Gerhard Engel (13 April 1906 – 9 December 1976) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions after serving as an adjutant to Adolf Hitler.

Gerhard Engel joined the army in 1925, and served in the armed forces of the Weimar Republic and then of Nazi Germany.

He wrote a secret diary which was published after the war as "At the Heart of the Reich".

From 13 April 1945 until the end of World War II, Engel commanded the Infantry Division Ulrich von Hutten.

From April 1958 to December 1976, he worked as State Commissioner of the Society for Military Customer in North Rhine-Westphalia.