NARRATOR: Eva Braun first met Hitler
in 1929, when she was 17, and working
for a Nazi party photographer.
Although 23 years younger than him,
Braun has been Hitler's mistress for 14 years,
but the relationship is being kept
hidden from the German people.
Hitler wants to remain attractive to his female
admirers, and has groomed Braun to refrain from public displays
of affection.
Their private life together in the bunker
is confined to a few small concrete rooms.
They sleep separately.
She's here in the bunker against Hitler's wishes,
but refuses to leave.
Braun's family do not approve of her affair with the furor.
Her sister, Ilse Braun, knew that Eva's relationship
with Hitler was doomed.
Madame Braun, what was Hitler's health
like when you last saw him?
His face was grey as ashes.
His hands were in a constant state of agitations,
and his eyes were glassy.
He was bent over like an old man.
It seemed to me he didn't have the energy to live much longer.
NARRATOR: To those who knew details of Braun
and Hitler's relationship, it's no surprise
she wanted to die with him.
Mrs. Winter, how long did you keep house for Hitler?
[GERMAN]
15 years.
[GERMAN]
Of course, Eva Braun was a regular visitor.
[GERMAN]
There was a time where Eva Braun
wanted Hitler to marry her.
[GERMAN]
Hitler said, I shall never marry.
[GERMAN]
But you may remain my girlfriend.
[GERMAN]
She was very unhappy over this situation,
and attempted suicide.
She shot herself in the breast.
She did not seriously injure herself.
NARRATOR: Hitler begins dictating
his final will and political testament to [INAUDIBLE] Junge.
He starts by blaming the Jews for the war.
The will also reveals that Hitler
is prepared to give his mistress what she's always craved.
Although never mentioning her by name,
it states that in return for her loyalty and willingness
to die with him, he will at last marry Eva Braun.
Hitler emerges from his room with Eva Braun on his arm.
She wears a black sequined dress,
her eyes are radiant with happy tears.
Hitler wears his usual tunic.
Goebbels acts as best man in the hastily arranged ceremony,
and the bride and groom, adhering
to the legal requirements of a Nazi wedding,
both declare that they are of pure Aryan descent
and free from hereditary disease.
As Eva signs the wedding certificate,
she writes the letter B for Braun
before scoring it out and writing Hitler.
INTERVIEWER: What happened at the end?
He married Eva Braun and prepared for his suicide.
Was there a wedding celebration?
There was a little party and they drank champagne.
Hitler did not drink any champagne because he
was dictating his will.
NARRATOR: Hitler returns to dictating his will,
stating that he and his new wife will take their lives
rather than face the shame of defeat and surrender.
Their bodies are to be burned.
It also urges his successors to continue the fight.
Eva Braun changes.
She chooses Hitler's favorite dress, black with white roses
around the neck.
She does her hair, and paints her nails.
Having married Eva and written his last will
and political testament urging his followers
to continue to fight, all Adolf Hitler has
left to do is take his life.
Now, in his final hours, the furor's paranoia
reaches new heights in the claustrophobic bunker.
INTERVIEWER: What was Hitler's mood during this period?
He was depressed and suspicious of everybody.
He even now suspected that the poison would only
make him unconscious and he would
be turned over alive to the Allies,
so he decided to test the poison.
INTERVIEWER: On whom did he test the poison?
On his best friend.
INTERVIEWER: Namely?
Blondi.
INTERVIEWER: Who was Blondi?
His dog.
INTERVIEWER: Well, what was the result of the test?
The dog died.
NARRATOR: The bombardment above resumes with renewed intensity.
The bunker personnel wait for the furor
to finally carry out the act he's been threatening
for the last eight days.
[INAUDIBLE] to Hitler's room and entered it.
We found Eva Braun sitting on the sofa.
Her head resting on Hitler's left shoulder.
She wore a black chiffon dress.
She was dead, but she had no marks of violence on her body.
She died of poison.