Maria Reiter

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Maria Reiter (born December 13, 1909 in Berchtesgaden ; † July 28, 1992 in Munich ), also known as "Mimi" or "Mitzi", was an acquaintance of Adolf Hitler in the late 1920s . In 1959 she told the news magazine Stern of a long-term and intimate relationship with him. Their portrayal is rated today as unlikely and greatly exaggerated.

Life

Maria Reiter was the daughter of a social democrat in Berchtesgaden . According to her own statements, Hitler was 37 years old and she was only 16 when she first met him in his favorite shop in Obersalzberg . He is said to have made her a marriage proposal after a long friendship. He wanted to start a family with her with “blonde” children. When he didn't visit her for months, she wanted to kill herself, which her brother-in-law prevented in time.

After a failed marriage with a local hotelier, Rudolf Hess convinced her that Hitler was still interested in her and that she wanted to see her again in Munich. But the initiation did not result in more than a night of love. Hitler was not ready to marry for political reasons, but sent his personal lawyer, Hans Frank , to help her with her divorce.

At a later point in time (1934) he is said to have wanted a relationship - without marriage - which she refused. Hitler is said to have congratulated her on her second marriage in 1936 to SS-Hauptsturmführer Georg Kubisch . When they last met in Munich in 1938, he complained about the bad relationship with Eva Braun . When Kubisch fell near Dunkirk , Hitler sent her one hundred red roses.

The Hitler biographer Peter Longerich is skeptical about the possibility of a love affair. The acquaintance is documented by letters from Hitler, but the content does not suggest a love affair. “There is nothing to indicate that an intimate relationship has developed from the friendship,” the acquaintance only lasted “a few months”.

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  1. ↑ Der Spiegel 25/1959 ( online )
  2. ↑ Peter Longerich, Hitler. A biography, Munich: 2015, p. 174 f.
  3. ↑ Uneven Romance, Time Magazine , Monday Jun. 29, 1959
  4. ↑ Rosenbaum, op.cit., P. 116
  5. ↑ Uneven Romance, Time Magazine , Monday Jun. 29, 1959
  6. ↑ so Peter Longerich, Hitler. A biography, Munich: 2015, p. 174 f.
personal data
SURNAME Rider, Maria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rider, Mimi; Rider, Mizi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German fiancee of Adolf Hitler
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Berchtesgaden
DATE OF DEATH July 28, 1992
Place of death Munich