8. He Always Carried His Mother’s Portrait
After Führer’s father Alois Hitler’s first marriage to Anna Glasl-Hörer, his mother Klara Pölzl was hired as a household servant at the age of 16. And after the death of Alois’s second wife Franziska Matzelsberger, Alois and Klara were married on 7 January 1885. Their first son, Gustav, was born on 15 May 1885, followed by Führer on 20 April 1889. His mother was very devoted to her children and regularly attended church with them. He had a very close relationship with his mother and was devastated by her death. He carried the pain for that loss for the rest of his life, and later said, that was a “dreadful blow…” In his book, Mein Kampf, he stated that he “…honored my father, but loved my mother.” In the book “Adolf Hitler, mein Jugendfreund”, August Kubizek stated, “When we lived together in Vienna he always carried his mother’s portrait with him.” Also See: 10 fascinating photos from World War II
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