Eva Braun was the mistress of Adolf Hitler for 13 years, and for a little more than a day was his wife. Hitler began to regularly meet Eva in 1930, causing great concern to his then-lover (who was also his niece) Geli Raubal. In September 1931, after another quarrel with Hitler, Geli committed suicide. Hitler was terribly grieved over her death (there were rumors that the 23-year-old niece-mistress was pregnant). He also tried to commit suicide. But still less than six months later Eva Braun, had successfully taken the place of Geli, and life went on. Eva Braun was very fond of photography, and took many pictures of Hitler. We offer a look at some of the pictures from her personal archive, which was confiscated in 1945 by the U.S. military, and now belongs to collector Reinhard Schultz.
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The following is the personal collection of pictures of Eva Braun
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Eva Braun goes rowing at Lake Worth
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Eva Braun was born Feb. 6, 1912 in Munich. Eva was one of a school teacher called Frederick Braun's three daughters. The family strictly followed Catholic traditions. The Braun family was considered very well endowed: they could afford a maid, as well as their own car.
Eva Braun graduated from high school, and then spent another year in school at the monastery, where she was considered an average student and a talented athlete. Athletic Eva Braun devoted more than a year and was even a member of the Sports Union of Swabia. At the age of 17, Eva got a job at a shop owned by the photographer Heinrich Hoffmann, the official photographer of the Nazi party in Germany. Through this work she met Hitler, who was older than her 23 years. This meeting took place in the Munich studio in October 1929. Hitler presented himself to Eve as "Herr Wolff" (the nickname Hitler used in 1920 for conspiracy). By 1931, Eva Braun and Hitler already had a strong relationship going, although the Eva's family strongly objected to this.
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This photograph was taken in 1942 in Berghof, Hitler's Alpine residence. Eva Braun and Hitler frequently stayed at the Berghof, and here they were profusely photographed. The residence guarded by the SS command, and in 1944 the security detachment had almost 2000 people. This magnificent residence was completely destroyed during the bombing of April 25, 1945, shortly before the suicide of Hitler and Eva Braun. The ruins of the Berghof lasted until 1952. The Bavarian government ordered them to be demolished on April 30, 1952.
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Eva and Hitler with their two Scottish Terrier dogs, Negus and Stasi. Hitler had another bitch, Blondi whom Eva hated. |
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Eva Braun does gymnastic exercises at Lake Koenigssee. Today it is considered one of Germany's cleanest lakes. |
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Eva Braun shoots with a 16mm camera.The pictures and films shot by Eva are very valuable to historians |
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Eva Brown poses with Albert Speer, architect and Reich armaments and military industries. Speer was one of the closest circle of Fuhrer's people. Speer was the author of Master Plan for Reconstruction of Berlin, which, according to Hitler, had become the capital of the world.
During the Nuremberg trials of Albert Speer was accused of using concentration camp prisoners as slave laborers. Speer pleaded guilty and received 20 years in prison. Speer had to serve the full term, and he was released only on Sept. 30, 1966. In prison he wrote the book "Memoirs," which was a huge success. Later he published several books. Albert Speer died on September 1, 1981, while in London.
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Eva with her friends in 1935 at the Bavarian Alps |
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A family picture. 1938. |
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Eva Braun at Lek Koenigssee in 1940. Hitler hated Eva's use of heavy cosmetics, habit of smoking and sunbathing without a bikini. Hitler had forbidden her to ever smoke in his presence. |
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Eva Braun with an umbrella.1940 |
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Adolf Hitler with guests at the Berghof on New Year's Eve, 1939. Front row, from left: Wilhelm Bruckner (Hitler's Chief Adjudant), Christa Schroder (secretary of Hitler), Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler, Gretl Braun (Eva's sister), Adolf Wagner (Bauleiter Munich) and Otto Dietrich (Press Chief). 2nd row, from left: Gerda Daranowski (secretary of Hitler), Margarete Speer, Martin Bormann, Dr Karl Brandt and Heinrich Hoffmann. Above left to right: Dr Theo Morell (Hitler's personal physician), Hannelore Morell, Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer (Hitler's naval adjudant), Gerda Bormann, Max Wunsche (one of Hitler's SS aides) and Heinrich Heim (from Bormann's staff)
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Eva Braun loved American films.Here in 1937 at Munich she has done make up to appear like American actor Al Johnson, the star of 'Jazz Singer' the 1927 flick |
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Eva with her sister, Margaret in 1943 |
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Eva Braun with Hitler's German Shepherd bitch, Blondi. She hated Blondi. |
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Hitler celebrates his fifty-fourth birthday at Berghof in 1943.Behind Eva is Herta Schneider, her best friend |
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Hitler with Ursula, Herta Schneider's daughter, who was Eva's best friend. Bavarian Alps. 1942 |
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Eva at Hitler's residence at Berghof. 1940 |
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Eva Braun met Hitler here for the first time. Heinrich Hoffman's photograph studio at Munich. 1938.
Eva Braun (second from right) at her convent school at Beylingris
Eva (far right) with her family. (From left to right) Mother Francisca Catharina, father Frederick, and sisters Ilse and Margaret
Eva with a friend. She was a fun-loving girl. She used to smoke regularly.
Eva as a toddler with Ilse who was four years elder to her. When Eva tried to commit suicide in 1935by taking sleeping pills, it was Ilse who saved her life. Seeing her unconscious, she called a doctor immediately.
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