For crimes against humanity, specific people are punished very severely. For the first time, convictions were passed against Nazi criminals after World War II. Irma Grese was sentenced to death.
Interrupted childhood
The events that took place in Germany in the 20s of the last century are described in the works of many writers. The current situation in the country influenced the psyche of both children and adults. Irma Grese was born on October 7, 1923 in a large family. Parents at that time lived in a village near the famous city of Mecklenburg. The girl was the first child in a house of five. Mother and father systematically scandalized among themselves, sorting out the relationship. There was always one reason for the discord - the head of the family was fond of women on the side.
Regular scandals could not continue indefinitely. In 1936, the mother laid hands on herself. Children remained in the care of a father who began to abuse alcohol. Irma was barely able to survive the bereavement. She did not finish school at school and did not even receive secondary education. Made several attempts to get a job. For some time, washed dishes in the factory cafeteria. Then she got a job as an assistant nurse in a sanatorium, where officers of the SS detachments were resting. Then she joined the German Girls Union.
Service in a concentration camp
When the war began, the entire population of the country was put "under arms". Irma Grese responded to the call to serve the motherland and enrolled in short-term courses, where prison guards were trained for concentration camps. By 1942, the entire system of extermination of people, launched by the Nazis, was fully operational. In the state of the concentration camp, it was easy to make a career and get a decent salary. The girl submitted documents confirming Aryan origin, and she was accepted into the ranks of the auxiliary units of the SS.
The service for Irma began at the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Thousands of young women who had no other options to arrange their personal lives were trained here. Most men were at the front. One could only hope for oneself. Irma regularly sent food packages to her younger brothers and sisters. The service in the camp was not so difficult. The most attractive thing was that people who were behind barbed wire looked at her with fear. Irma could do with them everything that comes to her mind. And she did it.
