For most of the Second World War, the woman closest to one of history's most notorious dictators remained almost entirely hidden from public view. Her name was Eva Braun, and for more than a decade she lived in the shadow of Adolf Hitler—a presence carefully erased from the official image of the regime.

In this episode, we explore the strange and unsettling life of the woman sometimes described as "Hitler's invisible companion." Braun first met Hitler as a teenage assistant in a Munich photography studio, and over time she became his private partner—living a life of privilege at his mountain retreat, the Berghof, while remaining virtually unknown to the German public. The regime cultivated Hitler's image as a married figure devoted entirely to Germany, and Braun was expected to stay out of sight, her role confined to the dictator's private world.

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