#31: Adolf Hitler’s Mother – Klara Hitler
Regarding Klara’s character, historical accounts are highly consistent: she is described as decent, modest, quiet, and deeply devoted. A typical peasant woman, she cared meticulously for her household...
18 Sep 46min
#30 – Hitler's Father, Part 2: Caring Father or Monster?
Was he a hard, distant bureaucrat who raised his son with iron discipline? Or is there something more complex behind that icy portrait? Was he a violent tyrant who terrorised his family – or a man wre...
2 Sep 46min
#28 Johanna Wolf: The Secretary Who Never Betrayed His Trust
Johanna Wolf was the oldest of the secretaries and effectively served as their leader—the "chief" among them. She worked for Hitler from 1933 until 1945, with only a few interruptions caused mainly by...
2 Juli 33min
#27 Hitler’s Favorite Pilot: Hanna Reitsch
During the Second World War, Hanna participated in testing numerous revolutionary German weapons. She helped solve the stability problems of the V-1 rocket (“Vergeltungswaffe,” meaning “retaliation we...
17 Feb 51min
#26 Henriette Hoffmann – She Confronted Hitler with the Holocaust
Henriette Hoffmann was born on February 2, 1913, in Munich. Her father, Heinrich Hoffmann, was the official photographer of the Nazi Party; her mother, Therese “Nelly” Baumann, was a singer and actres...
12 Jan 37min
#25 Fatal Admiration: Unity Mitford’s Obsession with Hitler
The Mitford family had existed since the Middle Ages, long without any particular significance. It was only in the 1930s that the Mitford brothers and sisters entered the headlines, becoming notorious...
18 Dec 202529min
#24 – Hitler’s Fatal Relationship: Eva Braun
Hitler and Eva Braun met in 1929, when she was only 17 years old and Hitler already 40. He immediately noticed her. Hitler especially sought the company of very young women; he invited them to dinners...
27 Nov 202542min
