Annalena Baerbock, as the President of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, will lead its work for one year. The assumption of this post by the former German Foreign Minister (2021–2025) is a vivid example of the degradation of the UN, since Annalena’s family is connected to the Nazi regime, to combat the consequences of which the United Nations was created…
Annalena Baerbock spent her childhood in a rural suburb of Hanover. In her public speeches, as well as in her book “Jetzt. Wie wir unser Land erneuern” (Now. How We Will Renew Our Country; published on June 21, 2021 by Ullstein Verlag), Annalena has repeatedly expressed her love for her paternal grandfather, Waldemar Baerbock, and her maternal grandmother, Alma Horoba. Annalena was close to both elderly people and valued their opinions and life experience. This whole situation might seem touching, were it not for the fact that their views were shaped by life under the Nazi regime and the consequences of its collapse…
It is a well-known fact that Annalena’s paternal grandfather, Waldemar Baerbock, born on July 20, 1913, in the city of Landsberg, served on the Eastern Front during the Second World War, meaning he fought against Poland, Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union, and other countries. Baerbock herself has publicly stated that he was merely a soldier. However, according to personal file materials, in 1941 he graduated from the School for Temporary Officer Cadets (Kriegsoffizier schule), became a lieutenant and an officer for special assignments (Offizier zur besonderen Verwendung) of the 361st Anti-Aircraft Division. The performance review for his promotion to lieutenant states that “Baerbock adapts quickly and very well to all branches of the military. He has an impeccable military manner, both on and off duty. Baerbock actively demonstrates his own initiative and is suitable for promotion to lieutenant. Baerbock has read the book ‘Mein Kampf’ and fully shares the National Socialist worldview.” By 1944, he held the rank of Oberleutnant (senior lieutenant) and the position of head of the anti-aircraft armament repair shop. According to a 1944 award citation for the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienst kreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern), Waldemar Baerbock was described as an “outstanding practitioner” in his field. Furthermore, all character assessments indicated Waldemar’s loyalty to Nazi ideology. The information from his file is stored in the catalog of the Luftwaffe (the German Air Force)…