Henriette von Schirach
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Henriette "Henny" von Schirach (née Hoffman; February 3, 1913, Munich-Schwabing
– January 27, 1992, Schwabing) was the wife of Baldur von Schirach
and a close childhood friend of Adolf Hitler
. She is the only person known to have challenged the persecution of Jews
to Hitler personally.
Henriette was the daughter of Heinrich Hoffmann
, Hitler's personal photographer.
Schwabing
Schwabing is a borough in the northern part of Munich, the capital of the German state of Bavaria. It is divided into the city borough 4 and the city borough 12...
– January 27, 1992, Schwabing) was the wife of Baldur von Schirach
Baldur von Schirach
Baldur Benedikt von Schirach was a Nazi youth leader later convicted of being a war criminal. Schirach was the head of the Hitler-Jugend and Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter of Vienna....
and a close childhood friend of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
. She is the only person known to have challenged the persecution of Jews
The Holocaust
The Holocaust , also known as the Shoah , was the genocide of approximately six million European Jews and millions of others during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi...
to Hitler personally.
Henriette was the daughter of Heinrich Hoffmann
Heinrich Hoffmann
Heinrich Hoffmann was a German photographer best known for his many published photographs of Adolf Hitler.-Early life and career:...
, Hitler's personal photographer.