on 24 january 1935, linge was chosen to be a valet for hitler. he was one of three valets at that time. in september 1939, linge replaced karl wilhelm krause as chief valet for hitler. linge worked as a valet in the reich chancellery in berlin, at hitler's residence near berchtesgaden, and at wolfsschanze in rastenburg. he stated that his daily routine was to wake hitler each day at 11.00am and provide morning newspapers and messages. linge would then keep him stocked with writing materials and spectacles for his morning reading session in bed. hitler would then dress himself to a stopwatch with linge acting as a "referee". he would take a light breakfast of tea, biscuits and an apple and a vegetarian lunch at 2.30pm. dinner with only a few guests present was at 8.00pm. as hitler's valet, linge was also a member of the "führerbegleitkommando" which provided personal security protection for hitler. by 1944, he was also head of hitler's personal service staff. besides accompanying hitler on all his travels, he was responsible for the accommodations; all the servants, mess orderlies, cooks, caterers and maids were "subordinate" to linge.