Editing Max Amann (section)

==Early life==
Amann was born in [[Munich]] on 24 November 1891. After attending [[volksschule]] and a business school, he worked for a few years as a commercial office apprentice and a salesman. He then enlisted in the [[1st Royal Bavarian Division|1st Royal Bavarian]] Infantry Regiment in October 1912. When the [[First World War]] broke out he was transferred to the 16th Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment and obtained the rank of ''[[Feldwebel]]'' (equivalent to the US Army [[staff sergeant]]). Amann was [[Adolf Hitler]]'s company sergeant, and was thus an early acquaintance of Hitler long before his rise to prominence in German politics. He was awarded the [[Iron Cross]] second class during the war. He was discharged in December 1919.{{sfn|Williams|2015|p=27}}