eva braun's revealing gift to hitler

"that day, his mistress, eva braun gave him a gift, a signed photograph. we found her present. it's an exceptional piece, never revealed to the public, with a remarkable story attached. for years after the war, the photograph and its frame remained with eva's sister, gretl. only when the braun family disposed of it, did a sharp-eyed amateur make the discovery. this dedication is the unique physical evidence of eva braun's love for hitler. all other documents, like their personal correspondence, were destroyed in the final days of the war. she gives him a dedicated photograph of herself in a silver frame that in fact, bears her monogram, a club that was designed by albert speer. the photo bears the following inscription "to my führer, from your faithful, eva." this is very revealing of eva braun's mentality and of what she's looking for, as she doesn't use his name, but rather to "my führer," which implies a political importance, and more especially, she uses the word faithful. it's a time when everyone is beginning to go on their own way, and she wants to mark her faithfulness to adolf hitler and the fact that she has returned."