File:Traudl_Junge.jpeg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Traudl Junge
Sign in to saveAlso known as Gertraud "Traudl" Junge
secretary to Adolf Hitler (1920-2002)
OverviewAI-generated
Traudl Junge, born Gertraud Humps in Munich on March 16, 1920, was a German memoirist, painter, secretary, and journalist. She worked from 1942 until April 30, 1945. Junge was married to Hans Hermann Junge and resided in Munich. She died of lung cancer in Munich on February 10, 2002, and was buried there.
Her published works include *Bis zur letzten Stunde* and *Derniers témoins du bunker*. She is also associated with the acting department. Junge spoke German and left the quote, "Now that I've let go of my story, I can let go of my life."
Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Wikiquote, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 16 March 1920
- Died
- 10 February 2002
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Bis zur letzten Stunde
- Derniers témoins du bunker
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Gertraud "Traudl" Junge , born Humps, was a German editor who worked as Adolf Hitler's last private secretary from December 1942 to April 1945. After typing out Hitler's will, she remained in the Berlin Führerbunker until his death.
Known for
- Dictator: The Hitler Interviews2025
- The Day Hitler Died — Self2015
- Downfall — Self (archive footage)2004
- Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary — Herself2002
- Hitlers Frauen — Self2001
- The World at War: A Special Presentation - Secretary to Hitler — herself1974
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Gertraud Humps , ( 1920-03-16 ) 16 March 1920, Munich , Bavaria , Germany
- Died
- 10 February 2002 (2002-02-10) (aged 81), Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Occupations
- Secretary copy editor science reporter
- Known for
- Adolf Hitler 's personal secretary during World War II
- Spouse
- Hans Hermann Junge , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. June 1943</span>"}]]}'>1943 ; died 13 August 1944</span>"}]]}'>1944 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Munich
- Place of death
- Munich
- Spouse
- Hans Hermann Junge
- Occupation
- secretary
- Languages spoken
- German
- Image
- Traudl Junge - portrait.jpg
- Residence
- Munich
Show 11 more facts
- date of birth
- 1920-03-16
- date of death
- 2002-02-10
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Gertraud Humps
- name in native language
- Traudl Junge
- name in kana
- ゲルトラウト・ユンゲ
- place of burial
- Munich
- start of work period
- 1942-00-00
- Commons category
- Traudl Junge
- end of work period
- 1945-04-30
via Wikidata · CC0
~10 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Gertraud "Traudl" Junge (née Humps; 16 March 1920 – 10 February 2002) was a German editor who worked as Adolf Hitler's last private secretary from December 1942 to April 1945. After typing Hitler's will, she remained in the Berlin Führerbunker until his death.
Following her arrest and imprisonment in June 1945, both the Soviet and the U.S. militaries interrogated her. Later, in post-war West Germany, she worked as a secretary. In her old age, she decided to publish her memoirs, claiming ignorance of the Nazi atrocities during the war, but blaming herself for missing opportunities to investigate reports about them. Her story, based partly on her book Until the Final Hour, formed a part of several dramatizations, in particular the 2004 German film Downfall about Hitler's final ten days.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Traudl Junge” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.