BROWN Eva (Braun)

Braun, Eva (Braun), (1912-1945), Hitler's mistress, became his wife a day before their joint suicide. Born in Munich in the family of school teachers. In his youth, was an assistant Heinrich Hoffmann, Hitler's personal photographer, who introduced them to each other. Tall, slender, with regular features, rather pretty than beautiful, she was pleased to play sport, fond of swimming, gymnastics, skiing and rock climbing. It is extremely fond of dancing, which dealt with professionally. Reserved, even shy, Eva Braun, took little interest in politics, preferring to give more attention to sports, reading novels and watching movies. The only purpose in life was for her - to be useful beloved Fuhrer.

After the suicide of Geli Raubal September 18, 1931 Hitler had bad luck in relationships with women. He wanted to surround himself with beautiful women, but he was too afraid to become attached to one of them. "An intelligent man should have a primitive and stupid woman - said Hitler. - Imagine if I was a woman who would interfere in my work ". His bogey on the very idea of women participating in politics. For many years, propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels had tried unsuccessfully to win the Fuhrer, acquainting him with strikingly beautiful blonde with a true Nordic features. Instead, Hitler drew attention to Eva Braun - undemanding assistant photographer, leading chronicle of the bourgeois world and Nazism.

Hitler had absolute influence on her. Worrying about her health, he forbade her to fly or drive a fast car. He made her financially independent, handing over the right to publish your own photos to it and Heinrich Hoffmann.

Eva Braun perfectly blended in the alpine environment of Hitler's Berghof in Berchtesgaden. It was introduced here as Hitler's mistress, but always kept in the shade by turning its wall of silence. The servants were forbidden to talk to her, except for the need. While Eva Braun, and entered the inner circle, but it sent them to her apartment every time there is a significant visit. Very few people in Germany knew of its existence.

Hitler forbade her to appear in Berlin, only in the last 2 years of her life, retiring from the ban. During the war, when the Fuhrer was a long time in one of his bets, Eva Braun stayed in the Berghof, read, play sport, wrote letters, kept a diary and longing. Her plight was sad to expect the return of his master. At the same time her suffering was so great that she tried several times to commit suicide.

April 15, 1945, Eva Braun arrived in Berlin to share the fate of Hitler. Fuhrer send her to Munich, but she refused. When he ordered her to leave the bunker, she again refused to submit. "Germany is no Adolf Hitler is not suitable for life" - as something she said. Before his death, Hitler decided to fulfill the long cherished desire of Eva Braun: he agreed to marry her.

Formalities were brief - 29 April 1945 held their wedding. Both claimed that they were citizens of Aryan descent and have no hereditary diseases. They shook hands with the guests and briefly attend the wedding breakfast. Then Hitler went to dictate his last will and political testament. The greatest moment in the life of Eva Braun came when the usual treatment for workers "Fraulein" she replied: "Now you can confidently call me" Frau Hitler ". Day on April 30, about half of the third, Eva Braun took poison and died next to her husband.