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Hedwig Potthast (5 February 1912 – 22 September 1994) was the private secretary and mistress of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, with whom she had two children. Born in 1912, Potthast began as Himmler's secretary in 1936 and by 1938 she had become his lover.
Aug 5, 2016 · The journals, found in Russia in 2013, show how the SS chief managed his personal and professional affairs, even as he ordered mass killings of Jews. Hedwig Potthast, one of his secretaries, noted down his visits to concentration camps and extermination sites.
Learn about the life and relationship of Hedwig Potthast, the secretary and lover of SS leader Heinrich Himmler. Find out how she met him, had his children, and survived after the war.
Hedwig: Yes, you are told I am sure what you will and will not ask me. I refuse to talk to anyone about the past; it is the past and should stay there. I am indulging you, as you know, because friends have asked that I speak with you, so I shall. For me life in the Reich under National Socialism was very good, except when the war came.
Hedwig (Häschen) Potthast, the daughter of a sergeant-major in the German Army, was born in Cologne on 5th February, 1912. After high school she left home and trained in Mannheim as a bilingual secretary. Potthast worked for Kurt von Schröder before being employed by the Schutzstaffel (SS) in Berlin. In 1934 she met Heinrich Himmler and two ...
This paper examines the lives and roles of eight women who worked for influential Nazi officials, including Hedwig Potthast, who was Hitler's personal secretary. It argues that they were not victims or perpetrators, but rather women with agency and power derived from their race, class, and employment.
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Hedwig (Häschen) Potthast, was the was the private secretary and mistress of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler with whom she had two children. She was the daughter of a sergeant-major in the German Army, was born in Cologne on 5th February 1912. After high school she left home and trained in Mannheim as a bilingual...