his lifetime, Hitler was very secretive about his background.
Only the dimmest outline of his parents emerges from the
biographical chapters of Mein Kampf. He falsified his father's
occupation, changing him from a customs official to a postal
official. He repulsed relatives who tried to approach him.
Hitler died from cancer when Adolf was nineteen. She was held in
love and affection by Hitler, her Jewish doctor, Eduard Bloch,
later recalled: 'I have never witnessed a closer attachment.'
Hitler carried her picture with him down to the last days in the
bunker. Her portrait stood in his rooms in Munich, Berlin, and
at his alpine residence near Berchtesgaden, Obersalzberg. His
mother may well have been the only person Adolf Hitler genuinely
loved in his entire life. "The following took the test with
insufficient results, or were not admitted ... Adolf Hitler,
Braunau a. Inn, April 20, 1989, German, Catholic. Father civil
servant. 4 classes in High School. Few Heads. Test drawing
unsatisfactory." According to Will