Dietrich was born into a prosperous family in Berlin in 1901, but her childhood was marked by tragedy. Her father died in 1907 when she was just five. Her mother remarried seven years later to a military officer, who had been best friends with her father. She had known him all her life. Two years later, her stepfather died of wounds sustained during World War I. At just 14, she had already lost her father and beloved stepfather.
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