Age, Biography, and Wiki
Eva Anna Paula Braun was born on February 6, 1912, in Munich, Germany, and died on April 30, 1945, in Berlin. She is most famous for her long-term relationship with Adolf Hitler, whom she married in the final hours before their joint suicide in the Führerbunker at the end of World War II. As of 2025, Eva Braun would have been 113 years old if still alive.
Braun worked as a photographer’s assistant for Heinrich Hoffmann, where she met Hitler in 1929. She became his companion, though their relationship was largely kept private until the final days of the regime.
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| Date of Birth | 6 February 1912 |
| Age | 113 Years |
| Birth Place | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| Horoscope | Aquarius |
| Country | Germany |
| Date of death | 30 April, 1945 |
| Died Place | Berlin, Germany |
Height, Weight & Measurements
There are no verified records of Eva Braun’s height, weight, or body measurements. Most surviving photographs suggest she was of average height for a woman of her era, with a slender build and fair complexion.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Eva Braun was the longtime companion and briefly the wife of Adolf Hitler. The couple maintained a secretive relationship for over a decade before marrying in the Führerbunker just hours before both committed suicide in April 1945. There are no records of other romantic relationships; her life was closely tied to Hitler and his political circle.
Eva Anna Paula Hitler (Braun; 6 February 1912 – 30 April 1945) was a German photographer who was the longtime companion and briefly the wife of Adolf Hitler. Braun met Hitler in Munich in 1929 (aged 17) when she was an assistant and model for his personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann. She began seeing Hitler often about two years later.
She attempted suicide twice during their early relationship. By 1936, Braun was a part of Hitler's household at the Berghof near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany, and lived a sheltered life throughout World War II. She became a significant figure within Hitler's inner social circle, but did not attend public events with him until mid-1944, when her sister Gretl married Hermann Fegelein, the SS liaison officer on his staff.
As Nazi Germany was collapsing towards the end of the war, Braun swore loyalty to Hitler and went to Berlin to be by his side in the heavily reinforced Führerbunker beneath the Reich Chancellery garden. As Red Army troops fought their way into the centre government district, on 29 April 1945, Braun married Hitler during a brief civil ceremony; she was 33 and he was 56. Less than 40 hours later, they died by suicide in a sitting room of the bunker: Braun by biting and swallowing a capsule of cyanide, and Hitler by a gunshot to the head. The German public was unaware of Braun's relationship with Hitler until after their deaths. She created many of the surviving colour photographs and films of Hitler.
She had an elder sister, Ilse (1909–1979), and a younger sister, Margarete (Gretl) (1915–1987). Her father was a Lutheran and her mother a Catholic.
Braun's parents divorced in April 1921 but remarried in November 1922, probably for financial reasons; hyperinflation was plaguing the German economy at the time. Braun was educated at a Catholic lyceum in Munich, and then for one year at a business school in the Convent of the English Sisters in Simbach am Inn, where she had average grades and a talent for athletics.
In October 1929, Hoffmann and his wife introduced Braun to Adolf Hitler (as "Herr Wolff") at Hoffmann's studio in Munich. Hitler was then 40 years old, 23 years Braun's senior.
Hitler lived with his half-niece, Geli Raubal, in an apartment at Prinzregentenplatz 16 in Munich from 1929 until her death. On 18 September 1931, Raubal was found dead in the apartment with a gunshot wound to the chest, an apparent suicide with Hitler's pistol. Hitler was in Nuremberg at the time. His relationship with Raubal—likely the most intense of his life—had been important to him. Hitler began seeing more of Braun after Raubal's suicide.
Braun herself attempted suicide on 10 or 11 August 1932 by shooting herself in the chest with her father's pistol. Historians feel the attempt was not serious, but was a bid for Hitler's attention. After Braun's recovery, Hitler became more committed to her and by the end of 1932, they had become lovers. She often stayed overnight at his Munich apartment when he was in town. She also went on trips with Hitler to Obersalzberg, sometimes accompanied by her sister Gretl.
Braun was a member of Hoffmann's staff when she attended the Nuremberg Rally for the first time in 1935. Hitler's half-sister, Angela Raubal (Geli's mother), took exception to her presence there and was later dismissed from her position as housekeeper at the Berghof. Researchers are unable to ascertain if her dislike for Braun was the only reason for her departure, but other members of Hitler's entourage saw Braun as untouchable from then on.
Hitler wished to present himself in the image of a chaste hero; in the Nazi ideology, men were the political leaders and warriors, and women were homemakers. Hitler believed that he was sexually attractive to women and wished to exploit this for political gain by remaining single, as he felt marriage would decrease his appeal. He and Braun never appeared as a couple in public; the only time they appeared together in a published news photo was when she sat near him at the 1936 Winter Olympics. The German people were unaware of Braun's relationship with Hitler until after the war. Braun had her own room adjoining Hitler's at both the Berghof and the Führerbunker complex beneath the Reich Chancellery garden in Berlin.
Braun continued to work for Hoffmann after starting her relationship with Hitler. She took many photographs and films of members of Hitler's inner circle, some of which were sold to Hoffmann for high prices; she received money from Hoffmann's company as late as 1943. Braun also held the position of private secretary to Hitler. This meant she could enter and leave the Chancellery unremarked, through a side entrance and a rear staircase. Görtemaker notes that Braun and Hitler enjoyed a normal sex life. Braun's friends and relatives described Eva giggling over a 1938 photograph of Neville Chamberlain sitting on a sofa in Hitler's Munich flat with the remark: "If only he knew what goings-on that sofa has seen."
In early April 1945, Braun travelled from Munich to Berlin to be with Hitler at the Führerbunker. She refused to leave as the Red Army closed in on the capital. After midnight on the night of 28–29 April, Hitler and Braun were married in a small civil ceremony in the bunker. The event was witnessed by Joseph Goebbels and Martin Bormann. Hitler then hosted a modest wedding breakfast with his new wife. When Braun married Hitler, her legal name changed to Eva Hitler. When she signed her marriage certificate, she wrote the letter B for her family name, then crossed this out and replaced it with Hitler.
The rest of Braun's family survived the war. Her mother, Franziska, died aged 91 in January 1976, having lived out her days in an old farmhouse in Ruhpolding, Bavaria. Her father, Fritz, died in 1964. Gretl gave birth to a daughter—whom she named Eva—on 5 May 1945. She later married Kurt Beringhoff, a businessman, and died in 1987. Braun's elder sister, Ilse, was not part of Hitler's inner circle. She married twice and died in 1979.
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Net Worth and Salary
Historical Context: Eva Braun had no substantial personal fortune. She received a salary as a photographer’s assistant and was later compensated by Hoffmann’s company for her work with photographs and films of Hitler’s inner circle. However, her earnings were modest, and she had no independent business ventures or investments.
Modern Misconceptions: Some recent articles confuse Eva Braun with contemporary German entrepreneurs such as Eva Maria Braun-Luedicke, a medical technology businesswoman with a net worth estimated at $1.6 billion as of 2024. This is a completely different individual. Eva Braun (1912–1945) had no significant net worth by current standards.
Career, Business, and Investments
Eva Braun began her career as a photographer’s assistant at Hoffmann’s Photohaus in Munich, where she assisted with lab work and sales. Her most notable contributions were her private photographs and films of Hitler and his associates, which had historical value but no commercial or investment legacy.
She had no known business ventures or investments. Her role was primarily personal and private, serving as a companion and confidante to Hitler.
At age 17, Braun took a job working for Heinrich Hoffmann, the official photographer for the Nazi Party. Initially employed as a shop assistant and sales clerk, she soon learned how to use a camera and develop photographs. Braun's younger sister, Gretl, also worked for Hoffmann from 1932 onward. The women rented a flat together for a time. By this time, Braun had begun dyeing her hair to achieve a particular shade of blonde.
Beginning in 1933, Braun worked as a photographer for Hoffmann. This position enabled her to travel—accompanied by Hoffmann—with Hitler's entourage as a photographer for the Nazi Party. Braun also worked for Hoffmann's art press, known for making postcards for the Great German Art Exhibition.
Social Network
As the partner of Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun was surrounded by a close-knit group of Nazi officials and their families. She did not participate in public social networks or use modern social media platforms—the concept did not exist during her lifetime. Her social interactions were largely limited to Hitler’s inner circle.
Biographer Heike Görtemaker wrote that women did not play a big role in the politics of Nazi Germany. Braun's political influence on Hitler was minimal; she was never allowed to stay in the room when business or political conversations took place and was sent out of the room when cabinet ministers or other dignitaries were present. She was not a member of the Nazi Party. In his post-war memoirs, Hoffmann characterised Braun's outlook as "inconsequential and feather-brained"; her main interests were sports, clothes, and the cinema. She led a sheltered and privileged existence and seemed uninterested in politics. One instance when she took an interest was in 1943, shortly after Germany had fully transitioned to a total war economy; among other things, this meant a potential ban on women's cosmetics and luxuries. According to Speer's memoirs, Braun approached Hitler in "high indignation"; Hitler quietly instructed Speer, who was armaments minister at the time, to halt production of women's cosmetics and luxuries rather than instituting an outright ban. Speer later said, "Eva Braun will prove a great disappointment to historians."
* Guerin, Frances. "At Home, at Play, on Vocation with Eva Braun: From the Berghof to YouTube and the Imperative to Remember," in Through Amateur Eyes: Film and Photography in Nazi Germany. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 217-286, 2012.
Education
Eva Braun received a basic education typical for young women of her time and social class in Germany. She did not attend university. After finishing school, she trained as a photographer’s assistant, which prepared her for her work at Hoffmann’s Photohaus.
Hitler's valet, Heinz Linge, stated in his memoirs that Hitler and Braun had two bedrooms and two bathrooms with interconnecting doors at the Berghof, and Hitler would end most evenings alone with her in his study before they retired to bed. She would wear a "dressing gown or house-coat" and drink wine; Hitler would have tea. Public displays of affection or physical contact were nonexistent, even in the enclosed world of the Berghof. Braun took the role of hostess amongst the regular visitors, though she was not involved in running the household. She regularly invited friends and family members to accompany her during her stays, the only guest to do so.
After 1:00 pm on 30 April 1945, Braun and Hitler said their farewells to staff and members of the inner circle. Later that afternoon, at approximately 3:30 pm, several people reported hearing a gunshot. After waiting a few minutes, Linge, accompanied by Hitler's SS adjutant, Otto Günsche, entered the small study and found the lifeless bodies of Hitler and Braun on a small sofa. Braun had bitten into a cyanide capsule, and Hitler had shot himself in the right temple with his pistol. The corpses were carried up the stairs and through the bunker's emergency exit to the garden behind the Reich Chancellery, where they were burned during the Red Army shelling in and around the area. Braun was 33 years old when she died; Hitler was 56.