I was impressed with how happy the prisoners were; we moved through the camp with no guards and had prisoners showing us what they did day to day. "The timing of her departure coincided with the onset of a change in the understanding and the handling of employees who were involved with the Nazis.". Gudrun: Yes I did, in 1941 my father asked me to come with him so I could see how prisoners were getting along in Germanys largest and oldest camp. He always commented on my clothes and hair, he said I behaved as a German girl should, always proper and polite. I was around my father often, even during the war, if there was a state plan to kill Jews I would have heard it, even if by accident. Whenever I saw him, I always received a gift whether it was food or a book. As the leading figure in the shadowy and sinister support group Stille Hilfe Silent Help she brings succour and financial help to the monsters still at large. Germany was forced to occupy nations so that we could protect our borders during time of war, in no way did our leaders wish to impose our beliefs on these nations. Gudrun: I met the Fhrer many times. He did not believe Field Marshal Rommel had anything to do with the traitors but sadly, a few in the officer corps had been infiltrated. The SS idea was to turn our people back to their roots from where they came and away from the modern Judeo church whom was seen as a destructive Trojan horse to weaken the people, and turn them from their God. Stille Hilfe was quite simply an organization created to help fight for pensions for former SS men who served their nation in time of war. We lost due to being outnumbered and overwhelmed, even the most elite fighting men in the world could not stop it. They tested Egyptian theories, and found most all dynasties were European bloodlines, not African. Czechoslovakia and France are good examples of people standing up and fighting back. Nature is clear about that, the problem, or question is who he is. Her death in Munich, aged 88,. We lost due to being outnumbered and overwhelmed, even the most elite fighting men in the world could not stop it. I was around my father often, even during the war, if there was a state plan to kill Jews I would have heard it, even if by accident. [Above: Heinrich and Gudrun Himmler at an official event in 1938]. We are leaps and bounds ahead of any other peoples, including the advanced Orientals. A Being is responsible for life, that is very easy to see because of what it is, nature and the beauty of the earth. They died fighting for a better world in which a man is judged by the way he cares for his people and their future on this earth. Gudrun: No, I heard enough evidence by speaking with my fathers friends and those who were with him until the end. Because of the bombing of Europe, especially in the final months of the war, necessities that were needed in the camps could not get through, and many prisoners who came west were sick, and terrible outbreaks happened in a couple of the camps in which these prisoners were put in, Belsen was a prime example. Heinrich Himmler was in Adolf Hitler's elite circle. My father's concern was that in just the last 200 years Jews have wormed their way into our religion, even to the point of working on translating parts of the Bible to suit their needs. The prisoners were very friendly, I asked one man who was a communist how he liked the camp; he of course said he would rather be home, but life here was not terrible. There were many partisans and criminals who were killed, some in the camps and some after being rounded up, but this had nothing to do with exterminating a race. Germans have always revered our history; you will see in our very old cathedrals' images from our Germanic past, the gods our ancestors prayed to, and it is all tied into our modern worldview of religion. I still remember going for walks and smelling all the gourmet food from the mom and pop stores that lined the streets, under National Socialism everyone was encouraged to start a small business or to have a good career, so we had many shops to choose from. 'Princess of Nazism': Gudrun Burwitz is keeping her father's memory alive, Nazi sympathiser: Gudrun Burwitz waves in the most recent picture in 2011, Daddy's girl: With father Heinrich at a Berlin stadium a year before the war in 1938, Family fun: The Himmlers at the time Heinrich was masterminding death, Death camp: 36,000 people were murdered at Dachau by the Nazis, Lord of death: Heinrich Himmler during the war. It shows you how powerful propaganda is. Wewelsburg was nothing but a retreat and research center for SS men. Some went to South America looking for evidence of Europeans there as well as in America. Burwitz never disavowed Nazism and defended her father's reputation. He always commented on my clothes and hair, he said I behaved as a German girl should, always proper and polite. Can you speak about this? Puppis world collapsed when her father committed suicide in the Allied interrogation centre near Luneburg, on May 23, 1945. The prisoners were very friendly, I asked one man who was a communist how he liked the camp; he of course said he would rather be home, but life here was not terrible. Gudrun spoke in the 1950s of her intention to travel to America where the documents are that would clear her father. Nothing sinister about looking into your past to see about improving your future. The commander laughed that the prisoners lived better than he did. First by car and then on foot, they desperately tried to avoid capture. The people I saw were genuinely happy; there were smiles everyplace I would go, and my father took me with him on many trips. Everyone had friends, and everyone had the good Jew in which they were hesitant to enforce the removals to ghettos and work camps. It denotes that all-powerful organization, NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers Party) which dominates, energizes, and directs the Third Reich. I met some from Scotland and America who were very interested in the work Dr. Jordan headed. Delicious Aryan traits, good manners and the best contacts with the dome of Nazism made the daughter of Heihrich Himmler the de facto princess of . I would often go with my mother to buy ingredients for dishes that we would cook together; every family was encouraged to eat together and share. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. When I was little he used to give me dolls. The released documents confirm the agency was well aware of who Burwitz-Himmler was and helped her negotiate a contract with a German newspaper for an interview as well as payment. The commander laughed that the prisoners lived better than he did. He continued to call her by her childhood nickname Pppi throughout his life. A Being is responsible for life, that is very easy to see because of what it is, nature and the beauty of the earth. -Interview with Knight's Cross holder and veteran of the 24th Panzer Division. Nothing sinister, evil, or wrong with protecting your people and nation during times of war. Vanessa Lapa, the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, has made a documentary called The Decent One, based on Himmler's letters to his wife . We wished no ill will on any other people, but we demanded they leave us alone. At fourteen she cut out every picture of him from the newspapers and glued them into a large scrapbook. In a 1999 interview she talked about trying to save enough money to go to America and examine the evidence that would help her . BERLIN -- Germany's foreign intelligence agency has confirmed that the daughter of top Nazi Heinrich Himmler, who led the SS, worked for it as a secretary in the early 1960s. I believe he passed on the hate to her as a kid and made her feel only her likes deserved to be loved while others (opposed to the Nazi's) regarded as non-humans deserved no love. Gudrun: Wow, you certainly have read enough of the victor's version of our history. Only Czechs motivated by politics, mainly communists and Jews were the resistance. My father was very proud of these homes; they show the National Socialist love for life and charity. My father had no worries like that for us, he believed the western Allies were good and would come to their senses as to the danger in the east. Germany was forced to occupy nations so that we could protect our borders during time of war, in no way did our leaders wish to impose our beliefs on these nations. My father was not like his friend Dr. Goebbels, he believed we could work with the Allies after the war to combat communism and had nothing to fear. Accepting her husband's Jewish name was out of the question for Katrin in later years. As a member of a reserve battalion during World War I, Himmler did not see active service, and did not fight. The commander laughed that the prisoners lived better than he did. Somebody should have grabbed her as a child, stood in front of himmler and shot her in the back of the head, like he God to millions. Gudrun Himmler, the daughter of Heinrich Himmler and Margarete Himmler, was born on 8th August, 1929. There was nothing sinister about any of these organizations. Did you ever see a concentration camp? Gudrun: Yes I did, in 1941 my father asked me to come with him so I could see how prisoners were getting along in Germanys largest and oldest camp. She lost weight, fell sick, and stopped developing. The commander laughed that the prisoners lived better than he did. This is somewhat hard to explain to someone who is not German, but I will try. AN INSIGHT INTO TOTALITARIAN THOUGHT. This was in 1941, when we were supposed to be killing them all. History tells us he was an occultist and worked to destroy the Church and persecute Christians. The daughter of top Nazi Heinrich Himmler was hired by West Germany's foreign intelligence agency (BND) in the 1960s, officials have confirmed. I wonder if her children are just as bad, this lineage needs to be wiped out it does nothing for the world. There are those who disagree, saying that National Socialism was hateful, racist, divisive, and pure evil, you do not believe this to be factual? Gudrun Margarete Elfriede Emma Anna Burwitz was the daughter of Heinrich Himmler and Margaret Himmler. That was the essence of National Socialism; everything was done for the people, to help improve everyone's life and happiness. We Europeans took his name; hence, every European nation is a Christian nation. Her father was in Hitler's inner circle and is viewed as the chief architect of the Holocaust. There was evidence uncovered that tribes of Europeans were there thousands of years ago. The life I remember in the Reich was organized, happy, fulfilling, and full of hope. We had many small conversations regarding school and my past times. She believes the British murdered him and pledged her life to helping his comrades whenever she could. In his last week, one of Adolf Hitlers most senior lieutenants was on the run, hiking around northern Germany disguised as a soldier, his moustache shaved off and a patch on one eye. My father did not hate the Church or persecute the Church. The prisoners were very friendly, I asked one man who was a communist how he liked the camp; he of course said he would rather be home, but life here was not terrible. National Socialism was born due to a nation being plundered and taken advantage of, with the people lacking the proper will to live and fight for their future. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Whenever I saw him, I always received a gift whether it was food or a book. He started at Schloss Kalkhorst on the Baltic on April 30, 1945, the day his Fuhrer killed himself in Berlin, according to research by Professor Gerhard Paul, of Flensburg University. It was also opened to any woman who became pregnant but was not married, and whose family may have disapproved. The prisoners were very friendly, I asked one man who was a communist how he liked the camp; he of course said he would rather be home, but life here was not terrible. Then on May 21 they ran into a patrol of freed Russian PoWs checking people on the road. Later he always gave me a box of chocolates.. -|- -|-Ursula H.-Interview with a BDM girl who worked with Ukrainian farmers for the 1942 harvest. They told Gudrun to change her name. The SS idea was to turn our people back to their roots from where they came and away from the modern Judeo church whom was seen as a destructive Trojan horse to weaken the people, and turn them from their God. In 2010, Gudruns organisation paid for the defence of Samuel Kunz, an SS man charged with complicity in the murders of 437,000 Jews in Belzec extermination camp in occupied Poland. We wished no ill will on any other people, but we demanded they leave us alone. He commissioned studies of our history, to trace the footsteps of our ancestors, where did they originate and why were they so intelligent and advanced when other races stayed the same? It was to be a place of honor for high SS leaders, so that future generations could honor the sacrifices they made to bring us a better world through National Socialism. Even after the trials were over, Gudrun and her mother were forced to live in a protestant nursing home at Bethel under an alias, because they did not have any money or valuables. Stille Hilfe was quite simply an organization created to help fight for pensions for former SS men who served their nation in time of war. I heard my father give orders that life in the transit and prison camps be made comfortable and tolerable for the prisoners. There are many more paradoxes and contradictions in the lives of Himmler and Hitler, and the public's fascination with both men will continue for a long time to come. We fought so that the world would be a better place; we insisted that Germany be given control of its destiny. By the end of the war, homes were open to all women all over Europe who had gotten pregnant by a German soldier, and who needed help. They believed Columbus was not the first European on the continent, and indeed the Vikings may not have been the first either. We fought so that the world would be a better place; we insisted that Germany be given control of its destiny. This made no sense to my father, as Jews have not had any of the marks of a creative, industrious people. Legacy Of The Third Reich: Heinrich Himmler's Loving And Devoted Daughter. She also provided help to Klaas Carel Faber, a convicted Dutch Nazi. Her father had one of the most powerful roles during the Holocaust, but Gudrun refused to see it. Wewelsburg was set up so an SS member could study all about our history, our genetic makeup that makes us whom we are, and how to preserve it. This was in 1941, when we were supposed to be killing them all. What was your father's view regarding religion and Christianity? 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