[6] The Bechsteins supported Hitler and the NSDAP and gave him financial contributions with Edwin specifically helping to fund the publication of the Nazi Völkischer Beobachter newspaper.

[6] Following his release from prison after the Beer Hall Putsch, Helene had been teaching Hitler table manners and Edwin introduced him into German high society.

[9] Reportedly Siegfried Wagner regarded Hitler as a "fraud and an upstart" for appearing before him in a traditional Bavarian checked shirt and leather shorts.

[6] Though Edwin retained shares, his close family took control in 1934 when a company restructuring made Helene the majority shareholder.

Hitler gave him a state funeral in Berlin, attending personally along with other high ranking Nazi officials.