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who came of a Munich family and is said to have
been a very beautiful woman, had, I have been
told, a very great direct influence over Hitler.
Altogether, her influence was considerable. It was
she who, for example, paved the way for
Obergruppenführer Kaltenbrunner, one of the most
evil spirits among the little group of men and
women who guided Germany’s destiny in those
days. Kaltenbrunner was an intimate friend of
another member of the set, Gruppenführer
Fegelein, who was married to a sister of Eva Braun. He
advanced rapidly from being a humble riding
master to the highest honors. These four—the two
sisters Braun, Kaltenbrunner, and Fegelein—were
among the most dangerous in the circle
surrounding Hitler. In the final phase Kaltenbrunner spent
several hours every day with the Führer and did
all he could to work him up to continue the course
upon which he had embarked so long ago.
Among the principal actors of the Third Reich
in the finale was Reichsleiter Martin Bormann, the
successor of Rudolf Hess, a man who also had a
very great influence over Hitler. He specialized
in intrigue, but he also possessed another talent
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