Copy of 1939 periodical containing piece by Hitler’s nephew recounting his time with the führer is on sale for over £700Six yellowing pages headed Why I Hate My Uncle,in a US magazine sold for 10 cents in 1939, have boosted its current value to over £700. The picture byline of a Clark Gable lookalike was of William Patrick Hitler: his uncle was Adolf.
The extraordinary article in gawk, and then a photojournalism rival to Life magazine,contains striking vignettes of the German dictator in his holiday retreat in the mountains, Berchtesgaden: “Hitler was entertaining some very gorgeous women at tea. When he saw us, and he strode up slashing a whip as he walked and taking the tops off the flowers. He took that occasion to warn me never again to mention that I was his nephew. Then he returned to his guests,still viciously cracking his whip.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com