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The children came quickly after marriage. They hade three sons in quick sucession. Their first son Berthold Maria was born (1934). Heimeran (1936) and Franz Ludwig (1938) followed in due course. Their daughter Valérie (1940) was born after the start of the War. Their fith and last child, Konstanze, arrived later (1945). He was born after their father's execution while Nina was in NAZI custody. The Stauffenberg's were a stanchly Catholic family so the children were raised Catholics, even though Nina and Staffenberg's mother were Lutherns. The children absolutely adored their father, although with the advent of the War he was gone a great deal, like many German fathers at the front. Their mother lavished affection on them and there were other family members to take acre of them. The boys were smartly dressed as would be expected from a well-to-do aristocratic family. They had Dutch bangs when younger and wore velbet suits with wide white collars. We also notice rompers, Bavarian jackets, and Lederhosen. A reader writes, "I think the outfits reflect that whole area and I believe they were connected to Bavarian royalty being born in Stutgart." Berthold turned 10 years old in 1944, but I don't think he was 10 when boys were inducted into the Hitler Youth on Hitler's birthday--April 20). By that time Hitler Youth membership was mandatory. The younger boys were too young to be Hitler Youth members. He would have had to join and in all probability was looking forward to it. Most boys that age were, although by 1944 the Hitler Youth program was beginning to break down, at least for the younger boys.
Jones, Nigel. "Claus von Stauffenberg: the true story behind the film Valkyrie, starring Tom Cruise," The Telegraph (August 17, 2008).
Stauffenberg, Berthod. Interview 1 in "If you feel a sense of moral duty, you have to act upon it" DW-WORLD.DE (July 20, 2007).
Stauffenberg, Berthod. Interview 2 in Nigel Jones, "Claus von Stauffenberg: the true story behind the film Valkyrie, starring Tom Cruise," The Telegraph (August 17, 2008).
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