What Happened to Hermine Braunsteiner’s Family After WW2?

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What Happened to Hermine Braunsteiner’s Family After WW2? In the early 1960s, Hermine Ryan was known to her neighbors in Maspeth, Queens, as a kind, dog-loving housewife. But to 400 Holocaust survivors, she was "The Stomping Mare" of Majdanek—a guard who used iron-tipped boots to crush prisoners. This isn't just a story about a war criminal; it's a chilling look at Russell Ryan, the American husband who married her. For over 30 years, through the longest Nazi trial in German history, Russell sat in the gallery and watched survivors testify about his wife's brutality... and he went to his grave insisting they were all lying. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO HISTORY HANGOVER: For more deep dives into the families and hidden figures of World War II, join our community here: 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryHangover-yt?sub_confirmation=1 IN THIS VIDEO, WE EXPLORE: - The Maspeth Façade: How a high-ranking Nazi guard successfully reinvented herself as a perfect American housewife in New York. - The Doorbell in Queens: The 1964 morning a New York Times reporter exposed Hermine’s past while she was painting her living room. - 474 Days of Testimony: Inside the longest Nazi war crimes trial in German history and Hermine’s strange, detached behavior. - A Husband’s Delusion: The psychology behind Russell Ryan’s refusal to believe the 400 survivors who pointed at his wife and called her a murderer. - The Final Pardon: The heartbreaking and controversial final years in a German nursing home and the image of a husband who stayed until the end. TWO REALITIES: THE DUAL LIFE OF HERMINE RYAN THE MASPETH HOUSEWIFE: 🏡 Loved dogs and petted neighbors' puppies. 🎨 Painted her living room lilac and yellow. 🧵 Worked at a local NYC knit factory. 😇 Called an "angel" by her devoted husband. THE MARE OF MAJDANEK: 🥾 Used iron-tipped boots to crush prisoners. ⛓️ Overlooked the selection of the gas chambers. 💀 Served as a guard at Ravensbrück and Majdanek. 💔 Tearing children from their mothers' arms. "My wife would not hurt a fly. She's an angel. There's no more decent person on this earth than my wife." — Russell Ryan THE WEIGHT OF DENIAL Hermine Braunsteiner had no children to carry her guilt. Her legacy was held entirely by one man who chose to "unsee" documented evil in favor of a personal fiction. This video investigates what happens when unconditional love meets a monster and chooses to look away. If you found this investigation insightful, please leave a like and share your thoughts in the comments. Is Russell's devotion an act of love, or the ultimate betrayal of the victims? Follow History Hangover: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryHangover-yt #HermineBraunsteiner #HistoryHangover #Majdanek #WW2History #HistoricalSecrets #TrueHistory #NaziGermany #QueensHistory