Unity Mitford

Unity Mitford (1914–1948) was a British socialite and admirer of Adolf Hitler who became associated with the British Union of Fascists. Her public devotion to Nazism and presence in Germany before the Second World War made her a prominent figure in the Mitford family’s political history.

Adolf Hitler: German Nazi leader who ruled Germany from 1933 until its defeat in 1945. Mitford met Hitler repeatedly and publicly cultivated a close personal association with him.
Mitford family: An English aristocratic family known for its six politically and creatively prominent daughters. Unity’s family background helps explain the attention surrounding her political affiliations.
Unity Mitford's meeting with Hitler: A series of encounters between Unity Mitford and Adolf Hitler in Germany during the 1930s. These meetings made her personal attachment to Hitler concrete and politically conspicuous.
British appeasement: British policy in the 1930s of seeking to avoid war through concessions to aggressive states. Her German affiliations unfolded amid Britain’s contested effort to accommodate Hitler.
Diana Mitford: British socialite who supported fascism and married British Union of Fascists leader Oswald Mosley. Her sister Diana shared Unity’s fascist sympathies and links to Nazi Germany.
British Union of Fascists: A British fascist political party founded by Oswald Mosley in 1932. Mitford became associated with this organization amid her growing fascist sympathies.
Munich: The capital of Bavaria, Germany, and a major center of Nazi activity before the Second World War. Mitford spent much of her time in Germany in this city and encountered Hitler there.
Internment of British fascists during the Second World War: The wartime detention of people in Britain considered security risks, including fascist sympathizers. Her political association belonged to a climate in which suspected fascist sympathizers faced scrutiny.
Jessica Mitford: British-American writer and investigative journalist who became a communist and criticized her family’s politics. Her left-wing commitments sharply contrasted with Unity’s admiration for fascism.
British fascism: Fascist movements and ideas that developed in Britain, especially between the world wars. Her BUF association belonged to a wider British political movement.

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Eva BraunCompared with: Mitford’s public political enthusiasm contrasts with Braun’s largely private position beside Hitler.