Grandmother of Neo-Nazism, Puppy, Princess of the ThirdReich - this is the name of Gudrun Burwitz. How did Henrik Himmler's daughter live and what is the most famous girl of Nazi Germany doing in the declining years?
Born August 8, 1929 in the family ReichsfuhrerSS Heinrich Himmler and Margaret Zegot. Later, the family adopted a boy named Gerhard. He was only a year older than his own daughter, and the girl was incredibly pleased with his appearance. At this time, the Reichsfuehrer's feelings cooled to his own wife, and he started an affair with his secretary, who gave birth to him two children. Gudrun passed the rite of baptism and communion in the Protestant church. She lived with her mother in Munich, while her father spent most of his time in Berlin. Outwardly, it was ideally suited to the image of a purebred Aryan girl: pale skin, blonde hair and the right facial features. Beautiful dresses and braids made from her a real doll, for which she received from her father the nickname Puppy. So he called her in letters and at meetings, on which she received the attention of Adolf Hitler himself.
Gudrun Burwitz can boast of hiscloudless and happy childhood. Obsessed with the attention of the press and her own father, she was an example for imitation of all the children of the Third Reich. Solemn speeches of the Fuhrer ended with the offering of flowers, and it was this girl who most often received the attention signs from Hitler. Relations between the parents, as already mentioned, quickly acquired a formal character, and the Reichsfuhrer had connections on the side. However, this did not affect the young Gudrun. She was still the closest and beloved person to her father. Every day he called his daughter to inquire about her well-being and find out the events of the past day. Once a week he wrote her long, touching letters. It became a ritual, and the girl was impatiently waiting for the cherished envelope.
In addition to love and care, she received in hugenumber of gifts. Among the many toys, outfits and other pleasant trifles were even jewels. One of these ornaments she wears to this day is a large silver brooch with the image of horse heads. Four muzzles of animals together made up a swastika. This young woman was especially proud of the young daughter of a fascist.
Heinrich Himmler had a hard time separating from his daughterand did everything to see his Puppy as often as possible. He regularly sent a military plane to Munich, who brought his daughter to Berlin for a few days. There the girl together with him attended important events and spent time with benefit. She liked the meetings and speeches of her father. Despite her young age, she already understood and fully supported the views of the Reichsfiihrer. The girl started the album, where she carefully pasted all the pictures of her father, carving them out of the newspapers. Over time, they also began to add their joint pictures.
One of her trips with her father is colorfuldescribed in a diary. It was an excursion to the concentration camp in Dachau. With all the childish spontaneity, she described how trees grow there and how beautifully the pictures are drawn by prisoners. There is no word about inhuman living conditions and terrible content of people on the pages of her diary. But she could not not see the crematorium pipes and gas chambers. Especially since his father did not just show her the life of prisoners - he carried out an inspection check. Gudrun Burwitz still does not see anything reprehensible in the actions of his father.
What was in the Reichsfuhrer's head when he drovehis young daughter in concentration camps? Uneven psyche could break after visiting such places. But apparently, he well rooted in her head all the important dogmas of the Third Reich, since the baby was not impressed with the torture of the prisoners. When the turning point came in the course of the war, Himmler did not take this as the end of Nazi Germany and defeat. He expected to take Hitler's place and rule the country in accordance with his ideological views. Even after he was thrown out of office for treason on April 29, 1945, he still believed in his inviolability.
In an attempt to avoid capturing the British, hecardinally changes appearance and tries to escape from the country. Fake documents did not help him, and then he goes on a desperate step - he bites the ampoule with poison and dies. The Fascist understood perfectly well what awaited him, and followed the example of his Fuhrer. So the author of the "final solution to the Jewish question" ended his days.
In early May 1945, Margaret and Gudrun werearrested by the British. She found out about the death of her father already in prison. This news affected the young Puppy so much that for three weeks she fell into a state of unconsciousness and lay in a fever. She managed to escape from the clutches of death, and endless wanderings through the camps began. She and her mother were constantly transferred, and she did not have time to mourn her father properly. She categorically denied his suicide and is still convinced that the British killed him. She fiercely hates all representatives of this nation.
In November 1945, the mother and daughter appeared before theTribunal at the trial in Nuremberg. Gudrun did not renounce his father and considered all his actions to be justified by the war time. She was not impressed by the many hours of reports about her father's atrocities and his contribution to the destruction of innocent people. At that time she was already 15 years old, and she was well aware of what a Holocaust was and how millions of Jews ended their lives thanks to the efforts of her father. The girl confirmed that she supported the views and decisions of the Reichsfuehrer and considered him unfairly accused, while he was working for the good of his country. She still believes that the time will come when her father is found not guilty and completely rehabilitated.
In 1946, they were released from their mother, but completelydeprived of all property. They had to live in a Protestant church, where they accepted all unreliable representatives of society. His wife and daughter were forced to live with prostitutes, invalids and other relatives of the Nazis. In 1947, Gudrun submitted documents to the Higher School of Arts. Seeing that in the column "Parents" she wrote "Reichsfuehrer SS", she was first refused. Later she was enrolled, but to pay a stipend to Himmler's daughter was considered an immoral act and deprived her of state student payments.
In 1951 she graduated from school and receiveddiploma of assistant tailor. At the same time, she is presented with a certificate of denazification. This document stated that she was not responsible for the crimes of her father. Gudrun started hard times. No studio wanted to hire Himmler's daughter. She was strongly advised to change her surname, but she refused to betray the memory of her parent. With difficulty she managed to get a job in a small atelier, but she did not last long.
In the same year she travels to Britain, where herinvited the English Nazis. The girl willingly poses against the background of posters depicting Hitler. By that time, she was already in "Silent Relief", which was engaged in support of the Nazis, escaped punishment. It was rumored that it was thanks to this foundation that Dr. Mengele was able to leave Germany. Returning home, she learns that the work will have to be left. Having settled herself as a telephone operator, she also failed. One of the clients accidentally finds out her name and writes a complaint. This man lost the whole family in Auschwitz. Gudrun is again without work. This did not break the loyal daughter, and a year later she founded the Viking-Jugend. With a detailed study of this organization, it is difficult not to notice that this is an exact copy of the Hitler Youth.
She still had to change her surname.In the early 1960s, she married. Wulf-Dieter Burwitz became the chosen one. The neo-Nazi writer approached Himmler's daughter on all counts. They work together in the organization "Quiet Aid", and Gudrun Burwitz continues to dream of rehabilitating his father. She gave birth to two children and now lives in a remote place near Munich. In her house a special place is taken by a large portrait of her father in a silver frame. At the age of 88, the old woman actively participates in the development of the fund and even dreams of creating a party. Photo Gudrun Burwitz often appears in the newspapers, but she does not like to give interviews. It is worth noting that more than 1000 wealthy people support her case and regularly transfer money for funerals, payment of hospital bills and other expenses of former Nazi criminals. It is not known what position Gudrun Burwitz's children occupy and whether she could instill in them the ideology of the Third Reich.
Periodically, messages appear on the network aboutdeath and even the date is reported. Gudrun Burwitz looks good for his 88 years and is not yet going to retire. She has many plans: to create a National-Democratic Party, whitewash his father's name and help children and grandchildren. The "grandmother of neo-Nazism" has no close friends, and those that are, speak of her as a taciturn and strict woman. Judging by the fact that she periodically visits former criminals, cares about their decent living and generally behaves quite actively, it's still too early to talk about the date of death of Gudrun Burwitz.
