Gudrun Himmler

[Arto O]

Hi,
Regarding to the last photo: Ok, to take a photo it takes less than a seconds and things can be different later , but observing her, it seems that she is looking to this "empty space" in ceiling. Everything in her world got upside down. Loosing of her beloved father, people who told about her father and what he made etc. It is not easy to accept at that moment or later.
Cheers
Arto

[ladycplum]

I remember that picture of Gudrun and her mother. It was a very quick set-up, the soldiers guarding them hurried up, set the table, snapped the picture, and then hurried them off.

From what I've read in the book My Father's Keeper she was an incredibly difficult child while being held in custody. She went on a hunger strike for better rations, she had a complete physical breakdown when she was told Himmler was dead. In another book by Joseph Persico (It's about Nuremberg, can't remember the full title), he says she would make little paper cutouts of snowflakes and thelike and send them to Burton Andrus, who was in charge of the prisoners. He referred to her as "That Himmler brat."

[Adam Carr]

Gudrun Himmler is alive and well and still a Nazi.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... icers.html

[J. Duncan]

Came across this article from Canada. Discusses Gudrun Himmler Burwitz and her involvment with her "Stille Hilfe" organization. Includes a few photos which have been seen / posted before.

http://forums.canadiancontent.net/news/ ... arity.html

[Adam Carr]

The photo of "Gudrun Hmler today" in that article must be a good 20 years old, judging by the one I have posted.
Here is one of Gudrun with Papa and Karl Wolff.

[Helge]

This picture shows Reinhard Heydrich`s daughter Marte and her mother Lina in 1960. Heydrich has never his daughter, because he died when Lina was pregnant with her.

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 7&t=135814

A link and photo to a ancestors Facebook was removed. I think it's a BAD idea to link to a person that had NOTHING to do with their forefathers crimes.

/Georg

[Adam Carr]

On that lady's friends list is one Christian Heydrich, presumably a grandson.
https://www.facebook.com/people/Marte-B ... 0034206488
Of course we don't judge people by their ancestors.

[Helge]

Schweinfurt, Germany, Spring 1934, Himmler and his wife at breakfas.

[Grisu]

Here is one of Gudrun with Papa and Karl Wolff.

Does anyone know when and where this picture was taken?

[Helge]

Here is one of Gudrun with Papa and Karl Wolff.

Does anyone know when and where this picture was taken?

Heinrich Himmler and his daughter Gudrun (now: Gudrun Burwitz) visiting a concentration camp (Dachau) with Nazi entourage, probably around 1941.
Captions in German at the Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz: "Heinrich Himmler mit Tochter Gudrun und SS-Führern, Reinhard Heydrich (hinten), Karl Wolff (2.v.r.)" ("Heinrich Himmler with daughter Gudrun and SS-Leaders, Reinhard Heydrich (in background), Karl Wolff (2nd from right)") The photo is dated as "um 1941" ("around 1941").

Helge

[ladycplum]

I think of all the children of the higher-ranking Nazis, Gudrun and Wolf Hess grew up to be the most embittered, cold, you could say they were the Ice King & Queen of their particular generation.

[HFK]

Hello,
I am wondering what Gudrun would think if she is reading any of these 3 pages. Maybe she is reading them, and thinking to herself "these people know nothing about me". It will not happen,but I would love to have Gudrun reply on this forum.
Regards,
Harry

[Helge]

Hello,
I am wondering what Gudrun would think if she is reading any of these 3 pages. Maybe she is reading them, and thinking to herself "these people know nothing about me". It will not happen,but I would love to have Gudrun reply on this forum.
Regards,
Harry

Mrs. Gudrun is a very private person but what we write will surely read it. For other times you will find direct interventions: many times they are with private email.

Helge

[Grisu]

Hello,
I am wondering what Gudrun would think if she is reading any of these 3 pages. Maybe she is reading them, and thinking to herself "these people know nothing about me". It will not happen,but I would love to have Gudrun reply on this forum.
Regards,
Harry

Personally, I've never seen it as beneficial to ask myself what certain people of historical interest (and that's how I see Gudrun Burwitz née Himmler) thought or felt at a particular point of time regarding a particular subject. After all, I am not a psychologist (systematically studying aspects of personality) but a historian (systematically studying aspects of society) and thus I have neither the means nor the methods to "judge" the thoughts or feelings of anyone.

As for myself, when it comes to "judging", I tend to look at people's deeds and actions affecting society - and let those speak for themselves.

@ Helge: Thank you for contextualising the photo and for the additional information.

[Annelie]

Mrs. Gudrun is a very private person but what we write will surely read it. For other times you will find direct interventions: many times they are with private email.

It wouldn't be in her best interest to publicaly give her thoughts. IMHO those who probably know her and in her
sphere know very well what she thinks so why come on a forum such as this to speak to strangers?

Several years ago I remember there was such an commotion when she did write something.
Don't remember what it was but it was jumped on.