6 Women who Suffered from the Crimes of Adolf Hitler

Many women in the Third Reich viewed Hitler as a god. Those who didn’t did not fare well.

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Eva Braun and Hitler with their dogs. | Source: Wikimedia Commons

The story of Adolf Hitler’s rise to power is one of manipulation, propaganda, and an uncanny grip over those around him. Several women were among his closest associates, each bound to the man who changed the world in unimaginable ways.

Some were collaborators, who gave their talents to the Nazi regime, and others were trapped in relationships of control, loyalty or ambition. Their lives off chilling insights into how personal bonds became entangled with one of history’s darkest chapters.

These women were driven by fear, ideology, or misguided admiration and left behind legacies as complex as the man they supported. Like Adolf Hitler, these women must be remembered for their crimes and what their roles say about power, influence, and loyalty.

1- Leni Riefenstahl

Leni Riefenstahl first encountered Adolf Hitler in 1932, a meeting that shaped her career. Riefenstahl was an emerging actress and director with a growing reputation at the time. She was captivated by Hitler’s charisma and tried to connect with him, but her attempts at a romantic relationship were rebuffed.

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