Interview with Joseph Goebbels secret mistress - LIDA BAAROVA
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Lida Baarova born on September 7, 1914 as Ludmila Babková in Prague, was a Czech actress and singer.
After training at the Prague Acting Conservatory, Lida Baarova made her first film at the age of 17.
In 1934 she was hired by UFA, learned German and shot Barcarole in 1935. The male lead in this production was played by the married German actor Gustav Fröhlich, with whom Baarova was henceforth in a relationship.
In 1938, Lida Baarova won the "German Film Award in Gold" for her role in "Barcarole".
After Joseph Goebbels sought her out at Gustav Fröhlich's house, she became the Reich propaganda minister's secret mistress.
The scandalous relationship was also discussed publicly.
Since 1948 Lida Baarová lived in Salzburg.
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Two points, she was strikingly beautiful in her day and still elegant later in life, second as she mentioned she enjoyed being loved by a man of immense political and societal power, it’s a very old and recurring story.
True. It's as old as time itself.
Nothing new under the sun...
Tough gig
She was also 17 years younger than Joseph Goebbels and 25 years younger than Adolf Hitler, the first man who preyed on her. Both men had huge power/influence over everyone around them.
Power: The ultimate aphrodisiac.
“ You can live a wonderful life in Germany..” famous last words.
Wow
"In April 1945, however, Lída Baarová left Prague for Germany again. On the way, she was taken into custody by the American military police, imprisoned in Munich, and later extradited to Czechoslovakia.
In Czechoslovakia in 1945, Baarová and her family were taken into custody on suspicion of collaboration with the Germans during the war. Her mother died under interrogation; her sister Zorka committed suicide in 1946"
Terrible!
Really neat to hear someone speak about that time period who was there! I enjoyed this film as well, thanks!
Fascinating story. She was a young woman who caught the eye of two of the most powerful men in the world. One of those men would have given up everything just to be with her. She was flirting with these men because it was exhilarating but it was like flying close to the sun and risking being burned to death at any moment. She didn’t want to get hurt or hurt anybody else but, for a while, it was the thrill of a lifetime. What is also interesting is that someone’s wife would take her marital problem to Hitler looking for help and she got it.
@Melanie Jarrett The basic necessities: food, water, shelter . . . . and sex.
@Melanie Jarrett Without sex, there would be no people to need food, water, and shelter.
@Melanie Jarrett 😁
@Melanie Jarrett well, for some is a necessity... having a good sex life is a necessity for some ppls health and well being, the lack of it can cause low self esteem, maybe depression and from there things go downhill easily. A person with low self esteem cant accomplish so much even in professional life like a person who has confidence and whos always banging someone🤷🏻♂️
But of course not everybody is the same.
And its pretty predictable that those evil nazis would like some good looking women, they loved power, and poweful ppl enjoy that, having women is a kind of power too.
Just imagine, a dictator or person of power could be easily made fun of by not having this desire, its like they are without manhood.
Hitler was very much all about appearances... while he certainly didn't have any problems with having "action on the side" behind closed doors and out of public sight, he insisted on himself and his inner circle presenting a very carefully crafted and spotless image to the public at large. Hitler himself is said to have had an illicit romance with his own niece, Geli Rabaul, and that she eventually killed herself in part because it had to remain secret and she could never get the attention and recognition from Hitler she wanted and needed. Hitler's romance with Eva Braun was absolutely the same way. Hitler told her point blank he was "married to Germany" and couldn't be seen as having a wife or girlfriend in public, and Eva Braun basically decided she could life with that, though it weighed heavily on her and she halfhearted attempted suicide a couple of times at least, in desperate attempts to get Hitler's attention and affection more than out of any desire to end herself. Hitler's carefully crafted public image, and his need for his inner circle to present the same sort of public image, of the wholesome family centered ideal which Hitler and the Party had carefully crafted not only for appearance's sake but as a national ambition or ideal, a goal for all of society to emulate... to have a very public abandonment of that image with one of Hitler's inner circle abandoning and divorcing his wife and six children and leaving his post to take up with some film starlet, it was simply unthinkable! Magda Goebbels knew this perfectly well, even if her husband was thinking with the wrong head, she knew that Hitler would absolutely knock some sense into him. Goebbels was such a sycophant of Hitler that once Hitler finally "laid down the law" that would be the end of it. Even if Goebbels had "gone off the rails" and defied Hitler and attempted to quit, divorce Magda, and run off with his starlet, I wouldn't put it past Hitler to have him "dealt with" rather than have a big public mess that would taint his image and that of the "national socialist ideal" of motherhood, family, etc. Later! OL J R :)
Interesting interview. It's incredible to know this kind of historical characters. I am sure she always knew what she was doing. I think, besides love, she loved power, money and success.
She certainly didn’t fall for his looks. Power.
Thank you for posting this video. !!!!
She plays the innocent one but knew very well what she was doing. This is an age old story of a woman wanting to be desired by the most powerful, and conveniently overlooking the minor details of another woman, kids, careers etc. Still rings true with modern women of today.
And overlooking mass murder
@@s5mphone701 Your correct, I should have added that.
@@s5mphone701 this was years before anyone knew of that
I guess this happens as well in the USA 🇺🇸 Presidents, US Senators, Governors and HIGH NET WORTH celebrities ALL cheat on their spouses and significant others. Marilyn Monroe was JFK’s mistress, Monica Lewinsky was Bill Clinton’s, Stormy Daniels and Marla Maples was Donald Trump’s. I’m going to say that if you’re in a High Political government position like Joseph Goebells was and you can have every woman you want then there’s no stopping your chances of getting what you want
You’re right Cathyrn. When my wife cheated on me while I was home watching the kids. It wasn’t the guys fault, it was my ex-wife’s fault!
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A few things come to mind. Her claims of being naive and innocent are a stretch that cannot be believed. She had already been in the film industry for several years and the centre of plenty of attention when this particular liaison developed. Her innocence was only in not knowing what the Nazis would later do. No one did.
The Nazi regime's later extreme actions had not yet occurred and Europe was still at peace so this amounts to a powerful/influential man hooking up with an ambitious actress. Nothing unusual about that.
Yes, I do not believe she was naive either. If it had been possible I think she would have married Goebbels. She's trying to sound 'virginal', but she was living with a top German actor, so nothing virginal!!!
To know what the Nazis were planning, one needed to just listen to their speeches and read their writings.
Yea whatever. You don’t know how naive or innocent she was. Awesome how you ASSUME she was some slut cuz she did movies….Christ you serious? I’m guessing you’re JEALOUS….you’d have loved to be gorgeous and a star …..what you ever do? Not much I’m sure LMFAO 😂🤡🙄
@@ingridclare7411you aware how many women and mistresses he had? A TON. She wasn’t somehow one woman he loved dearly come ON. That THING. Women. And lots of them. Clearly he was very very good with words and charm HELLO he was propaganda ministry head and the best at what he did….what you loved every man you had sex with? Weren’t that lucky huh? She said SHE DIDNT LOVE HIM….and I’d believe that. You slept with men like that cuz YA KINDA HAD TOO if you didn’t want too. And if ya did….it was for what it could get you.
But here’s you assuming she wanted to marry him. Just disgusting assumptions. And more envy I’m guessing.
No one did? ummm I think some did.
Good god this was absolutely FASCINATING. Truly one of a kind. Keep it coming ❤️
Reading the comments, some things come to mind:
- Women are judged much harsher than men for the same actions.
- Women are expected to be more virtuous than men.
- Most of us always think in terms of black and white, not grades of shades.
- Very few people are totally good or totally evil.
- Individuals have multiple facets and selectively show them to different people under distinct circumstances.
- The interviews in this channel gives viewers a look into the zeitgeist of the time.
- Individuals shape their environment by exercising agency; however, environments also shape people.
- Social psychology theory, experiments, and observations have shown the power of groups to influence individual behavior.
- Zimbardo’s prison experiment demonstrated the power of groups, hierarchy, rules, and power inequality.
- This woman’s story is complex and nuanced.
I hate men who cheat on their wives!
This woman is being totally honest and dont forget this was a very different time. Over 80 years ago. What young beautiful girl would not be interested in these clever intellectual high ranking men ,especially if she has any kind of ambition. She was also probably inexperienced and rather got in too deep. Allthe bad stuff these people did was not coman knowledge at the time ,she would not know any of that.
Its easy to judge in hindsight. But .. ask yourself what you might have done in her place. Judge not lest you be judged.this woman did nothing wrong.
Dude, no...just no. They were doing horrible stuff well before the final solution. All of Germany knew about it and most of them were enthusiastically supporting it. Almost the entire world was aware of what the Germans were doing to Jewish people and anyone not of pure Aryan blood.
What would I have done? I do not know because I was not there. However with how things are in the world today and how minorities are being treated, I can safely say I would not have participated, supported, or kept my mouth shut.
Yes, she did wrong. At best, you could say she had a callous indifference to the suffering of others. In actuality, she was actively a part of one of the most evil governments in history.
Doing nothing during that time period was wrong. Have friends and lovers that were hideously evil was even more wrong. Doing both to further her own career and wealth removes any doubt as to whether she did wrong or not.
Very interesting. Enjoyed it.
She was not as innocent as she claimed. She did not discouraged him because she was afraid that he might ruin her career.
Yes, she knew exactly what she was doing.
@@aliciacruz5957 I hate her for that. She ruined a marriage
@@rachelmclaughlin1491 ....This women was an opportunistic type that put aside any inhibitions of any reality for fame and fortune at the expense of allowing advances to future her career. Shame on her, empathy wasn’t her strong suit. All around Europe people where being murdered, starved, and deprived of there civil liberties. She was enjoying fine diners and wine, parties on yachts, and visitations to wealthy people’s mansions. This wasn’t by coincidence if you ask me, this was her choice and I don’t for one minute believe she wasn’t a willingly participant implicated at the expense of those involved. She used her stunning looks, charm and sexuality to prevail.....no different than any corruption where greed and self interest are at the core of her decision. She’s truly selfish.....she’d fit in perfect today, this would easily represent 90% of a generation delusional to reality and hell bent on self entitlement.
@@rachelmclaughlin1491 ruined a marriage!? Do you know what type of person the other "poor wife" was!?
Dont be idiot.. seems like yourself had a failed marriage also.
He did it, she owned no loyalty to the other women, she didnt took votes.. and this marriage being ruined would be good for the children they killed.
Duh
I think she isn't so innocent
She was a relationship with Gustav, the best actor and biggest star of Germany who could have recommended her in good movies
Then she caught the eyes of Hitler and got to him, obviously he wasn't someone who would care for her long, but then Gobbels got her, the only other person in Germany who could have marveled her career just by a nod so she settled for him
It doesn't seem that she was so innocent
Well she use her beauty to get what she wanted
He could have destroyed her life and family in a nod as well.
Thank you for the video!
Great interview thanks for posting
I think unless you live through a period of history such as this you should keep your opinions of her to yourself. No one knows what it was like or what you would do unless it happened to you.
Oh please sluts always know and cheating with married man seriously
Well said!
I believe her! Can you imagine being in the room with an angrier than usual Hitler while he’s telling Goebbels, “this bitch gotta go!” Tf could she do about him being so smitten?! Def had to play that shit carefully 😂
I agree with you. That was a messed up time. People did what they had to to survive. But 50 years later I'm not buying the " I didn't know it wasn't my fault " defense any longer. She knew just what she was doing and lucky she didn't end up in a mass grave somewhere
Bjs probably
" Hitler raged like a mad man"..how many times have you heard this..LOL.
It's a miracle she didn't get burned; she played with fire.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
So, she says she didn't know what was going on as she was only 23. Well, she knew he was married with small children and at 23, a women knows the ramifications of having an affair. Powerful and rich men was the ticket she needed for a better life and she really didn't care what others thought. I have no respect for her. She knew what the Germany did to her people and the Jews.
If Gobbeis would have left his wife she would take her place. Oh yes
She is talking about 1936-1937. What happend to the Jews after 1942 was top secret "geheime Reichssache" just the SS and partially the Gestapo leadership knew the details about what happend in these camps.
@@Larrypint anti jew laws were being passed since 34
@@sarvathavicharsheel7487
15. Septembers 1935 Nürnberger Blutschutzgesetz... Inspired by the Jewish Halacha marriage laws that
apply to this day in Israel.
There is a good Czech language film (with subtitles) about her life in Berlin, I think called The Devil's mistress. It's a 2016 film, excellent production quality, interesting (and sad). She could have gone to Hollywood and maybe have become another Dietrich or Lamarr.
Thanks, I will see if I can locate it.
@@samualcrocket1405 There is a movie in Netflix about her story.I saw it don't remember the name but I think it's still showing. I think it may have the same name Devils mistress not sure check it out.
@@barbarabazin9570 I did check it out but I could not get access to it. I would like to watch it. A movie is fictionalize to be entertaining even based on history. This video is her own recollection, experience, and feelings.
Dietrich choose the Right side.
Yes it is called “The Devil’s Mistress” I DID watch it on Netflix 3X and it was a good film
Beautiful woman. Looks incredible for her age. Very interesting to hear first hand accounts of what happened at that time. So few are left
?? Beautiful woman? Boy are you ever misguided.
@@joepalooka2145 maybe Rosie O’Donnell is more your speed
I agree with Palooka.
At the conclusion of this documentary, you only comment with superficial appearance ?
Give the world a break.
You are so superficial after viewing the documentary, your ONLY is a women's appearance . GEEEZZZ
@@joekabotz734 why don’t you give the world a break and stop being so limp wristed. She was a beautiful woman. You and Palooka probably don’t like women, guys more your thing huh. Get a frigen life loser
Sounds to me , like she enjoyed being admired , and then later it occurred to her, the seriousness of it all . I think she has given an honest account. And had the sense to leave him while she could .
An amazing story! And to see Lida with tears in her eyes as she recounts her story, still beautiful, is so moving! The image of Joseph Goebells playing the piano for her, with swans on a small lake, and how they were able to laugh together ... And then to think she was surrounded by such face-to-face evil, is REALLY disturbing! ... RIP Lida!
He was not more evil than you.
@@davecopp9356 for sure
Goebells was a cleft foot!
This woman survived WWII lived to tell us her life experience with Top Nazis , you can tell she must been Beautiful looking when young .
Looking
She was there.
Everyone else pretends, speculates, exaggerates, judges...she was there and I can see why that little Napoleon was attracted to this lady. She was only 18 years old at the time. I did the most stupid things in my 20's (and 30's). What she shares is so typical if a beautiful young girl only it was w JG.
May she Rest In Peace. I shall keep her in my prayers too.
Wow, how did you ever get this interview? It’s fantastic!
It's history in the first person.
Irreplaceable - irrespective of other issues such as evil, murder and oppression. Through the Internet she brought me back in time.
She’s disgusting!!
no judgement at all - she was young and got drawn into to a relationship by a man way over her head. She honestly states that she enjoyed being loved by a man with that much power. I’m sure he also loved her in his way but once again - they wanted it all. She was lucky to have escaped.
JUST 2 BIG ZERRRRO'S
@@tomortale2333 greater men than you bud
I’m surprised the Czechs didn’t take care of her(hang).I’m sure she spoke about her time with the Nazis’ while still young and her memories were still fresh. He used her and she used him. But there can be no mistake that JG held all the cards. He could (JG) have taken what he wanted (her body) from her by force and still he tried to win her affection with favors. Had JG’s never met Hitler and just lived as an average citizen his entire life the beautiful women he craved would only be available to him in dreams. The pathetic little wretch would have been laughed at by the caliber of women he was now routinely bedding. Why she would still desire to go to Berlin and work in Nazi Germany after the invasion of Czechoslovakia says a lot about her ambition and character.
Fascinating, although I suspect she was more complicit in the affair than she cares to admit.
She doesn’t really make an issue of it, but she was also cheating on her boyfriend. She was hoping to “upgrade”.
I think she was still insecure in her career and it was a casting couch situation..Once she breaks up with the actor she was not getting as much work, then Goebbels comes along. She used him as much as she used her. She almost got executed once the red army took over her native county and found out who she was. Hitler had already kicked her out of the country to avoid tabloid scandals of having his propaganda minister involved in an affair.
@@powerboatguy2308 I agree somewhat, however there were no tabloids. Goebbels controlled every piece of information disseminated to the public. If they could keep the Holocaust from most of the German people, an extramarital affair would have been a cake walk.
@@bobkrohn8053 seems as women don't change much over time
@@JJWoosh2 I think it’s genetic.
When Frolich asked you. What he wants from you? Are u serious Lida?
The woman had intimate relationships with some of the most murderous, deranged men in human history and smiles wistfully about it. Frightening stuff.
Today women are doing just the same. You just wait and see what history will tell about contemporary dignitaries.
Gold-digging is not a new idea. It's as old as sex.
@@mqbitsko25 It's not so much Gold-digging as the idea of getting admiring attentions from very powerful men when you are woman who is barely 23.
She didn't do it personally and most of all she paid the price... And it was decade long gone soo why feel the bad side
Cry harder. Cope.
Great interview. I like learning about the non-military lives of these guys.
She was nobody's fool and she negotiated that snake pit well. Being involved with anybody in that nefarious inner circle was incredibly dangerous and successful navigation of it attests to her superior instincts, innate cunning, and inordinate sense of good timing.
And sluttery.
Yes indeed
@@tonyochoa7097 thank you for the heads up, Tony. P
“She was nobody’s fool”? You are foolish yourself! A nineteen-year old girl who has an affair with Goebbel’s and is either completely ignorant are complicit in his crimes. If she had joined the resistance and have killed him THEN she should command respect. Otherwise, she was just a naive girl.
Get back in the kitchen don't speak about things you don't know about
"I was so young" , but she was already living with a man. My guess is she thought it would further her career. It's funny how if you say things often enough, you can convince yourself they are true.
She worked hard at it, didn't she?
I suspect her lover /boyfriend was complicit with the affair. Kind of like Earnest, Mrs Simpson and Edward VIII. Both could have been incredibly harmed, or incredibly helped by a relationship with the minister and Hitler. She was not innocent. At 23 any woman knows when she’s being wooed.
She was 23 so not that young, she was living with a man so i presume she wasnt a virgin, she was an actress so she wasnt green. She's using the young card as an excuse, she says it a few times.
She’s speaking with the the benefit of hindsight. Of course she sees things differently now. Your outlook at 23, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73, 83 is gonna change. I don’t suppose any commentators are 23, a beautiful famous actress, and rubbing elbows with some of the most powerful men in the world? I didn’t think so....
@@louisecoffey9843 Lol, how old are you?! 23 is young.
Give her a break…She was dealing with people who could murder her at any time
with no consequences. What could a 23 year old do against such power? Most people
would silently do the same through fear.
in the history of mankind, more likely its the woman who controls the man, no matter how powerful is that man. the woman has more power in a rel and men do not hurt the ones they love
She was unfortunately caught between a rock and a hard-place.
Rejecting Goebbels overtures had its own horrible consequences.
When she speaks about the time after Hitler learned about it (from Magda) and all the troubles it made, her eye become wet with tears (around 36:20 onwards).
I wonder how many women he told “you can live a wenderful life on Germany”.?
Hitler didn't make a habbit of offering random actresses tea like Goebbels so she was the only one.
''WONDERBAR''
@@colonelsmith7757 could it be that Hitler liked her too. He was hence jealous that Gobbels and not him got the reciprocation
Just a thought
@@sarvathavicharsheel7487 There is nothing to support that even as an assumption, besides the fact that Hitler was already with Eva, throughout the story it is obvious that he either wanted her to go back or get settled in Germany with either Goebbels or her actor boyfriend.
He was annoyed by the whole affair, as was everyone who was in the know, because Goebbels was a married man.
I am sure the lady was well aware the evil man was married with 6 children ? An implausible story from start to finish. Ignored the mayhem in Germany, enjoyed the limelight etc
Well, it is also convenient to put more of the blame the much younger woman rather than the much older and powerful male predators.
I'm sure you would have been more vocal had it been you. 🙄
Evil attracts Evil
I doubt him being married was no hindrance to either of them. She was also in a relationship with someone she said she loved. It was a typical sex for benefits by both the boyfriend and the lady involved. I often wonder about the relationship between the wife and Hitler. I bet she had a gigantic crush on him! Lord knows she killed herself and her six children in that bunker for Hitler and the fatherland.
@@elisabethdakak878 AMEN 😇
Can you imagine being in the room with an angrier than usual Hitler and he points to you and says, “this bitch has gotta go!” And I believe her. Tf could she do about him being so smitten?! She definitely had to play that carefully cuz had he gotten offended…..
Some women would sleep with Satan himself to advance their careers. I guess I should be impressed by her machinations.
Wife didn't turn out to be so nice to their children.
It's probably good she was so young and naive at the time. While she says she knew at the time she was in danger, I have a feeling she didn't fully appreciate how easily she could have ended up dead for this little dalliance.
I don't think she was naive at all. Hardly.
@@aliciacruz5957 hi
Shut up woman what you know besides propaganda stupid
Awesome interview... Just imagine , she had the power over one of the most powerful at the time. Thanks for sharing
but she didnt did she? And she put her family in danger because if she refused him he couldve deported all of them.
She had morals that belonged in the garbage with goebbels and his Nazi friends
Incredibly fascinating story. Such frankness and honesty is astounding. This woman admits to her youthful human frailties in clear and precise language. She also reveals that even the most powerful in the Nazi reality could succumb to their own passions and desires. The wife tattling to Hitler was also incredibly human. She had a huge brood to care for and was probably in a state of complete internal panic about her fate. If I could, I would give this woman a huge hug, as you can still see the pain all of this caused her all these years later. Fleeing for one’s life is a very traumatic event. Thank you so much for finding this dear soul and interviewing her. Liked and subscribed.
I should like to say that I appreciate (belatedly) your comment about this woman's spellbinding story.
So many comments here I find surprising in their assertions that she "knew exactly what she was doing." I agree that she was undoubtedly responsible for engaging in flirtation and basking in admiration, but most young women (and men) do this, if given the chance, because it is a natural part of being young and eager to experience life. It is difficult to believe that anyone judging her as "bad" has never done something egocentrically foolish in youth. It just happens that her youthful folly was within the context of extremely significant historical persons and events.
At 41:40 she admits that tolerating Goebbels was "probably not right," but if she had not tolerated him, what might have happened then?
BEAUTIFUL comment from you! I too felt deeply for this beautiful woman, even in old age! ...
She lost most of her film career as a result but I'm not sure she told us the full story. She wasn't as naive as she is suggesting she was. She was living with an actor . She has glossed over any intimate details. Almost as if the r/ship wasn't intimate physically. But it was....' What does he want from me' is a bit comical. He wanted what men want!!! She knew that. As long as she left her life was safe. Btw, Magda Goebbels actually wanted a divorce!!! As she was in love with someone else herself. A member of Goebbels staff. All this infuriated Hitler. They were ALL misbehaving. As acting First Family. the Goebbels could NOT be divorced in Nazi Germany.
"Kissinger Syndrome." Being around the powerful moves people the wrong way.
That's what it's called?
@@megancrager4397 Yes.
He dated babes. That sent me a message. You didn't have to be Romeo! Rich and powerful. Actresses marrying connected producers!
Goebbels....Harvey Weinstein with political power
Only half the size though
Don't know how you can compare that bullfrog with a amazing man like Goebbels.
@@brandongardner3073 more like a poisoned dwarf
Harvey was only half as smart as Joseph.
@@jamesjack6769 Yeah I agree
Did the camera lens need to be so close.
she knew what she was getting into and she enjoyed it.
And ?
Yes, she enjoyed it, while some of her colleagues were dying in concentration camps.
@@enlightening_bubbles and?
So what?
Who knows what her aim was. Why did she align herself with a club footed dwarf sized man? I must have been for the prestige.
Seriously doubt she was so naive about all this. Im sure she wasn't so innocent as she portrays herself.
agree
Exactly
Pure as the driven snow. If you don't believe it, just ask her.
I know. This struck me as well. Especially, when she made the comment, "i had a feeling something was brewing." Seriously😳. Its even more ironic how after a long time decides she needs to be CAREFUL.
Yes...let the thief in And then lock all the doors.
She mentions that she was scared of being sent back to then Czechoslovakia. That he couldve done it in a heart beat. So she played along. She was young and this guy sounded like a parasite who wouldnt leave her alone. Fricken Goebbels….who wouldnt have been uneasy.
Das sie von dieser Spiele damit lebend daher gegangen ist ist ein Wunder.
She lived in a time of great uncertainty. She had to watch everything she said and everything she did. Otherwise, she could have been deported or, worse, shot. I find her to be a fascinating witness to history. She was very young too, don't forget. She is a wily woman who did what she did to SURVIVE.
Great interview
Imagine Hitler having to deal with this when running a war.
Hitler to himself-- From Fuerer to a marriage counselor
They were all snakes. They jockeyed for Hitler's ear
So she blew a head Nazi.... and has to live with it. I wonder how many commenters will look at her age, and what you’ve all done in darkness. So much judgement and dog-piling when someone comments she still has a certain elegance about her. But go ahead and judge; focus on another’s instead of your own life. Hypocrites.
Fascinating interview, whether you think that she's telling lies or not. The real historians can decipher and sift through the shit. Very soon, there will be no first-hand witnesses left.
@Dick Van Steijn nobody said she was.
@Dick Van Steijn I would only believe the likes of David Irving. Most historians and writers of history, only quote themselves.
"Why is he staring at me like that?" Perhaps madam, because he was the biggest psychopath in human history?
No, that would be ilja Ehrenburg
Especially funny since she looked nothing like Geli Raubal…
@@vidikat why does That matter
@@alexacasa3888 Commenting on this because this video claims Lida and Geli look similar, hence Hitler’s fascination with her. Lida looks nothing like her.
@@vidikat That's what *Hitler* said, neither the video nor Lida claim this is the case, but at the end of the day it didn't matter. Hitler saw a person who in his eyes was very similar to somebody who was very close to him and had tregically committed suicided; seeing her "again" probably shook him, it's understandable.
Its hard to believe the accuracy of this woman's version of the story.
I find it difficult to believe ANY of it.
Because it doesn't fit in with your narrow worldview? Lol
Still a very beautiful woman and a very interesting story with some infamous people from history.
A face that could launch a thousand ships……….????
No Wonder Dr Goebbels fell for her. She was beautiful.
And then some!
She's lucky not to have ended up like Mussolini's mistress.
Let's not forget that everything happened before the war. During the war she lived in Prague and after the war she was imprisoned for 1.5 years, even though she helped so many people and nothing was proved against her. Her mother died during post-war interrogation, her father became a cripple when he tried to rescue her from prison. Her sister was booted out of the theater after the war and committed suicide. The family villa was half stolen by the communists after the 1948 coup and then completely stolen years later.
It's interesting that she left out the part where in 1945, she left Prague for Germany again. And on the way, she was arrested by the American Military Police, then imprisoned in Munich, and later extradited back to Czechoslovakia.
She didn't seem too upset after the facts later came out detailing how murderous animals they all were, including Goebbel's wife, who took her children into Hitler's bunker and killed them, then herself.
What life would the children would have had if they were arrested by allied forces
Yeah, never understood that, it’s not as if they would have imprisoned/killed the young children.
Didn't know that.
If they lived the life of Nazi royalty as she did I think the only regret they had is that they lost the war. Human life meant very little of those not in that inner circle.
Authoritarianism is terrifying whether that be fascism, socialism, or communism. Individual Rights are sacrificed for the well being of elite Party members under the guise of equality and collectivism..
@@kgisabeast Yes, but in that chaos, you are in a delirium. You can't think straight and panic and fear must have set in, in addition to fanaticism and this idea that to live in a Germany that is in rubbles would be useless for her children. It's so sad. Magda's older daughter, Helga, tried to resist this and woke up as the rest of the children were being poisoned. They (the doctor or Magda, or both, forced her jaw so hard, it broke! Oh my god, Helga didn't deserve to die like that!
@@sarvathavicharsheel7487 Remember it was the red army who got to Berlin first,thats why they commited suic8de and murdered the children
Many women have made the same mistake over the world history. And suffered the same consequence.
Ike's driver!
Brilliant interview with Lida she was so beautiful and her story is unique and different what a life she led only wish she and her family would have moved to the states when she had the chance
I admire her honesty for admitting his power was part of the attraction, besides him being witty, but he was such a slimy little snake, one of the worst people in Hitler's rogue's gallery of people -- especially if you understand his role in the Third Reich, which she clearly didn't until after the war, like most people. All she knew was that he was important and powerful. She was young and busy making films.
I bet the full story was very complicated, and being Czech and getting steady work in a country that would soon be occupying her native country -- Hitler invades Czechoslovakia in 1939 -- she was in a difficult position and ended up going to Italy after her two-year affair with Goebbels ended. She did not know WWII would erupt or that the Nazis would exterminate millions of people.
When she met Hitler and he told her she reminded him of his niece Geli Raubal, who had killed herself some years before, she probably had no idea how infatuated Hitler was with his niece. In retrospect, she dodged a bullet in not becoming a companion or lover of Hitler, something he never would have done because she wasn't an Aryan. Being busy in the theater, she was probably oblivious to following politics or knowing everything that was going on at the time.
Because she worked in the German film industry, she (and her family) went through being branded collaborators, but of course she had nothing to do with policies or criminal acts. She was not involved in passing secrets or espionage work.
To think she met Hitler and Gobbles and heard them argue
The same thing happens today, even when women are supposedly more educated, politically aware and less naive than they were then. I am assuming she wasn't stupid and knew much of what was going on, but probably thought that Goebbels was on the right side of history and doing great work.
She is a very beautiful sincere and intelligent woman!
I am always amazed by people who know how to point out evil when others said it is evil.
These people take orders easily in wartime.
Oh Lida Lida Lida! How much you left out. Tsk tsk. Of course all of the info you kept quiet would have made you look very bad!
Eye rolling my way through this interview.
She's still beautiful.
Interesting, I’m about 75% of the way through this video and no one has anyone talked about Goebbels wife.
The mistress never talks about the wife. Even in 3rd Reich.
@@joeyb4045 She talks about the wife before the end. They talked at the wife's request.
wow..remarkable account of history.. she is candid in her expression(of course she wouldn't have shared everything) yet one cannot find fault with her it's perfectly normal to be desired by one of the most powerful men in the regime and to hang out with the third reich.. just imagine your love quarrels being solved by Hitler
Fascinating story, and I can see that you were a very beautiful young woman. I am sure many men would be attracted to you.
Captivating. Many thanks.
She also had a brief meaningless affair with Idi Amin...
And TooLooze Lautrec
Not true
A thing of beauty is a joy forever said Keats!
And he was disgusting.. Six kids, a beautiful wife, and he more or less intimidates an actress into an affair. It sounds like she was afraid to say no.
But also that it didn't trouble her to be living with one man and laying down with another one. Yuck.
Her career was the most important to her.
@@enlightening_bubbles her career?
He advocated the murder of ALL jews and "untermesch" slavs and you think he was disgusting because he banged a younger chick/cheated her old evil btch!?
Not everybody gets satisfied with a middle aged women in a marriage on crisis pal. And he having children has nothing to do. Guy wanted to F some younger beauty so he did. Nothing "disgusting" about, but maybe you are a square church guy.. each has to freedom to live like they want to.
If he was disgusting was by the fact that he helped killing millions, his children included, and those with the help of the "poor cheated wife" you so much defended.. also the btch was ugly asf, beautiful lol.
Think about Harvey Weinstein. Some had sex with him willingly, some felt forced and some were downright forced. The acting business has probably always been rotten. Loads of stories of this from the Hollywood golden age as well.
"Pleasant" is hardly a ringing endorsement of Goebbels. It didn't do to have him less than amused by you, methinks. Crafty minx. She liked power.
@Dick Van Steijn don't think it's too difercult to get a gage of the man's character lol.
I presume your only experience of the man's character comes from the history channel? Why don't you take a minute to listen what those who actually lived around him had to say.
You're a moron.
Hitler: You can live a wonderful life in Germany. Pay no attention to the 1,000 B-17's flying overhead
two different stories, with 2 different dates
Goebbels was a noted philanderer, this women was not alone in having relations with him.
Lucky she didn’t take him up on his offer to leave his family for her. She’d be dead. His whole family committed suicide - well, the kids were murdered...
Magda told Hitler and Hitler prohibited a divorce.
When she described her initial encounter with Magda, I told myself what a mature and graceful dealing of the matter by Magda. Then I heard about Hitler learning about the entire drama, and I couldn't help but imagine the annoyance that dude must have felt smack dab in the middle of humanity's most eventful period of history. He must have been like.... wtf I'm fighting the entire world here, and you idiots are fooling around.
What a promotion
From Feurer to marriage counselor
This is right on
An elegant old lady. One senses that Frau Barova was always a rather worldly woman, for all the reticent coyness she affects. She was dazzlingly beautiful as a young actress...
It would have been hard to be too worldly at 22.
This was a very touching and moving story. It appeared as though moral integrity was very high in Germany at that time.
It is also quite a contradiction hearing about how Goebbels apparently treated this woman is so, so harshly a contrast as to how he treated so many others.
Usually it happens so. It is different the personal view from political view.
No one should have to die alone.
Every man dies alone. What are you talking about? Who takes your hand in death and hop scotches down the prim rose path to eternal judgement? That's never happened once in the total history of death. Even Adam went alone. And he walked with God once. Every man dies totally alone. There are no partnerships or safety in numbers as one approaches their personal apocalypse. Just like sitting in the dentists chair for a triple by pass root canal. Just saying. Now let us pray 🙏
@@quantumpotential7639 If you believe in myths, then I guess you have the luxury of not dying alone. You'll be able to pretend that baby Jeebus is right there with you and waiting for you on the other side. Talk about a primrose path. Great crutch if you are ignorant enough to stomach it.
My great grandmother knew her and she never spoke highly of her always describing her as opportunistic person who would go literally through bodies just to get where she wants….something similar said about her, actress Zdenka Prochazkova :)
Interesting insight.
Like most young American women today.
Curious how today this would be considered rape by many. Because the only reason she didn't reject him was because she was afraid of being deported and not knowing how he could use his power if she rejected him, may be a case of rape by coercion.
If she just didn't mention that she enjoyed being liked by him, then I think many would say it's a clear case of rape. Just an example of how complicated this issue is, if you just skip one detail everything looks a lot different.
She never actually said they had sex.
@@samualcrocket1405 Well if you want to think he only liked to kiss girls, and they just kissed for years... I found it extremely unlikely, I've never met about a couple like that.
And even so, it would be considered sexual assault by coercion
@@pietrodeveloper I am interpreting her words entirely differently. She made a decisive decision to be with Gobbel when she let her boyfriend leave the party alone. Then she continued in the same fashion until a strong bond was made. Then it was only speculation on her part that he would take revenge if she left him,. He never threatened her.
She does not talk about kissing or sex in the video. She only talks about friendship, how much she liked his company, and how much she liked the attention he gave her. Everything she says about him shows how much respect she had for him. To say that is rape is not reality.
If it was a sexual relationship why would she keep saying that she has no idea what he wanted from her. If they were having sex she would know what he wanted.
Even after she left he told her that he wanted what was best for her and for her to always keep her joyful personality.
My opinion is that Joseph Goebbel was a very bad man for other reasons then his relationship with her.
Her opinion of him in this video was always of respect and how much she enjoyed his personality, companionship, and the adoration he showed her.
@@samualcrocket1405 Lída Baarová was Goebbels mistress, not his platonic love, he declared his love to her, his wife knew about the relation and even tried to divorce because of her. Why Hitler and Goebbels wife would have been so furious if she was just her friend?
She said clearly that she felt like she couldn't show no interest because the power that he had, and that she feared about being deported. And that is sexual assault by coercion be definition. So the fact that he didn't threaten her doesn't mean anything to my point because now days if you did that with your secretary or subordinate it would mean sexual assault by coercion, you don't need to threaten to fire her for example. Personally I don't think you should call this rape, but many countries do and that why I'm commenting.
You need to understand that according to her, "he could have any women that he wanted" but he choose her. So sex wasn't what he wanted because she knew he had that already. The place where they spent weeks together, Goebbels' weekend house, was called the sex mansion.
She almost ended his marriage and career. I think you can't expect for a lady of like 90 years old to explicitly tell you that he had sex with somebody.
@@pietrodeveloper She never mentioned love affair, kissing, sex, or mistress in the interview. She talked more like it was a courtship.
He wanted to divorce his wife and married her so his intention toward her were sincere.
She cared to enough to get a message to him after she left Germany and he back. That is not what rape looks like.
This a danger that very beautiful women face, she was lucky to have survived this.
The biggest danger is slamming into the wall at 225 mph. It happens a lot too.
Keeping bad company still flaunting innocence is as much fashionable as it's earlier.Great moralist!
She was very beautiful
She was a pretty woman but she had very poor taste in men! By that I mean Joseph "The Poison Dwarf" Goebbels!!!
She had an affair with Geobbels and she said she had a ' good relationship with Hitler' she must have shared at least some of their sick and evil ' beliefs'.
And?
@@fattyginsberg4977 and she probly still does
The ultimate casting couch💀