her: "She was charming and obliging and showed no weakness right up to the last moment." By 27 April, Below was part of a very small group which were present for the military briefings. General Krebs was the only senior military officer still present and Reich propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, who had moved into the bunker complex with his family, now also was present. On 29 April, after the wedding of Hitler and Braun, Below was a witness to the last will and testament of Adolf Hitler. He did not sign the Political Testament but added his signature to the Private Testament of the document. Thereafter, Below asked Hitler if he could leave the Führerbunker and attempt to make it out of Berlin to the west. Hitler granted him permission to leave. On 30 April, Below left Berlin carrying a letter from Hitler to Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel explaining the recent events of betrayal and extolling the sacrifices of the German people. Post-war He was arrested by the British in 1946 and held until 1948. After the war, Below wrote a memoir of his experiences as an adjutant to Hitler from 1937 to 1945, At Hitler's Side (2001) (). He died on 24 July 1983 in Detmold, West Germany. Notes References External links 1907 births 1983 deaths People from Vorpommern-Greifswald Luftwaffe personnel of World War II Nicolaus People from the Province of Pomerania Adjutants of Adolf Hitler