitler's personal belongings and papers. He was arrested by the Americans on 8 May 1945. Schaub died on 27 December 1967 in Munich.