A prominent member of the Nazi Party, she was a close ally, companion and political supporter of Adolf Hitler.
Some historians refer to her as the unofficial "First Lady" of Nazi Germany, while others give that title to Emmy Göring.With defeat imminent during the Battle of Berlin at the end of World War II in Europe, she and her husband murdered their six children before committing suicide in the Reich Chancellery gardens.
Her eldest son, Harald Quandt, from a previous marriage, survived her.
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