194:) 2nd class to Flegel and others for their emergency medical services for wounded German soldiers and civilians. In Schenck's memoirs, he describes meeting Hitler with Flegel and Haase as Hitler wanted to thank them for their emergency medical services. In a 2015 book detailing Hitler's last day, Flegel is described as being hysterical when called upon to say goodbye to Hitler.
167:. In this article, Defalque shares Schenck's recollections, including his work with Haase and "nurse Erna" whom Defalque later identified as Erna Flegel. In the absence of Haase, Schenck and Flegel worked together to help wounded people entering the bunker complex, and Flegel is described as "stolid woman who does not flinch as she dresses the hideous injuries of the wounded".
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Goebbels' wife and hatred for Eva Braun".
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was of interest to westerners and "none depicted the final days more graphically than Erna Flegel", and Helms himself notes the interview was "solid history".
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870:"Obituary: One of the last to flee Hitler's bunker dies"
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537:. New York: Simon & Schuster.
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282:Helms, Richard (November 1945).
312:Defalque, Ray J. (2004-01-01).
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378:"Surgery in Hitler's Bunker"
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563:Interview with Erna Flegel
504:Vinogradov, V. K. (2005).
462:The lost life of Eva Braun
285:Interview with Erna Flegel
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827:"Close-up: Erna Flegel".
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812:. p. 8 – via
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489:"Interview: Erna Flegel"
459:Lambert, Angela (2006).
213:on 2 May and brought to
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438:. London: Short Books.
432:Mayo, Jonathan (2015).
350:Lehrer, Steven (2006).
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