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#382 | Geli Raubal | Hitler’s Murdered Lover?

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The Age Gaili and Adolf Hitler

Gaili was 17 when she went to live with her uncle. Adolf Hitler, 19 years her senior, would have been going on 40. He was literally old enough to be her father. Whether or not the feelings were romantic, he was clearly very fond of his young niece. As she grew into a young woman, Hitler also became insanely jealous. He wanted to keep her for himself. When he discovered that Gaili had been having an affair with Hitler's private driver, a man with Jewish heritage called Emil Maurice, he reportedly threatened to whip him and fired him. She told her friends, my uncle is a monster. Nobody understands what he demands of me.

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