Adolf Hitler and Unity Mitford.
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In Nazi Germany 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed as the Chancellor of the country. To celebrate for achieving this feat, the party organised one of their famous rallies on the grounds of Nuremberg.
These rallies saw hundreds of German troops participating and many prominent leaders making passionate speeches about Germany which ignited a sense of nationalism in the common people.
Sitting among this crowd, was a young English woman named Unity Mitford who would come to be known as the woman who abandoned her country for her love for Adolf Hitler.
Unity Mitford was one of the famous Mitford sisters who had bedazzled the upper-class with their eccentricity and wit.
However Unity's sisters Jessica Mitford and Diana Mitford grabbed the limelight a tad bit more than Unity herself.
Diana Mitford was known for being involved with with British fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley and Jessica Mitford is known for being the rebel of the family with her inclination towards communism.
But in 1933, 19-year-old Unity became enamored with Hitler after seeing him at the rally waving to all the people. A documentary on Unity Mitford recited Mitford's thoughts after seeing him for the first time. "The first time I saw him I knew there was no one I would rather meet."
She convinced her family to let her stay in Munich after the rally and enrolled in a language school. This school was situated close to the Nazi headquarters.
From her time there, she discovered that Hitler was very fond of a cafe called Osteria Bavaria and used to frequent the establishment.
Thus, following the Führer's footsteps , she too started eating at Osteria Bavaria hoping to catch a glimpse of him.
During one of his expeditions to the restaurant, Hitler noticed the young English woman and invited her to eat with him. They talked for about 30 minutes with Hitler picking up the bill.
Rushing back home, Unity wrote about these flirtatious interactions in great detail.
She wrote to her father after the first meeting calling herself, "The luckiest girl in the world".
Hitler too was fascinated by Unity and reciprocated her feelings. He also admired her middle name Valkyrie.
However, History Reader reported Hitler's girlfriend Eva Braun, who later became his wife, was annoyed by his interactions with her.
"She is known as the Valkyrie and looks the part, including her legs," wrote Braun in her diary. "I, the mistress of the greatest man in Germany and the whole world, I sit here waiting while the sun mocks me through the window panes."
According to the English tabloid Daily Mail, the publication was able to access Unity's writings which spans over five years.
The leather-bound archaic diary showcases the intimate details about Unity and Hitler's relationship where she refers to him as the Fuhrer and calls him a 'sweet man'.
The diary which up till now was believed to be lost chronicles 139 meetings between Hitler and Mitford from 1935 to 1939. She is also seen referring to Hitler as "Him", making one ponder if she thinks of Fuhrer as God.
Unity stayed in Germany till 1939 and was considered to be part of Hitler's inner circle and his close confidant.
She had also publicly declared her disdain for the Jews. According to History reader she said, "The English have no notion of the Jewish danger. Our worst Jews work only behind the scenes. We think with joy of the day when we will be able to say England for the English! Out with the Jews! Heil Hitler!’ She ended her text with, ‘Please publish my name in full, I want everyone to know I am a Jew hater."
In September 1939, Germany invaded Poland which led to Britain declaring war on the nation.
Fearing for her life, she visited the Gauleiter Adolf Wagner, a Nazi Party official and asked is she would be considered as an 'enemy alien'. He reassured of her safety. However, when she went back, she took out a pistol which was given by Hitler and shot herself in the head.
But she survived the attempt and was hospitalised in Munich. Despite the war, Hitler came to see Unity multiple times at the hospital and paid for her medical bills.
She was forced to come back home to Britain where she made the statement, "I'm glad to be in England, even if I'm not on your side".
Unfortunately, the bullet was still lodged in her temple and caused permanent damage to her brain.
She died of meningitis caused by the cerebral swelling around the bullet in 1948.