Nazi Family Leaders Apprehended in South Tyrol on May 15, 1945
In May 1945, Margarete Boden Himmler, the wife of Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler, and her daughter Gudrun Himmler were arrested in Wolkenstein. The arrest was detailed in an article under the section "Stories." The exact circumstances leading to their arrest and the initial interrogations, as well as their time spent in Bolzano and the confiscation of sharp objects, remain undisclosed.
Upon arrival at the Hotel Post in Bolzano, Marga and Gudrun were locked in a room and had all sharp objects confiscated. However, no new photographs of them during this time were reported or revealed. The press did manage to capture their images after their transfer to Bolzano, but their identities remained hidden due to ongoing hostility towards German and Italian forces in the city.
Following their time in Bolzano, they were taken to a camp in Verona, then to Florence, and eventually to Rome. The specifics of their stay at these locations are not well-documented. It is known that they were later transferred to Nuremberg for war crimes trials, but no new details about these trials were found.
In the fall of 1946, they were released from the Nuremberg prison and placed in the Bethel healing and care facility near Bielefeld. The post-war activities of Margarete Boden Himmler after her release from the Bethel healing and care facility are not extensively documented.
Gudrun Himmler, on the other hand, maintained associations with neo-Nazi and right-wing extremist circles. She was never formally arrested for war crimes, but her influence on German post-war right-wing extremism through her support and networks is well-documented. Notably, she was active in the "Stille Hilfe" association.
The historical significance of Margarete Boden Himmler and Gudrun Himmler lies primarily in their post-war political influence, particularly Gudrun’s connections with neo-Nazi groups during the Cold War and beyond. However, a concrete chronology of their arrest, trials, and subsequent events cannot be provided from the available search results.
The historical significance of Margarete Boden Himmler and Gudrun Himmler is deeply rooted in post-war politics, particularly Gudrun’s ties with neo-Nazi circles, as well as their involvement in war-and-conflicts through the Nuremberg trials. Despite extensive research, a detailed chronology of their arrest, trials, and subsequent events, including their time spent in Bolzano and other locations, remains scarce in general-news accounts. Crime-and-justice reports also failed to reveal new photographs of them during their time in Bolzano.
