World War II history buffs know about all the Nazis of the Third Reich, but they know little about their descendants. Especially when it comes to Himmler, Göring or Goethe, about whom many books and films have been written.
But each of these Hitlerite's had their own children, whom they loved very much. Some of them became the continuers of their dynasties even in modern times. Today we will talk about the daughters and granddaughters of these war criminals. Who are they?
Monica Gertwick
Amon Geth's native daughter, who was born to his mistress Ruth. The girl grew up in an environment where there was no sense of war or want. She always thought that her father was a good man.
When she asked her mother about him, the latter tried not to talk about him. Monica could not think that her father was very bad for all Jews. She could understand that he had killed a few people of that nation, but just not on such a real scale.
The films about the massacres of Jews during the war, which showed the horror of the crimes against this people, opened her eyes to the real father's actions. Gertvik was unable to tell her child about it, but she shared her experiences on the Internet.
Jennifer Tighe
Monica's own daughter who abandoned her mother. She learnt about her ancestor from a book about the war. In general, she thought that her relatives by the surname Get are the namesakes of the German executioner. But it turned out not to be so.
The girl was born in 1970 and could not even think that she was the granddaughter of a famous Nazi. She became very depressed. Then she wrote a book in which she condemned her relative. She would have been happy even to give him up.
Edda Goering
This person is the native daughter of the chief of the entire German aviation Hermann Göring. From a young age, the girl was called a princess, as her life was spent in luxury, when her parents tried to give her silver toys and expensive dresses.
At the end of May 1945, such an existence came to an end. The Americans forced her and her mother to move to Luxembourg under constant surveillance, and her father poisoned himself in prison. One way or another Edda still loved her father for the rest of her life. The woman died in 2018, having lived eighty years.
Bettina Goering
The niece of an air marshal could not accept with her brother that their uncle was a Nazi criminal. They decided to voluntarily sterilize themselves so as not to become the continuators of this vile family. Today Bettina lives in Mexico where she heals people with herbs. She does not regret having her tubes tied.
Gudrun Burwitz
The daughter of Heinrich Himmler loved and even idolized her father in spite of his terrible crimes. He himself loved her very much. Reichsführer SS in every possible way spoilt his favorite. After Papa's suicide, Gudrun talked about the fact that he had been murdered.
She could never believe that her father was responsible for millions of deaths. In time, she had a family and children. For the rest of her days, she worked to financially support her father's former subordinates until she passed away six years ago.
Katrin Himmler
Her granddaughter knew that there were several Nazis in their family, including the most feared Heinrich. Even her grandmother cared about Nazis when she sent them packages to prison.
She married a Jew, something that Himmler himself could not have thought of in his thoughts about his descendants. Katrin wrote a book about her family. It helped her get rid of all the bad thoughts in her head. In it she told her story of her life with the Himmler's.