From Bormann’s Secretary to British Housewife - Hitler Bunker Escaper Else Krüger

Else Krüger is not a name many associate with Hitler’s bunker, but as Martin Bormann’s senior secretary, she was present to the end, and even managed to escape to the British occupation zone. She married her British Army interrogator and moved to England. She has remained an enigma owing to her refusal to give interviews concerning Bormann and the death of Hitler. Was she hiding secrets? For over a year, I’ve been trying to find the truth. What I’ve found adds some important new information to the last days of the Third Reich, and suggests Fraulein Krüger knew more than she let on. A great many thanks the following individuals and institutions for their assistance during research for this project: - Robin Bird for kindly sharing with me his extensive research into Else Krüger and Martin Bormann - Judith Curthoys of Christ Church College, Oxford, for locating copies of correspondence between Krüger and Hugh Trevor-Roper - Professor Blair Worden of the Literary Estate of Lord Dacre of Glanton for kind permission to reproduce letters Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction 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: Visit my audio book channel ’War Stories with Mark Felton’: Help support my channel: Disclaimer: All opinions and comments expressed in the ’Comments’ section do not reflect the opinions of Mark Felton Productions. All opinions and comments should contribute to the dialogue. Mark Felton Productions does not condone written attacks, insults, racism, sexism, extremism, violence or otherwise questionable comments or material in the ’Comments’ section, and reserves the right to delete any comment violating this rule or to block any poster from the channel. Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; Bruce Marvin; Angela Monika Arnold; Joerg Zaegel; IngolfBLN-Berlin - Magnus Manske; Kaspar Metz; Smith & Sons; Liverpool Echo; Daily Mirror; Azeira