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Gretl Braun was a German woman, born on March 3, 1915, in Munich, Germany. She was the younger sister of Eva Braun, who was the longtime companion and wife of Adolf Hitler, the leader of Nazi Germany.

Gretl Braun was married to Hermann Fegelein, a high-ranking SS officer and a close associate of Heinrich Himmler. The couple had two children, a son named Rupprecht and a daughter named Sibylle. Gretl Braun was known to be more reserved and less involved in politics compared to her sister Eva.

During World War II, Gretl Braun and her family lived in Berlin, where they were part of the inner circle of the Nazi regime. After the war, Gretl Braun and her family were arrested by the British and interrogated about their connections to the Nazi regime. Gretl Braun was eventually released and lived in Munich, where she worked as a secretary.

Gretl Braun's life was marked by her association with the Nazi regime and her family's connections to Adolf Hitler. While she was not as prominent as her sister Eva, Gretl Braun's life provides insight into the inner workings of the Nazi regime and the personal lives of those who were closest to Hitler.

Key facts about Gretl Braun's life:

- Born on March 3, 1915, in Munich, Germany
- Sister of Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler's companion and wife
- Married to Hermann Fegelein, a high-ranking SS officer
- Had two children, Rupprecht and Sibylle
- Arrested by the British after World War II and interrogated about her connections to the Nazi regime
- Released and lived in Munich, where she worked as a secretary

Gretl Braun's life and legacy are closely tied to her family's connections to the Nazi regime and Adolf Hitler. While she may not have been as prominent as her sister Eva, Gretl Braun's life provides a unique perspective on the inner workings of the Nazi regime and the personal lives of those who were closest to Hitler.
Gretl Braun (also known as Gretel Braun) was the youngest sister of Eva Braun, and the niece of Ilse and Margarete Schicklgruber, and Geli Raubal, all of whom played a role in the Third Reich in Germany. Gretl was born on January 31, 1915, in Munich, Germany, to Frieda and Friedrich Braun. 

Gretl Braun was employed at the Heckler Ketta Coat factory in Munich from age 14 until about the time of the rise of Nazism. She attended a three-year training program for young women in her early twenties to be a secretary before having to suspend her education because of the economic downturn of the 1930s. Gretl's main role in Nazi Germany was more of a supporting one, focusing on support for her sister and family.

Gretl Braun dated a lawyer until 1938 and announced her engagement to him and then cancelled it when her sister Eva Braun chose Adolf Hitler over her relationship with the lawyer. Gretl married SS major Hermann Fegelein in 1944, who would become known for helping to select the possessions that Adolf Hitler would be buried with.

During World War II, Gretl Braun's husband, Hermann Fegelein, rose to become Adolf Hitler's "SS Liaison Officer to the Army High Command". Gretl Braun's husband would allegedly receive news from Austrian radio broadcasting news of the failed assassination of Adolf Hitler during the July plot. It is suggested he alerted Hitler of the attempted assassination and informed him.

In the final days of World War II, Gretl Braun tried to escape with her husband, however, her husband was found by American soldiers hiding in a farmhouse, shot in the back and executed. Gretl Braun took the pistol from her husband and then ordered her helpers to take Hermann to a crossroads where they believed American or Soviet soldiers would be coming and where she attempted to dispose of his body. However she was found along with her husband who was at that point dead. Gretl Braun declared to the American soldiers that the pistol was used to end her husband's life to prevent him from being used as a witness to Hitler's alleged plans, no evidence has surfaced to confirm this plan.

Gretl Braun was arrested and held for a while before being released. Gretl Braun died of lung cancer on September 10, 1997, in a Munich hospital at the age of 82.