Father of a girl I knew once showed me an invite to a pre war embassy function he attended. It was signed by one A Hitler.... Also, a close friend from Sweden told me over lunch one day that his great aunt was Herman Göering's mistress. I said that I doubted that he mentioned that very often.. No, I don't,he replied. Neither of them was very concerned about the events.
The girl's father was also one of a very large familly, spread over several countries, and as a military govenor in occupied Germany, he found it slightly awkward that the mayor of the main city in his area was a cousin.
My father flew Hurricanes in France and the BoB, then Spitfires and commanded a Squ in Torch. He had a few unpleasant memories, it was only later that I realised that he had only talked to me on the odd occasions that he did, not my other siblings.
Edit: Just looked, and it seems that the great aunt of my Swedish friend was HG's first wife, Carin.
Last edited by DownWest; 31st Aug 2020 at 06:27.
Reason: Fact check