総統大本営
He joined the SS (member number: 249,998) and became a member of Adolf Hitler's bodyguard unit in 1933 and attained the rank of SS-"Obersturmführer" (first lieutenant) in 1934. From April 1935 he became the deputy to Johann Rattenhuber in the "Reichssicherheitsdienst" (Reich Security Service; RSD) and later was appointed Chief of RSD Department 1 (responsible for the personal protection of Hitler on a day-to-day basis during the war). In this capacity he was posted to the Obersalzberg, Munich and Berlin. From November 1944 forward, he was stationed in Berlin and held the title of Criminal Director. Beginning in January 1945, Högl spent time in the "Führerbunker" below the Reich Chancellery garden in central Berlin. In April 1945, it became a "de facto" Führer Headquarters during the Battle of Berlin, and ultimately, the last of Hitler's headquarters.