 Hitler and his dog Blondi on the terrace of the Berghof Blondi (1934 – April 29, 1945) was the name of Adolf Hitler's German Shepherd dog. She was given to him as a gift by Martin Bormann in 1941. Blondi stayed with Hitler even after his move to the Führerbunker during the fall of Berlin, and in April 1945 had a litter of five puppies through Gerdy Troost's German Shepherd "Harass." Hitler named one of the puppies "Wolf" (his favorite nickname and the meaning of Hitler's first name, "Adolf".)[1] During the Fall of Berlin, before Hitler committed suicide, he ordered his physician Dr. Stumpfegger to test his cyanide pills on Blondi to ensure they worked. Soviets later found the bodies of Blondi and one puppy. It is unknown what happened to the remaining four. Hitler's Secretary Traudl Junge claims that Eva Braun hated blondi and sometimes kicked her. Image File history File links Hitler_Blondi_Berghof. ...
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The Berghof was Adolf Hitlers home in the Obersalzberg of the Bavarian Alps near Berchtesgaden, Germany. ...
1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
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The German Shepherd Dog or Alsatian (see Breed names), is a breed of dog. ...
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This is a reconstruction of the layout of the Führerbunker. ...
Combatants Soviet Union Poland Germany Commanders Georgiy Zhukov Ivan Konev Konstantin Rokossovskiy Vasiliy Chuykov Adolf Hitler †Gotthard Heinrici Helmuth Reymann Ernst Kaether (one day) Helmuth Weidling # Karl Dönitz # Wilhelm Mohnke # Strength 2,500,000 soldiers, 6,250 tanks, 7,500 aircraft, 41,600 artillery pieces [1] 1,000,000...
Combatants Soviet Union Poland Germany Commanders Georgiy Zhukov Ivan Konev Konstantin Rokossovskiy Vasiliy Chuykov Adolf Hitler †Gotthard Heinrici Helmuth Reymann Ernst Kaether (one day) Helmuth Weidling # Karl Dönitz # Wilhelm Mohnke # Strength 2,500,000 soldiers, 6,250 tanks, 7,500 aircraft, 41,600 artillery pieces [1] 1,000,000...
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Traudl Junge just after World War II. Traudl Junge (born Gertrude Humps, 16 March 1920 – 10 February 2002) was Adolf Hitlers last personal private secretary, from 1942 to 1945. ...
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By all accounts, Hitler was quite fond of Blondi, keeping her at his side and allowing her to sleep in his bedroom in the bunker. He had been given a German Shepherd previously in 1921 during his years of poverty but was forced to lodge the dog elsewhere; the dog escaped and returned to him. Hitler, who naturally adored loyalty and obedience, developed a great liking for the breed.[2]
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- Blondi is also referenced in Walter Moers' song "Ich hock' in meinem Bonker". In the videoclip of this song, Hitler even bathes with Blondi.
- Blondi is mentioned in Peter Greenaway's novel Gold (1992).
Walter Moers (born 1957, Mönchengladbach, Germany) is one of the best-known and most commercially successful comic creators and authors of childrens books in Germany. ...
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References - ^ Bullock, A. Hitler: A Study in Tyranny (Penguin Books 1962), 785.
- ^ Beevor, Anthony (2004). Berlin: The Downfall 1945. Viking Books, p. 357. ISBN 978-0670886951.
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