Else Krüger was Martin Bormann's secretary during World War II.
She was in the Führerbunker during the Battle of Berlin. Krüger was with Eva Braun, Gerda Christian, Traudl Junge, and Constanze Manziarly when German dictator Adolf Hitler told them that they must prepare for the Berghof like the others. She was there when Braun indicated that she would never leave Hitler's side and they embraced. In a gesture of kindness, Hitler gave each of the women a cyanide capsule. [1]
Krüger left Berlin on 1 May 1945 in a group led by SS-Major-General (Brigadeführer) Wilhelm Mohnke. On the morning of 2 May, the group was captured hiding in a cellar.
After the war Else was interrogated by the British. She later married her British interrogator, Leslie James (1915-1995), on the 23 December 1947 in Wallasey, Cheshire UK. She lived under the name Else James in Wallasey.
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