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Himmler's Mysterious Mistress - Why Did the CIA Protect Her?
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18:36Now PlayingHeinrich Himmler's mistress Hedwig Potthast is a little-known though important character in the history of the Third Reich. After capture by the US Army in 1945, Potthast was offered a strange deal that saw her protected for the rest of her life by the CIA. What did Potthast trade with the Americans for such a deal and did she, as I suspect, actually betray Himmler to the Allies? Find out the intriguing story of this fascinating woman.
Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a wellknown British historian and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and the author of 22 nonfiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at
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Sources:
'Hedwig Potthast Interrogation Report, 22nd May 1945',
- 'Heinrich Himmler', National Archives Kew: WO 204/12603
- 'Heinrich Himmler Property', National Archives Kew: FO 1060/169
- 'Peter Ferdinand Koch' - Geheim-Depot Schweiz, 1997
- 'The Private Heinrich Himmler' ed. by Katrin Himmler, (St. Martin's Press: 2016)
- 'The Himmler Brothers' by Katrin Himmler, (David Reinharc: 2012)
- 'Heinrich Himmler' by Peter Longerich, (Oxford University Press: 2012)
Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; Herranderssvensson; TerraX_Bln
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