Who Was Alive

Were Adolf Hitler and Erich Honecker alive at the same time?

Yes. Adolf Hitler and Erich Honecker were alive at the same time for 32 years, from 1912 to 1945.

Adolf Hitler was 23 when Erich Honecker was born.

Erich Honecker was 32 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56

Erich Honecker

Former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party

Born 25 August 1912 · died 29 May 1994, aged 81

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  4. Adolf Hitler
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Adolf Hitler and Erich Honecker in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.