Eduard Bloch

Eduard Bloch (30 January 1872 – 1 June 1945) was an Austrian doctor practicing in Linz (Austria). Until 1907 Bloch was the physician of Adolf Hitler 's family. Hitler later awarded Bloch special protection after the Nazi union of Austria and Germany . Cowley, Jason: The search for Dr.Bloch.

Bloch in his clinic in Linz , c. 1938 Eduard Bloch (30 January 1872 – 1 June 1945) was a medical professional practicing in Linz (Austria). Until 1907, Bloch was the physician of Adolf Hitler 's family . Because Bloch was an Austrian Jew , Hitler later awarded Bloch special protection after the Nazi annexation of Austria . Cowley, Jason: The search for Dr.Bloch.

Austrian physician Eduard Bloch (30 January 1872 – 1 June 1945) was an Austrian physician practicing in Linz , who, for many years until 1907, was the family doctor of Adolf Hitler and his family . When Hitler's mother, Klara, was dying of breast cancer , Bloch billed the family at a reduced cost and sometimes refused to bill them outright. An Austrian Jew , Bloch was awarded special protection by Hitler who personally intervened to ensure his safety following the German annexation of Austria in 1938 . Following Kristallnacht and the escalation of anti-Jewish sentiment in Germany, Hitler allowed Bloch to emigrate to the United States , where he lived until his death in 1945, succumbing to stomach cancer. Cowley, Jason: The search for Dr.Bloch.

Austrian doctor (1872–1945) Eduard Bloch (30 January 1872 – 1 June 1945) was an Austrian physician practicing in Linz . Born to a Jewish family of Czechoslovakian origin , Bloch was the family doctor of Adolf Hitler and his family until 1907. Bloch oversaw the treatment of Hitler's mother, Klara , when she was dying of breast cancer , charging the family very little, or none, for her treatment. Following the German annexation of Austria in 1938 , Hitler described him as a Edeljude – a noble Jew, and bestowed him Geheime Staatspolizei protection in the midst of Kristallnacht and the escalation of anti-Jewish sentiment in Germany. Hitler allowed Bloch to emigrate to the United States , where he lived until his death in 1945, succumbing to stomach cancer . New Books in German . Cowley, Jason: The search for Dr.Bloch.