These are excerpts from a 1947 interview with Wilma Schaub about Hitler's relationships with women. This interview was translated and typed up by an American researcher blogging under the username putschgirl on Tumblr (putschgirl.tumblr.com, currently adolfhitler33.wordpress.com) which is now defunct.
The document containing the full text of the interview is archived with the rest of the Musmanno Papers in the Duquesne University Archives at Gumberg Library, Digital Collections, Pittsburgh, USA.
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Q: When did you first meet Adolf Hitler?
A: It was when he was released from Landsberg, it was shortly after that. So it must have been 1925.
Q: Where was it when you first met him?
A: It was at Herr and Frau Hanfstaengl’s apartment in Bogenhausen. We had all driven back from their country home in Uffing and I saw Hitler getting out of the car, taking off his overcoat.
Q: Do you remember your first impressions of Hitler?
A: Certainly, I was impressed with him. Very much so. I’m not embarrassed to admit that now. He was an impressive man, then as well as later.
Q: What was it specifically that impressed you?
A: Oh, I don’t know if I can put it into words. He was always very dynamic, there was always an energy around him that was palpable. You could feel it. It’s very hard to put this precisely into words. You knew this was a young man with a mission. Then it was only a question if he would succeed, but he was what we called “a comer.” Someone with strange power and who possessed great potential.
Q: Who was it that introduced you to Hitler?
A: It was Helene Hanfstaengl, the lady of the house. Hitler was very much attracted to her, he liked spending time over there because she was often there. This was his period where he was love struck with her.
Q: Was there any type of relationship between them?
A: No, but Hitler, I believe, would have wanted one. When he got out of prison, Helene told everyone he had thrown himself at her, begging her to take care of him. He got down on his knees to her.
Q: Got down on his knees?
A: Yes, this is what Helene Hanfstaengl told us. He put his head against her bosom and moaned, “if only you would take care of me.” It was just around that time when this occurred. Her husband was not around the house that evening.
Q: Do you believe her story?
A: Yes, I have no reason to doubt it. Especially since I saw Hitler make eyes at her for years afterwards. He laid siege to her for years, but she wouldn’t be unfaithful to her husband, so Hitler finally lost interest in a potential romance.
Q: Did it bother Hitler that this lady was married to his friend, his associate?
A: I can’t make a statement about that, I couldn’t get into his thought process. It certainly didn’t seem to bother him back then.
The entire interview, as well as a few others can be found here: https://chuds.life/threads/rare-hitler-documents-excerpts-from-a-1947-interview-with-wilma-schaub-about-hitlers-relationships-with-women.1211/
It's about a 10 minute read but it's an interesting insight into Hitler's personal life that most people aren't aware of.
