Karl-Heinrich Bodenschatz (10 December 1890 – 25 August 1979) was a German general who was the adjutant to Manfred von Richthofen in World War I and the liaison officer between Hermann Göring and Adolf Hitler in World War II.

Following the German entry into World War I he saw active infantry service on the Western Front and participated in the Battle of Verdun.

After the war, Bodenschatz was carried over into the Reichswehr as a regular officer and served in the 21st (Bavarian) Infantry Regiment from 1919 until April 1933.

[1] He had maintained a friendship with Göring and joined the Luftwaffe as his military adjutant, serving in this capacity until 1938, visiting Britain in November 1938.

[2] In 1939, he warned the Polish military attaché in Berlin that Nazi Germany was planning to invade Poland by the end of the year.