Gretl Braun
Margarete Berta "Gretl" Berlinghoff (née Braun; German: [ˈɡʁeːtl̩ ˈbʁaʊn]; 31 August 1915 – 10 October 1987) was one of the two sisters of Eva Braun. She was a member of the inner social circle of Adolf Hitler at the Berghof. Gretl became the sister-in-law of Hitler following his marriage to Eva, less than 40 hours before the couple killed themselves.
Gretl Braun | |
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Portrait of Gretl Braun at the Berghof in the 1930s | |
| Born | Margarete Berta Braun 31 August 1915 |
| Died | 10 October 1987 (aged 72) Steingaden, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Eva Barbara Fegelein |
| Parent(s) | Friedrich Braun Franziska Kronberger |
| Relatives | Eva Braun (sister) Ilse Braun (sister) |
Braun married SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein, a liaison officer on Hitler's staff, on 3 June 1944. In the closing days of World War II, Fegelein was shot for desertion. Despite Gretl's ties to the Nazi regime, she managed to survive the war nearly completely unscathed. She changed her name, remarried, and lived a quiet life until her death in 1987.
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