25. Wachter’s Son Spent His Life Trying to Paint Him as a ‘Good Nazi’
Otto von Wachter was a monster, but at home, he had been a loving parent. His son Horst von Wachter had fond memories of his childhood and father, and spent much of his life trying to clear his name. In interviews with a variety of media sources, Horst claimed his father was an unwilling cog in the Nazi machine, that he had never been an antisemite, and that he had opposed the Nazis’ racial beliefs of Aryan supremacy. Documentary evidence debunked all of Horst’s claims, but he continues to believe that his father was a “Good Nazi”.