Nicolaus von Below (20 September 1907 – 24 July 1983) was an officer in the Luftwaffe before and during WWII. Below was born on the estate of Jargelin near Anklam, in the Province of Pomerania. Below was German dictator Adolf Hitler's Air Force (Luftwaffe) adjutant from 1937 through 1945. During the time between the Christmas and New Year's holiday of 1944, Hitler told Below: "I know the war is lost, the enemy's superiority is far too great." But Hitler, still dwelling on the July 20 Plot to kill him, blamed the traitors. He then told Below: "We will never surrender, we may go down, but we will take a world with us."