August Kubizek

August Kubizek
August Kubizek in his youth
Born(1888-08-03)3 August 1888
Died23 October 1956(1956-10-23) (aged 68)
Eferding, Austria
NationalityAustrian
Known forFriend of Adolf Hitler
Political partyNazi Party (1942–1945)
Military career
Allegiance Austria-Hungary
Service / branch Austro-Hungarian Army
Years of service1914–1918
Battles / warsWorld War I

August "Gustl" Friedrich Kubizek (3 August 1888 – 23 October 1956) was an Austrian musical conductor and writer best known for being a close friend of Adolf Hitler, when both were in their late teens. He later wrote about their friendship in his book The Young Hitler I Knew (1955).