Mohnke was personally made Kommandant (Battle Commander) by Adolf Hitler himself for the defense of the center government district of Berlin (Zitadelle sector).
This all important task included the Reich Chancellery and Führerbunker. This led him to form Kampfgruppe Mohnke, composed of a variety of SS groups, its core being the legendary 800 men of the L…
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