EVA BRAUN HOME MOVIES [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: EVA BRAUN HOME MOVIES [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: GWY 1182
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  • Summary: Eva Braun's amateur footage taken in and around the Berghof, of her holiday in Italy summer 1940, and of the marriage and wedding reception of Eva Braun's sister Gretl and Hermann Fegelein 3 June 1944.
  • Description: Views of clouds taken from an aircraft window, probably shot from the Focke-Wulf FW 200 Condor "Grenzmark" during Eva Braun's summer holiday in Italy summer 1940. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany, probably winter 1941/2. Herta Schneider sitting with her two children on the snow covered terrace of the Berghof. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany, probably summer 1941. Close-up of Sepp Dietrich sitting on the terrace wall. Sepp Dietrich sitting next to Eva Braun who is lying on an upholstered sun bed on the Berghof terrace. Sepp Dietrich sitting with, and talking too, two little girls. Profile shot of an unidentified woman. Bavaria, Germany (?). Distant shot of a small Bavarian town. Eva Braun swinging from a branch of a tree in a wood. Group shot, including Ilse Braun, Gretl Braun, Franziska Braun, Friedrich Braun an unidentified Luftwaffe officer and a small white dog, standing in woodland. Various shots of buildings in a small Bavarian (?) town. Brief shots of Eva Braun, a black Scottish terrier, probably "Negus", and an unidentified woman, sitting on the steps of a building, summer. Brief interior shots in an aircraft showing passengers including Ilse Braun and Gretl Braun(?), probably inside the Focke-Wulf 200 Condor "Grenzmark". Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. A black Scottish terrier, probably "Negus" playing with several Alsatian puppies on the terrace of the Berghof. Two black Scottish terrier puppies playing on the grass at the Berghof, with a shot of an adult black Scottish Terrier sitting on the terrace. Unidentified location. Indistinct brief shot of Eva Braun drinking and talking with a group of people, possibly inside a train carriage. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. A black Scottish terrier, probably "Negus" playing with some Alsatian puppies in a bedroom of the Berghof. Franziska Braun sitting on the Berghof terrace stroking a black Scottish terrier and then talking with Professor Dr Hugo Blaschke (Hitler's dentist). Eva Braun walks towards the terrace wall. Panning shot over the mountains. Close-up of Hitler looking out over the terrace. Hitler standing on the terrace next to two black Scottish terriers. Close-up profile shot of Hitler. Kehlstein, Obersalzberg, Germany. Large group of men (some in Wehrmacht uniforms) and women looking out over the surrounding mountains. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Brief shot of Franziska Braun sitting on the terrace playing with a cat. Hand drawn inter-title "TIERGARTEN VON BERLIN" Florence, Italy summer 1940. Brief shot of a woman, possibly Ilse Braun, sitting on a wall, with a view of the city behind her, her skirt and hat blown by the wind. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Group on the terrace including Albert Speer and Margarethe Speer. Close-up of Karl Heinrich Bodenschatz (Luftwaffe General) talking with Dr Otto Dietrich. Two small boys playing in a tin bath on the grass, with Eva Braun and Ilse Braun sitting on upholstered sunbeds in the background. Sitting on the terrace wall are Dr Karl Brandt, Frau von Below and Arno Breker. Close-up of Walter Hewel. Walter Hewel in conversation with Arno Breker looking at a copy of Der Völkischer Beobachter. Brief shot of an ice filled sea, possibly off Norway. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany, probably Christmas 1942. An unidentified man playing with two small boys and their toys. Hitler surrounded by a group of small children. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. A black Scottish terrier, probably "Negus" and several Alsatian puppies play in a bedroom of the Berghof. A bullfinch hops around a water-filled wash basin and then alights on a flannel (?) floating in the basin. Dr Otto Dietrich and Sepp Dietrich descend the steps from the Berghof and pose for the camera. Obersalzberg, in the mountains around the Berghof, Germany, winter 1940/1. Group skiing in the mountains, and posing for the camera, group includes Dr Karl Brandt, Anni Brandt, Eva Braun, Ilse Braun and Otto Günsche (SS Hauptscharführer). Shots of Eva Braun skiing downhill and falling over just in front of the camera and of her skiing downhill chased by a black Scottish terrier, probably "Negus". Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Brief shots of the mountains in twilight and shots of the empty terrace in daylight. Salzburg Town Hall, Austria 3 June 1944. Civil ceremony of the marriage of Gretl Braun to Hermann Fegelein. The couple enter the room and sit down accompanied by Martin Bormann and Heinrich Himmler. The official conducts the marriage ceremony. Gretl and Hermann Fegelein then sign the register, as do Martin Bormann and Heinrich Himmler. Heinrich Himmler gives the wedding ring and presents to Gretl and Hermann Fegelein. Kehlstein, Germany, inside the Kehlsteinhaus, Gretl Fegelein pours herself a drink and then joins her new husband and friends at the wedding reception. Berghof, Obersalzberg, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Brief shot of a woman with two small children, one with a black Scottish terrier on a lead, walking towards a doorway, (possibly Herta Schneider). Brief shots of the countryside surrounding the Berghof.
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  • Colour: Colour (part B&W)
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: GWY 1182
  • Sound: German
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: IWM – GWY 1182
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1940 1941 1942 1944-06-03
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Production Details: Braun, Eva Anna Paula1912-02-061945-04-30Eva Braun was the mistress of Adolf Hitler possibly from as early as 1929. She attempted suicide on two occasions prior to her death in 1945. In 1932 she attempted to shoot herself in the neck. In 1935 she took an overdose of sleeping pills. She and Hitler never appeared publicly as a couple. They married on 29th April 1945, the day before their joint suicide. (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Schneider, Herta (person) Dietrich, Josef (person) Braun, Eva Anna Paula (person) Braun, Gretl (person) Braun, Franziska (person) Braun, Friedrich (person) Blaschke, Hugo (Professor Dr) (person) Speer, Albert (person) Speer, Margarethe (person) Bodenschatz, Karl Heinrich (person) Dietrich, Otto (person) Below, von (Frau) (person) Breker, Arno (person) Hewel, Walther (person) Günsche, Otto (person) Fegelein, Hermann (person) Bormann, Martin (person) Himmler, Heinrich Luitpold (person) Fegelein, Gretl (person)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour (part B&W) Sound format: German
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Running time: 50 mins
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