Brunhilde Pomsel

Brunhilde Pomsel, born on January eleventh, nineteen eleven, was a multifaceted professional known for her roles as a secretary, announcer, stenographer, and film actor. Her most notable position was serving as the personal secretary to Joseph Goebbels, the Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany. She began her work at the ministry's offices in the Ordenspalais, located opposite the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, in nineteen forty-two.

In her later years, Pomsel gained attention for her candid reflections on her past. At the age of one hundred and three, she participated in a series of interviews for the documentary film 'A German Life.' During these interviews, she expressed her perspective on her experiences, stating, 'It is absolutely not about clearing my conscience' and asserting, 'No one believes me now, but I knew nothing.'

The documentary, which was released in two thousand sixteen when she was one hundred and five years old, provided a platform for Pomsel to share her story and the complexities of her life during a tumultuous period in history. Her insights continue to provoke thought and discussion about the nature of complicity and the human experience in times of moral crisis.