Adolf Hitler was with a confidant on October 5, 1936 during the Black Shirt Riots in London. The girl was also spotted at the 1937 Nuremberg Rally. She appeared with Hitler on a balcony at Vienna, in 1938. Just who was this girl in the film?
Her name was Unity Mitford, aristocrat and cousin of Winston Churchill. She came from a large family of five sisters and a brother. The father’s name was David Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale, who was an English landowner and son of a British diplomat, Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale.
Lord Redesdale (grandfather of Unity) translated into English, edited, and wrote extensive introductions of two books: Foundations of the Nineteenth Century and Immanuel Kant – A Study and Comparison with Goethe, Leonardo de Vinci, Bruno, Plato, Descartes. Author Houston Stewart Chamberlain would also write about Richard Wagner, the famous German composer.
Hitler may have been fascinated that Unity’s grandfather would’ve been friends with the accomplished Wagner. This was undoubtedly irresistable to Hitler and probably a major reason for the bonding with her.
Hitler was a big fan of Wagner and he attended the Bayreuth Festival from 1933 to 1939. In August of 1939, Hitler delivered the news to Unity and sister Diana at the festival. War was certain.
Winifred Wagner, wife of Siegfried Wagner (Richard Wagner’s son), was a special friend to Hitler; she referred to him as as—USA—for Unser Seliger Adolf [our blessed Adolf].
David Mitford married Sydney Bowles, daughter of the founder of Vanity Fair, a British weekly magazine (1868-1914). Thomas Bowles also founded another magazine called The Lady. The couple were known as Lord and Lady Redesdale.
The Mitfords attended a Nuremburg Rally and met Hitler. They supported Hitler in the beginning, but David later retracted his support after the commencement of WWII in 1939. As Sydney the wife remained a Nazi supporter, this caused a split between the couple. The death of Tom their only son, was the final blow to David; his health became fragile afterwards.
Unity and sister Diana joined the British Union of Fascists in 1932. Diana left her husband for the founder of the party, Sir Oswald Mosley. An older Diana Mosley was recorded on video also and can be witnessed.
Unity went back to Germany to stalk Hitler, as she became obsessed with the Führer. Unity persisently kept attending the Osteria Bavaria restaurant until she finally achieved her goal to meet with him, in 1935. Her diligence finally paid off, as Hitler sent an invitation and paid the bill. In return, Hitler befriended the British blonde who would be persona grata.
By the way, the Osteria Bavaria is now called the Osteria Italiana, which is located in Munich, Germany. The Italian restaurant, near Munich’s famed Ludwig-Maximillians University, was Hitler’s favorite restaurant.
Apparently the two had become very close and Eva Braun was aware of this. In 1938 Hitler found an apartment for her. Unity even stayed at the Berghof, the residence of Hitler, before war was declared with England on Sep. 3, 1939.
Upon receiving the bad news of war, only days later Unity shot herself in the head. After surviving the blow, Hitler had her sent back home to England. She never fully recovered from the trauma but she was able to walk later on. Unity would eventually die of meningitis in 1948, due to the bullet that was still lodged in her head. The doctors were afraid to remove the bullet.
The critically acclaimed book entitled The Mitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters, surfaced in 2007. An estimated five percent of letters written between the six Mitford sisters were included in the publication.
Hitler’s British Girl: The film starts with footage showing the 19-year-old Unity Mitford at the 1933 Nuremberg Rally.
HITLER’S BRITISH GIRL (1/5) — Part 1 (10:01)
HITLER’S BRITISH GIRL (2/5) — Part 2 (10:01)
HITLER’S BRITISH GIRL (3/5) — Part 3 (10:01)
HITLER’S BRITISH GIRL (4/5) — Part 4 (10:01)
HITLER’S BRITISH GIRL (5/5) — Part 5 (10:01)
