Gustav Hitler

Gustav Hitler (May 15,1885 - December 8,1886) was the eldest child of Alois Hitler and Klara Polzl and the elder brother of German dictator Adolf Hitler. According to old OSS files, it seems that Gustav was also the reason for the marriage of his parents, because Klara was already five months pregnant at that time. Gustav was the first of four children born to Alois and Klara that would die in infancy. He died during an outbreak of diphtheria in 1886, along with his younger sister Ida Hitler. Two more of the Hitler children would die in the ensuing years: Otto Hitler in 1887 and Edmund Hitler in 1900. Paula Hitler, the younger sister of Gustav, would be the only member of the family to survive the Second World War.

Literature:

Marc Vermeeren. "De jeugd van Adolf Hitler 1889-1907 en zijn familie en voorouders". Soesterberg, 2007, 420 blz. Uitgeverij Aspekt. ISBN = 90-5911-606-2.