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...children! Oh, God, you know how much I love children . . . But I have to deny myself this happiness. I have another bride--Germany! I am married: to the German Volk. " This high-minded sentimentality contrasts grotesquely with private reality. The extent of Hitler's love affair with his niece Geli Raubal may never be clear, but there is enough evidence to indicate that his half sister's 23-year-old daughter was not happy with her Uncle Adolf's attentions. In 1931 Raubal shot herself through the heart. Hitler attended the autopsy, and Wagener notes that from that moment...
...appetizer of sorts—specially designed for the Chocolate Tour and changed weekly. The poor weather means we cannot enjoy the much-touted view, but it’s a small loss, as our attention turns to our plates. The white chocolate coconut mousse, chocolate geli and caramelized pineapple and raspberry arranged on a plate sprinkled with melted Godiva are enough to occupy both eyes and mouth...
...potential members, Minelli refers them to one of several local doctors, who examine medical records and decide whether the person's condition is indeed untreatable. Some potential suicides are turned away because the doctor believes their situation is not hopeless and recommends further treatment. And, says Hans Nägeli, 70, one of the physicians working for Dignitas, "A few change their minds and go home. But it helps them to know that this option is always open to them." According to Minelli, at least several months usually go by before a Dignitas member actually comes to Zurich...
...phenomenon is influencing historical fiction. Even men are catching on to the imaginative possibilities. Earlier this year Ron Hansen dug deep for Hitler's Niece, a novel that cast the teenage Geli Rabaul as Lolita to the Fuhrer's Humbert Humbert...
Among the others swept away were two pretty frauleins. One was Hitler's unstable niece Geli Raubal, the only woman he ever truly loved. It was a sad and unfulfilled affair. On a September evening in 1931, after an argument with & her uncle, Raubal fatally shot herself. He had only one subsequent lover, a young blond named Eva Braun. In 1932, frustrated by Hitler's inattention, she also aimed a pistol at herself, but the attempt failed. Nearly 13 years later, under Berlin's streets, the drama would be eerily restaged when Hitler took Braun for his bride, 40 hours...