The Unhappy Life Of Hitler's Wife Eva Braun

Adolf Hitler wasn’t married for almost all his life. His private life was kept in secret. Only after his suicide, Germany learned about his lifelong relationship with Eva Braun. She committed suicide with him.

Braun was born in 1912 in a poor family. She was 17 when she first met Hitler. At that time, he wasn’t a dictator but a radical politician. He was 23 years older than her. She worked in the studio of his photographer. He invited her to the opera and then other dates followed.

At that time, he was in a relationship with another young woman, his half-niece Geli Raubal. She was supposedly the biggest love of the Führer. But she committed suicide in 1931. After that, Hitler focused on Eva Braun. It is unknown whether he had serious feelings for her. But he spent a lot of time with her.

She was an accomplished swimmer and skier. But she also smoked, which Hitler didn’t approve. And she refused to share his vegetarian diet. Ordinary people in Germany didn’t know about the relationship between Eva and him. He described himself as married to Germany.

During the early years of their relationship, Eva tried to commit suicide twice. She tried to get some attention from him. And she succeeded - in 1935, Braun and her sister moved to his apartment in Munich. Although she had to hide when guests visited Hitler. Most of the time Eva spent by herself. Her cousin described her as «the unhappiest woman she ever met». It is said that Braun was never interested in politics. It is unknown whether she knew about the anti-jewish policy of Hitler or not.

Some historians depict her as shallow, young, and naive blonde. They mostly called attention to her parties full of champagne. But others say that she wasn’t a silent bystander. Although she had no influence on politics.

When it was obvious that Germany was going to lose the war, she came to destroyed Berlin. She stayed with him in a bunker till the last moment. He married her to thank for her loyalty...36 hours later, they committed suicide.

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