The Unknown Hitler: His Private Life & Fortune

248 Pages·1989·7.97 MB·English

by  Wulf Schwarzwäller

HIS PRIVATE LIFE
AND FORTUNE
F
rom draft dodger to Fuhrer and from struggling artist
to multimillionaire Hitler’s bizarre career transfor¬
mations are explored by leading journalist Wulf
Schwarzwaller. the unknown hitler reveals that while
Hitler died a multimillionaire, a myth about the personal
poverty and private unpretentiousness of Hitler still ex¬
ists. Even today many believe that despite his other ex¬
cesses, he did not possess the vice of corrupt and ruth¬
less profiteering.
In this brilliant study, already published in six
languages, Wulf Schwarzwaller, former editor-in-chief of
Header’s Digest in Germany, shows a different Adolf Hit¬
ler. One who, as a young man, dreamed of a life of idle
luxury. One who, during the years of his struggle for
power, unscrupulously milked his party’s treasury and
the private fortunes of rich patrons in order to attain a
lifestyle “in keeping with his station.” A sybarite and a
pervert. A man who was anything but an ascetic. A tax-
evader extraordinaire who, once in possession of power,
used the most unorthodox tactics to divert vast sums of
money into his private accounts.
In the unknown hitler, Schwarzwaller reveals for the
first time how the failed painter and architecture student
— the ex-lance corporal who would never even rise to
the rank of corporal because of “lack of leadership
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Schwarzwaller, Wulf.
(Hitlers Geld. English)
The unknown Hitler: his private life & fortune/Wulf
Schwarzwaller.
240 p. 15 x 23 cm — (A Zenith edition)
Translation of: Hitlers Geld.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-915765-63-2 : $17.95
1. Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.
2. Heads of state—Germany—Biography.
I. Title.
DD247.H5S34813 1988
943.086’092’4—dcl9
(B) 88-29992
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Schwarzwaller, Wulf.
The unknown Hitler.
Translation of Hitlers Geld.
ISBN 0-7737-2176-2
1. Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.
2. Heads of state—Germany—Biography.
I. Title.
DD247.H5S34813 1988 943.086’092’4 C89-093117-8
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Table of Contents
Prologue 7
1. The Myth About Hitler’s Roots 10
2. Adolfs Adolescence 19
3. The Peacock Loses His Feathers 27
4. Munich Interlude 49
5. Education of a Medicine Man 56
6. The Seeds of Wealth and Power 71
7. Close Friends? 98
Photographs 107
8. From Prisoner to Fiihrer 119
9. Financing the Fiihrer 129
10. Ladies in Waiting 146
11. The Reich Chancelleor 161
12. The Photographer with the Golden Touch 176
13. Family Ties 185
14. King Midas 193
15. Special Project Linz 210
Epilogue 220
Selected Biographies 224
Bibliography 236
Index 237
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