Hildegard von Waldenburg - Ja ja mein kind

World War 2 True Story of a German girl

I have found a book written by Hildegard von Waldenburg (Graf) in Amazon - Ja ja mein kind. That's how it is, my child. Autobiography of a German girl who lived through the war in Berlin It makes interesting reading about things I never knew.

She writes beautifully, and includes much about her family. There are many photographs too. The book is hard cover and absolutely huge, about 450 pages.

You can read more about Hildegard's Ja ja mein kind on her web site. It's so interesting and includes excerpts from her book.

Hildegard also made headlines when she became known as the "gun toting granny" from New York, the German immigrant who saved the trees. Have you heard the story? It's about what happened when she chased away some workmen who wanted to saw down some trees on the lane leading to her home.

Her story was in the New York Times and the Associated Press. She was interviewed on many radio talk shows and was invited to appear on the David Letterman Show. She became a national heroine.