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Unity Valkyrie Freeman-Mitford (8 August 1914 – 28 May 1948) was a British socialite and member of the Mitford family known for her relationship with Adolf Hitler. Both in the United Kingdom and Germany, she was a prominent supporter of Nazism , fascism and antisemitism , and belonged to Hitler's inner circle of friends.
Hons and Rebels, originally published in the United States under the title Daughters and Rebels, [1] is a 1960 autobiography by political activist Jessica Mitford, which describes her aristocratic childhood and the conflicts between her and her sisters Unity and Diana, who were ardent supporters of Nazism.
Hitler may have been romantically involved with Erna, who was reported to have been beautiful, charming, cultured and intelligent. [5] In the days following the failed Beer Hall Putsch , it was rumored that Hitler and Erna had sex while the former was hiding at a country house in Uffing .
The Mitford family is an aristocratic English family whose principal line had its seats at Mitford, Northumberland. Several heads of the family served as High Sheriff of Northumberland .
According to Hanfstaengl, filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl tried to begin a relationship with Hitler early on, but he turned her down. [20] Magda Goebbels invited Hitler to parties to encourage him to meet women, but he showed no interest. When pro-Nazi foreign women like Unity Mitford visited, Hitler usually lectured them about politics. [21]
Hitler's British Girl is a Channel 4 documentary film about British Nazi sympathiser Unity Mitford and her relationship with Adolf Hitler.The film was made by following an investigation by journalist Martin Bright which revealed that she may have secretly given birth to Hitler's child.
David Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale, JP (13 March 1878 – 17 March 1958), was a British peer, soldier, and landowner. He was the father of the Mitford sisters , in whose various novels and memoirs he is depicted.
For much of the 1920s, Hanfstaengl introduced Hitler to Munich high society and helped polish his image. He also helped to finance the publication of Hitler's Mein Kampf, and the NSDAP's official newspaper, the Völkischer Beobachter (People's Observer). Hitler was the godfather of Hanfstaengl's son Egon.