Eva+Braun

=**Eva Anna Paula (Braun) Hitler**= //Jamie Newel, Period 1. 2012.//




 * Born:** February 6, 1912 - Munich, Bavaria, German Empire

**Occupation:** Photographer; office and lab assistant at photography studio of Heinrich Hoffmann


The first time Eva Braun met Adolf Hitler was in Munich, at a photography studio when she was roughly 17 years old, in October of 1929. The pair did not begin exclusively seeing each other until about 2 years later, but t he German public was unaware of Braun's relationship with Hitler until after her death. Being a photographer, Eva took many photos of Hitler, and most of the surviving color photographs and films of Hitler were captured by her. Eva was born in Munich to be a middle child in a family of 3 girls. Her older sister, Ilse, was born in 1909 and her younger sister, Margarete, known as Gretl , was born in 1915. Later in life, she would spend countless hours with Gretl, and the two would live together in an apartment. Eva's father, Friedrich "Fritz" Braun, was a school teacher, and her mother, Franziska "Fanny" Kronberger was a former seamstress and tailor, but stopped upon marrying Fritz Braun. The couple divorced in April of 1921, but reconstructed the Braun family again when remarrying in November of 1922. Eva was educated at a Catholic lyceum in Munich, and then for one year at a business school in the Convent of the English Sisters in Simbach am Inn, where it's said that she had average grades and a talent for athletics.

According to historians who studied the journal of Eva Braun, she was no amateur to suicide on the night of April 30th, 1945. Twice prior to that evening Eva had attempted the act in her life. The first time historians believe to be a call to Hitler for his attention. In August of 1932 she shot herself in the chest with a pistol that belonged to her father. It is noted that after her recovery Hitler became more committed to her and by the end of 1932 they became lovers. The second time was unknown to many until the discovery of Eva's journal. It was in May of 1935 when she overdosed on sleeping pills, claiming Hitler wasn't spending enough time with her. As a result, Adolf showered her with gifts, including an apartment in Munich in which she would live in with her sister Gretl. This would not be the only living quarters Hitler would provide for her. Braun and Hitler's relationship was not apparent to the population. There are very few public photos of the two, in fact, most Germany people were unaware of their connection until after the war. In his mind, Hitler felt that men were the political leaders and warriors, while the women were homemakers. He wished to present himself in the image of a chaste hero. To accommodate this, wanted to exploit the attraction he felt women had for him sexually, and use this for political gain by appearing as if he had no mistress. He thought this would increase his appeal. On 3 June 1944, Braun's sister Gretl married SS- Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein, who served as Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler 's liaison officer on Hitler's staff. Hitler used the marriage as an excuse to allow Braun to appear at official functions, as she could then be introduced as Fegelein's sister-in-law.



Her main interests were sports, clothes, and the cinema. It is remembered that she took a stand in 1943 against a potential ban on women's cosmetics and luxuries, which would have been forbidden as a part of the Total War Policy. For this, Hitler instructed Speer, who was armaments minister at the time, to quietly arrange for production of women's cosmetics and luxuries to cease rather than instituting an outright ban. In the evenings, Braun enjoyed a glass of wine while dressed in her evening wear. She owned two Scottish terrier dogs named Negus and Stasi that she was very fond of and often caught them in photos or films. She kept the two away from Hitler's German Shepherd Blondi. Eventually, Blondi was killed just before Hitler and Braun committed suicide. The cyanide pill was first tested on Blondi before given to the Fuhrer and his mistress. Braun's dogs were shot by Fritz Tornow, Hitler's fog handler.

The rest of Braun's family survived the war. Her mother, Franziska, died at age 96 in January of 1976, having lived out her days in an old farmhouse in Ruhpolding , [|Bavaria]. Her father, Fritz, died in 1964. Gretl gave birth to a daughter who she named Eva, after her sister, on 5 May 1945. She later married Kurt Beringhoff, a businessman. She died in 1987. Braun's elder sister, Ilse, was not part of Hitler's inner circle. She married twice and died in 1979.

** The Following are Home Movies, made by Eva Braun **
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**Bibliography:**
"Eva Braun." //Wikipedia //. Wikimedia Foundation, 21 May 2012. Web. 23 May 2012. .

//YouTube //. Dir. Jlovebirch. //Eva Braun Home Movies, Part 1: Hitler, Nazis in Color //. YouTube, 02 Oct. 2011. Web. 23 May 2012. .

//YouTube //. Dir. Jlovebirch. //Eva Braun Home Movies, Part 2: Hitler, Berghof color film. // YouTube, 02 Oct. 2011. Web. 23 May 2012. .

//YouTube //. Dir. Jlovebirch. //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Eva Braun Home Movies, Part 3: Hitler, color film //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. YouTube, 02 Oct. 2011. Web. 23 May 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrzaM0FOWfA>.

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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"Hitler's Mistress: Extraordinary Lost Pictures of Eva Braun at Play." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Mail Online //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. Web. 23 May 2012. <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1364687/Hitlers-mistress-Eva-Brauns-rare-pictures-party-mode-dressed-Al-Jolson.html>.

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