Did Eva Braun have any relevant impact on WW2 and Nazi Germany?

The only thing usually said about Eva Braun in history books and articles is that she committed suicide alongside Hitler after they married in his bunker. Besides that it’s hard to think of any other details about her life besides that she was Hitler’s long time mistress.

If she's only remembered and mentioned in posterity as the woman who committed suicide alongside Adolf Hitler hours after marrying him, then there stands a very good chance that that was all she ever did.
 
Hardly playing a huge part in the government. She made some propaganda films and possibly bumped uglies with Adolf. It wasn’t like she attended policy meetings at the Eagle’s Nest.
Nazism was 99% propaganda and what sold the world on German invulnerability and distracted the masses. Leni solidified the image of Nazism on the world stage and greatly affected cinema worldwide. Hardly JUST a director.

By the way, how many American directors were female? I only know one, Dorothy Arzner, and her output was fairly tepid. For a male chauvinist environment to accept Leni speaks to her talents.
 
The only woman that could possibly, possibly have changed him is Geli Raubal.



According to some sources, Hitler loved to be abused by women during sex. I dont know if this is true.

I have heard this as well but it may have been Allied propaganda; I also heard that S&M was rampant among the (homosexual) Brown Shirts who were using some form of what today is called Crystal Meth. There is some real evidence that S&M sex was popular in 1920's Berlin and there is some surviving American porn from the same period which shows an inclination towards kinky sex.

There is an (unscientific) theory that men who hold unchecked authority over others seek a submissive role during sex; this of course fits well with the Nazis. They certainly took some perverted joy in inflicting pain on others.

In the 1980s being spanked by women, among upper class British men had such a popular run that Parliament had to pass a law making it illegal to be 'hung upside down for the purpose of sadomasochistic sex.' A rash of severe, long term back aliments was wreaking economic havoc on the socialized health care system. If you got hurt doing it you had to pay your own medical bills. (I'm not making this up, I know it sounds ridiculous, but it happened.)
 
I have heard this as well but it may have been Allied propaganda; I also heard that S&M was rampant among the (homosexual) Brown Shirts who were using some form of what today is called Crystal Meth. There is some real evidence that S&M sex was popular in 1920's Berlin and there is some surviving American porn from the same period which shows an inclination towards kinky sex.

There is an (unscientific) theory that men who hold unchecked authority over others seek a submissive role during sex; this of course fits well with the Nazis. They certainly took some perverted joy in inflicting pain on others.

In the 1980s being spanked by women, among upper class British men had such a popular run that Parliament had to pass a law making it illegal to be 'hung upside down for the purpose of sadomasochistic sex.' A rash of severe, long term back aliments was wreaking economic havoc on the socialized health care system. If you got hurt doing it you had to pay your own medical bills. (I'm not making this up, I know it sounds ridiculous, but it happened.)

Very interesting and you sound like a human wikipedia on the story of kinks.
 

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In the 1980s being spanked by women, among upper class British men had such a popular run that Parliament had to pass a law making it illegal to be 'hung upside down for the purpose of sadomasochistic sex.' A rash of severe, long term back aliments was wreaking economic havoc on the socialized health care system. If you got hurt doing it you had to pay your own medical bills. (I'm not making this up, I know it sounds ridiculous, but it happened.)

Except you are making it up as this is complete bollocks. The “socialised health care system”, or NHS as we call it, is more than capable of coping with a few toffs with knackered backs. There is nothing that I am aware of that causes you to pay your own medical bills in the UK, apart from elective surgery where a medical requirement isn’t present. You may have to wait to be seen, or treated, but it is always free at the point of treatment under the NHS.
 
Except you are making it up as this is complete bollocks. The “socialised health care system”, or NHS as we call it, is more than capable of coping with a few toffs with knackered backs. There is nothing that I am aware of that causes you to pay your own medical bills in the UK, apart from elective surgery where a medical requirement isn’t present. You may have to wait to be seen, or treated, but it is always free at the point of treatment under the NHS.

You know what? I am am not making it up but the part about it being motivated by the healthcare cost was an opinion here in the States and may very well be as wrong as you say it is, but the law regarding be suspended upside down for S&M purposes was real; maybe just motivated by concern for the participants. Chalk up the NHS remark to American prejudice, but it's funny I thought someone would have challenged the existence of the law not its 'why.'
 

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You know what? I am am not making it up but the part about it being motivated by the healthcare cost was an opinion here in the States and may very well be as wrong as you say it is, but the law regarding be suspended upside down for S&M purposes was real; maybe just motivated by concern for the participants. Chalk up the NHS remark to American prejudice, but it's funny I thought someone would have challenged the existence of the law not its 'why.'

Do you have any reference for this at all? There’s nothing to be found anywhere about it on any legal sites and the whole thing sounds a little “they’re weird abroad”. I know the French refer to bdsm as the “English practice” but this is ridiculous. It’s technically against the law to ‘assault’ someone in a bdsm sense, even with consent, but this “suspension law” thing is nonsense.
 
Back to the subject of Eva, who were the sources that accused her of being dull-witted? Are they trustworthy?
 
Well, if they cohabited, then she had to have some impact on him. I mean, just mood wise. I know we're talking Hitler here, but if someone sharing your bed (or even a bedroom) is in a bad mood, it has an impact on you. Likewise, all those high ranking officers growing up in an all-male environment would have had fool notions about women and she wanders in, taking home movies and being goofy and light-hearted could have lightened the mood and kept some of the morale going. I think she had an impact, but just not sure as to the extent, because everything we read about them is probably a lie. It's not just a lie, but at least thrice stomped lie. The Nazi Party would have spread lies and disinformation, then the Soviets, then the WAllies, and that's just during the War, afterwards, I don't even know how many intelligence agencies would have stomped on the stories to get the right spin for them for the consumption to their audience.
 
Do you have any reference for this at all? There’s nothing to be found anywhere about it on any legal sites and the whole thing sounds a little “they’re weird abroad”. I know the French refer to bdsm as the “English practice” but this is ridiculous. It’s technically against the law to ‘assault’ someone in a bdsm sense, even with consent, but this “suspension law” thing is nonsense.

Maybe it is (all BS), it was being bantered about back in the 80's, I had heard the report myself via a radio commentary and remembered it (because it was so odd) - but no I have no reference I can point to. But the French are probably correct, the Brits do seem to have an inclination towards corporal punishment, that inclination seems to have a long history in both memoirs (of tenures at boys schools) and in literature. But again, no I have no empirical proof I can point to, but I can, and will state again, to you directly, I did hear it reported by the American media, it is not the sort of report one forgets. I was laughing my ass off when I heard it.
 
Probably comes from the same source that said he was missing a testicle.
Hitler's medical record from the Army doesn't mention having only one testicle.
But, when he survived his attempted assassination Witnesses said that his pants were shredded. It's possible he could have lost a testicle.
 
Her presence may actually have been a slightly moderating Factor on Hitler.
I support for him may have prevented him I'm committing suicide on an earlier date.
 
No. She was very much a kept woman and whatever affection Hitler had for her was of secondary importance to his life's mission of restoring Germany to greatness.

Hitler was extremely conscious of his public image so he preferred to publicly remain a bachelor to underscore his devotion to the German volk while keeping Eva around for companionship and sex.

According to the OSS report it was actually very kinky sex

https://archive.org/details/APsychologicalAnalysisofAdolfHitler/page/n7
Downloadable from here
 
Except you are making it up as this is complete bollocks. The “socialised health care system”, or NHS as we call it, is more than capable of coping with a few toffs with knackered backs. There is nothing that I am aware of that causes you to pay your own medical bills in the UK, apart from elective surgery where a medical requirement isn’t present. You may have to wait to be seen, or treated, but it is always free at the point of treatment under the NHS.

I know that you used to pay £10 if you were injured in a car accident - I'm not sure if this is current or not. That is about the only thing you get billed for in the NHS and in Wales we all get free prescriptions too.
 
Per Kershaw's Hitler biography, she had no role. She was kept out of the public eye. Even in his inner circle she was not permitted to be present for meals if he had important guests. She also did not accompany Hitler on his trips. For the most part, she was at his place in Munich or at the Berghof (and then finally the bunker).


But even at the Berghof she was hidden away during receptions for important guests. This changed to a degree after Fegelein married her sister, since it gave her a plausible reason to show up. Hitler did not want the relationship between him and Eva to become public knowledge. He showed more charm and affection to his secretaries and female guests than to her. According to Kershaw, he treated her poorly in the company of others, frequently humiliating her. Seems her isolation was the cause of several arguments between the two.


Apparently the one time she tried to influence a vaguely 'political' issue was in January 1943 when the Nazis considered banning perm hairstyles and ordering the cessation of the production of cosmetics. I believe she got her way there.
 
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Was he Hitler’s constant companion?

It’s a reference to an old Simpsons gag where Hitler is seen catching this stuffed bear thrown from the Spirit of Saint Louis. The next clip is from Berlin under siege, and Hitler angrily throws the bear away while shouting “this is all your fault!”
 

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It’s a reference to an old Simpsons gag where Hitler is seen catching this stuffed bear thrown from the Spirit of Saint Louis. The next clip is from Berlin under siege, and Hitler angrily throws the bear away while shouting “this is all your fault!”

I know. I was attempting to join in on the joke.

Obviously missed the mark.
 
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