Brunhilde Pomsel

Brunhilde Pomsel
Born (1911-01-11) January 11, 1911
Berlin, Germany

Brunhilde Pomsel (born 11 January 1911)[1] was a personal secretary to Joseph Goebbels. She worked for Goebbels from 1942 onwards, and is one of the last surviving eyewitnesses of the Nazi power apparatus. After the war, she was sentenced by the Soviets to 5 years in prison.[2] On her 100th birthday in 2011, she publicly spoke out against Goebbels.[3] In 2016 she starred in a documentary called A German Life[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Die Geschichte der Frau, die Goebbels Sekretärin war" (in German). noz.de. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Marion Brucker and Rita Wallace (April 23, 2015). "Secretary says Nazi propagandist Goebbels was a 'narcissist'". Usatoday.com. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ Tony Paterson (September 2, 2011). "Goebbels was a coward: former secretary spills wartime secrets - Europe - World". The Independent. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ ""A German Life": Erinnerungen von Goebbels' Sekretärin" (in German). derstandard.at. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
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