WWII’s Slimiest Couple
Just like men, there was no shortage of venal women who performed evil deeds in World War II. One of the most venal might have been Stella Kubler (1922 – 1944), nee Goldschlag. Also known as “The Blond Ghost” and “Blond Poison”, Kubler was born and raised as the only child of an assimilated middle class Jewish family in Berlin. She was treated like a princess by overprotective parents, who gave her a more comfortable childhood than most Germans of her era.
However, Stella’s family were not as affluent as other Jewish families whose children attended her school. That ate at and filled Stella with resentment against her wealthier peers. When an opportunity to came to retaliate against those with the audacity to have been wealthier than her, Stella grasped it with both hands. In WWII, she became infamous for her collaboration with the Gestapo to track down and denounce Jews who had tried to hide from the Nazis. Her marriage to another collaborator enabled the couple to double the harm.
