Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-11
| Killers Safe Found
To Contain 12Copies
OF His 'Mein Kampf'
BY LOUIS p. LOCHNER.
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disappointed faces in the United
States 18th Infantry when one of
Its mechanics opened Hitler's safe
in his private home on AuSsere Prinz
Regenten Strasse today.
Instead of the expected documents
possibly even the Fuehrer'S will
they found only II copies of the first
edition of 'Mein kampf," most of
them autographed. Otherwise there
was not a scrap of paper in the safe.
But under the residence was found
proof cellars in all Germans. The
shelter, according to the caretaker,
was constructed only after the war
began Seven-inch steel plates, en-
bedded in 4-feet-thick concrete,
made up the ceiling. Every room was
separated from the next by steel
doors. There was modern little
electric kitchen. a small but COM
Portable bedroom and several small
underground living rooms.
Residence Since 1929.
The more one studies Hitler'S vari-
Gus hideoutS. more one realizes
how deceitfully official propaganda
built him up as a simple man of
the people, whose personal wants
were the most modest and whose
every hour was so concentrated on
Germany's welfare that he had no
! time for private life.
| Unknown to most residents of
Munich, Hitler had maintained his
sumptuous private residence here
since 1929 while pretending to live
either at the Reichschancellery In
Berlin, the mountain retreat on
Obersalzberg, above Berchtesgaden,
or in the pretentious so-called Fue-
hrerbau on Munich's Koenigsplatz.
! An example of the ignorance con-
corning Hitlers private home was
given me when I searched for this
hideout. l mistakenly went to a
street within the confines of the
old part of the city known as Prlnz
Regenten Strasse, instead OF the
street by the same name beyond
the Isar River, prefiXed by the word
"aussere," meaning outer.
Nobody in the old section to whom
spoke had even heard of the prl-
vate Hitler dwelling. Everybody re-
ferred me to the Fuehrerbau.
Furnishings Costly.
Like everything affecting Hitler, the
private dwellings had costly furnish
ings, large rooms, modern gadgets
and expensive paintings. A Duessel-
dorf painter named Friedrich Schuez
seems to have been the favorite
artist, for numerous landscapes
bearing this signature adorned the
walls.
I discovered none signed adolf
Hitler" If there was any such it
must have been removed since the
capture of Munich.
The contents of the spacious Ii
brary, was told. had been removed
by intelligence officers for study.
In this house there were both a
painting and bust of his niece, Cell
Rabaul.
She was reported to have COM
mitted suicide in her bedroom in
this dwelling soon after Hitler's ac-
cession to power because she was
Tilted by Hitler. However, the story
that Hitler strangled her in fit of
passion never died.
Her bedroom appeared to still
have the original furnishings. Two
American soldiers are now living
in it.
Bedroom Effeminate.
Hitler's bedroom struck me as
effeminate, except that the couch
like bed was exceptionally hard. The
upholstery of the couch and chairs
had delicate, light colors such as
the average man would not choose
The dresser, night table, stove and
thing were all white. On the linens
the initials "A. H." were embroid-
cred.
Only a few minutes from Hitlers
retreat is the home Of the much
discussed Eva Braun-at Wasser-
burger Strasse II. After an inspec-
ton and a talk with the caretaker
there I must revise my previous
opinion on one phase of Hitler's life,
namely. his relationship to women
At Eva Braun's house I felt con-
WINGED there was some sort of bond
between the Fuehrer and the former
photographers assistant. Hitler had
passion for art and architecture.
Her library has many books on the
subjects.
Eva's Whereabouts Unknown.
She appears to have entertained
many of Hitler's personal friends,
who then sent her books with in
iscriptions saying how much they
enjoyed her hospitality.
But Hitler apparently sometimes
gave her books intended for himself.
/ found a volume on the life of the
composer, Eugen D. Albert, by Will
helm Raupp, with the authors died.
ication to Hitler.
An oil painting Of Eva Braun
showed blue-eyed, blond, Gretch-
en-type Of Tesstoaiic nfaadsn.