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1943 : Hitler’s Germany is a terrifying place to be. But Magda Ritter’s duty is the most dangerous of all…
Her Hidden Life
What you need to know before your trail
It’s 1943 and Hitler’s Germany is a terrifying place to be.
But Magda Ritter’s duty is the most dangerous of all…
Assigned to The Berghof, Hitler’s mountain retreat, she must serve the Reich by becoming the Führer’s ‘Taster’ – a woman who checks his food for poison. Magda can see no way out of this hellish existence until she meets Karl, an SS officer who has formed an underground resistance group within Hitler’s inner circle.
As their forbidden love grows, Magda and Karl see an opportunity to stop the atrocities of the madman leading their country. But in doing so, they risk their lives, their families and, above all, a love unlike either of them have ever known
Travel Guide
Travel to the real life locations of Hitler’s Germany and Poland
Margot Wölk (sometimes written as Woelk) was a German secretary who was among 15 women were selected to taste German leader Adolf Hitler’s food at the Wolf’s Lair in East Prussia. They did this for two years from 1943 to ensure that the food has not been poisoned and was safe to eat.
She was the only one of the 15 to survive World War II, and her secret role as Hitler’s food taster was not revealed until December 2012 when she was 95.
East Prussian village of Gross-Partsch – now Parcz, Poland.
This is where she moved out from Berlin to to be with her family in the countryside.
The Wolf’s Lair
The Wolfsschanze (Wolf’s Lair) was Hitler’s first Eastern Front military headquarters in World War II. It was built for the start of Operation Barbarossa – the invasion of the Soviet Union – in 1941.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Her Hidden Life
Destination : Germany, Berchtesgaden , Poland Author/Guide: V S Alexander Departure Time: WW2
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