Banishment Quote by Gretl Braun
![“[Eva Braun] went to the Nurnberg party rallies starting in 1935. She was there twice and stayed at the Hotel Deutscher Hof, the hotel [Adolf] Hitler had always stayed at while there. It was endless subterfuge in order to see him and then only for a few hours, then she had to sneak back to the…” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cde/gretl-braun-9500_banishment_eva-braun-went-to-the-nurnberg-party-ral_2418024.jpg)
“[Eva Braun] went to the Nurnberg party rallies starting in 1935. She was there twice and stayed at the Hotel Deutscher Hof, the hotel [Adolf] Hitler had always stayed at while there. It was endless subterfuge in order to see him and then only for a few hours, then she had to sneak back to the banishment of her own room.”
About This Quote
Source Historical account: Eva Braun's visits to Nuremberg rallies, 1935–1936
Eva Braun attended Nazi rallies covertly, using subterfuge to see Hitler, reflecting personal devotion amid political terror.
In simple terms: Braun used deception to meet Hitler at rallies.
Key Takeaway
Recognize personal motives in extreme contexts.
Themes
history
politics
personal devotion
deception
Nazi Germany
Mood
somber
analytical
Type
historical
ethical
When to use this quote
- historical research
- museum exhibit
- educational program
- ethical discussion
Key Concepts
psychology of loyalty
totalitarianism
gender roles
Questions to Reflect On
- Why do individuals risk safety for leaders?
- How does personal loyalty intersect with ideology?
A Different Perspective
Her actions may be romanticized, ignoring broader atrocities.
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![“[Eva Braun] would much rather have been at [Adolf ] Hitler's side. All those excursions were to fill up her time while waiting for him to return.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5da/gretl-braun-9500_excursions_eva-braun-would-much-rather-have-been-at_2379145.jpg)
![“[Eva Braun] also stayed with [Adolf Hitler] at the Hotel Imperial in Vienna, the Hotel Dreesen in Bad Godesberg and a few other places. I was never with her in these places, though my mother was there in Vienna.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/367/gretl-braun-9500_hitler_eva-braun-also-stayed-with-adolf-hitler_2281411.jpg)
![“I knew when they [with Adolf Hitler] had been fighting because Eva [Braun] always reacted the same way. She would lock herself in her bedroom and cry and cry, sometimes for a long time.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a0d/gretl-braun-9500_bedroom_i-knew-when-they-with-adolf-hitler-had-b_2247049.jpg)
![“In the years before the war, whenever [Adolf] Hitler would be holed up in Bayreuth, Eva [Braun], myself and our mother often went to Italy for a week.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/902/gretl-braun-9500_mother_in-the-years-before-the-war-whenever-ado_1948288.jpg)
![“Whatever anybody wants to say about my sister, [Eva Braun] was always beautifully dressed with a great flair for fashion. [Adolf] Hitler was not this way.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d71/gretl-braun-9500_fashion_whatever-anybody-wants-to-say-about-my-s_1588007.jpg)
![“[Adolf Hitler] had stubborn ideas about clothes and didn't care how he looked and this drove [Eva Braun] up the wall.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d0e/gretl-braun-9500_care_adolf-hitler-had-stubborn-ideas-about-cl_1373744.jpg)
![“The negatives were [Adolf Hitler] political philosophies, but neither Eva [Braun] or I knew anything that was going on.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7cd/gretl-braun-9500_philosophy_the-negatives-were-adolf-hitler-politica_1362837.jpg)
![“The negatives about [Adolf] Hitler were that he was away a lot and couldn't behave towards Eva [Braun] as he should.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/29b/gretl-braun-9500_behave_the-negatives-about-adolf-hitler-were-th_1322237.jpg)
![“Eva [Braun] wanted him [Adolf Hitler] to look his absolute best and he just didn't care.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8a6/gretl-braun-9500_absolutes_eva-braun-wanted-him-adolf-hitler-to-loo_1188903.jpg)
![“Sometimes [Eva Braun] would go back to his apartment to "make up." At the Berghof, these arguments didn't last as long, [Adolf Hitler] would smooth her feathers and they'd be good together again. I doubt anybody else noticed this but me. It wasn't obvious.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/63a/gretl-braun-9500_apartment_sometimes-eva-braun-would-go-back-to-his_994307.jpg)
![“[Adolf] Hitler didn't discuss politics or military with Eva [Braun]. Not once.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/046/gretl-braun-9500_military_adolf-hitler-didn-t-discuss-politics-or_905900.jpg)
![“Eva [Braun] and I were never involved in the financial aspects of where [Adolf] Hitler put her up.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/958/gretl-braun-9500_aspect_eva-braun-and-i-were-never-involved-in-t_827763.jpg)
![“[Eva Braun] was careful, she was always careful about what she divulged to me or to anyone about [Adolf] Hitler.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6a9/gretl-braun-9500_careful_eva-braun-was-careful-she-was-always-car_348904.jpg)
![“[Eva Braun] complained when [Adolf Hitler] was absent, she complained that she was deprived of his company.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9b0/gretl-braun-9500_absent_eva-braun-complained-when-adolf-hitler-w_2478160.jpg)
![“Eva [Braun] loved [Adolf] Hitler and he was the only man in her life. She flirted and danced with other men but never would she have done more than that.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/242/gretl-braun-9500_done_eva-braun-loved-adolf-hitler-and-he-was_22780.jpg)
![“[Wilhelm] Bruckner was one of [Adolf] Hitler's adjutants, very close to him and he'd been in the party probably since day one. Personally neither of us could stand him.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/402/gretl-braun-9500_hitler_wilhelm-bruckner-was-one-of-adolf-hitler_30529.jpg)
![“My father would never have come to visit, he detested Eva's [Braun] choice in a man and the fact [Adolf] Hitler had set her up in an apartment. To him it was deeply humiliating that she was living with a man at his own whim at an apartment he was paying for.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2a7/gretl-braun-9500_apartment_my-father-would-never-have-come-to-visit_40016.jpg)
![“For instance, [Adolf Hitler] would never have spent the night at the Widenmayerstraße apartment. He visited it before we moved the furniture in, he visited maybe 4 times afterwards and he never spent the entire night.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3c6/gretl-braun-9500_apartment_for-instance-adolf-hitler-would-never-ha_54634.jpg)
![“If [Eva Braun] was crying upstairs, it wouldn't be long before [Adolf] Hitler would quietly excuse himself and then make things right. What he said to her, I don't know. Whether he said the words "I'm sorry," I don't know. But he was a charmer, he knew how to stop a woman from crying.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/154/gretl-braun-9500_charmers_if-eva-braun-was-crying-upstairs-it-woul_178210.jpg)
![“More or less constantly [he tease he]. [Adolf Hitler] would tell her, "Oh Evi, you're getting so fat I can't dare be seen with you. You really need to reduce." Eva [Braun] would flew into a panic until he would laugh and reassure her.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c70/gretl-braun-9500_dare_more-or-less-constantly-he-tease-he-adol_286699.jpg)
![“At the Berghof, it was almost like a family atmosphere there. We all ate meals together, watched films together before the war, listened to records, all those things. The same faces were always around on the mountain. If [Adolf] Hitler and Eva [Braun] had an argument there, it would have been…” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/67d/gretl-braun-9500_argument_at-the-berghof-it-was-almost-like-a-fami_321214.jpg)
![“What [Adolf Hitler] felt deep inside he wasn't going to show to outsiders.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7b7/gretl-braun-9500_deep-inside_what-adolf-hitler-felt-deep-inside-he-wa_358722.jpg)
![“Hitler was flirting and courting Eva [Braun] I would say, but he was not serious about her yet. That took awhile to develop.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/da0/gretl-braun-9500_flirting_hitler-was-flirting-and-courting-eva-bra_388758.jpg)
![“[Eva Braun] loved [Adolf Hitler]. She would have done that had she been able to spend 10 minutes with him. She endured a lot on his behalf, there's a great deal on that subject to be said.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/19a/gretl-braun-9500_able_eva-braun-loved-adolf-hitler-she-would-h_493918.jpg)
![“After [Adolf] Hitler took power, Hoffmann moved to a grander place on the Ebersbergerstrasse. I never saw the first house, I was never there. It was at the Schnorrstrasse that Eva [Braun] and he first really got to know each other. Some of this was before Geli Raubal's death, much of it was after…” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/949/gretl-braun-9500_death_after-adolf-hitler-took-power-hoffmann-m_529999.jpg)
![“When [Adolf] Hitler was in Munich, their place [with Eva Braun] to meet was always his apartment. Before that, it was at Hoffmann's place. They had their routine there, Hitler had his security there, it was a place he was used to. He never got used to the apartment he got us on the…” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1bf/gretl-braun-9500_apartment_when-adolf-hitler-was-in-munich-their-pl_612383.jpg)
![“[Eva Braun] always called him der Führer to us. It was ridiculous, but she never changed that.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7f1/gretl-braun-9500_changed_eva-braun-always-called-him-der-f-hrer-t_623868.jpg)
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