Eckhard Christian was a Luftwaffe officer in World War II, and rose to the rank of Generalmajor. On 2 February 1943, he married Gerda Daranowski who was one of Adolf Hitler's private secretaries during World War II. Christian was captured by British troops on 8 May 1945 and held in custody until 7 May 1947.

Gerda Christian, nicknamed "Dara", was one of Adolf Hitler's private secretaries before and during World War II.