Nazis' Key Figures Detained in South Tyrol on May 15, 1945
Wives and Daughters of Heinrich Himmler Arrested and Testify in Nuremberg Trials
In May 13, 1945, Margarete Boden Himmler, the widow of the notorious Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler, and her daughter Gudrun Himmler, were arrested at a house named "Casa al Monte" in Wolkenstein, Gröden. The arrest took place shortly after their arrival in Bolzano, where they were initially locked in a room at the Hotel Post.
Upon arrival, they were interrogated and photographed by the press. All sharp objects were taken from them in Bolzano. It was reported that they were hiding a box containing valuables in the house's cellar when they were arrested.
After their initial interrogation, they were transported from Bolzano to a camp in Verona, then to Florence, and finally to Rome. In the autumn of 1946, they were released from the Nuremberg prison and placed in the healing and care institution Bethel near Bielefeld.
Margarete Boden Himmler and Gudrun Himmler testified in the war crimes trials in Nuremberg. The search results do not provide explicit information about their roles or involvement after Heinrich Himmler's arrest on May 13, 1945.
After their release, Gudrun Himmler remained active in right-wing extremist and neo-Nazi circles, notably in the "Stille Hilfe" association. Margarete's post-arrest role is not covered in the search results.
Margarete Boden was Heinrich Himmler's wife, widowed in 1945, and did not have a documented role in the unfolding events immediately after his arrest. Gudrun Himmler, his daughter, is historically known but the provided sources do not elaborate on her specific activities after May 13, 1945.
[1] "Margarete Boden Himmler." Jewish Virtual Library, The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, 2021, https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/margarete-boden-himmler. [2] "Gudrun Himmler." Jewish Virtual Library, The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, 2021, https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/gudrun-himmler.
- Despite their initial arrest and interrogation regarding war crimes, the specific roles of Margarete Boden Himmler and Gudrun Himmler in politics, history, and crime-and-justice, particularly in the aftermath of Heinrich Himmler's arrest, remain largely unexplored in general news reports and historical accounts.
- While Margarete Boden Himmler's contributions to war-and-conflicts and politics are not explicitly stated in the records, her involvement and post-arrest activities remain a topic of interest, as does her daughter Gudrun Himmler's continued affiliation with right-wing extremist and neo-Nazi groups.
