Unbelievable Adventures of a WWII German War Bride Written By Ingeborg M Johnston

There are several "unbelievable" characteristics of Ingeborg and her story. First, the fact that she grew up in Nazi controlled Germany; second that she loved good people and did all she could for them, even to this day; and third that she took on so many things in her life that she ended up loving almost all of them. The first part of the book tells of her growing up as Germany went to war. "Inge" ran through bombing raids to assist injured in the hospital or clinics that were not destroyed. She had no regard for her life when she could help others. The early parts of the book also tell of her schooling in Berlin, her family's activities as the Nazi Party grew and took over Germany, and her family. As the war started looking bad for Germany, the residents had to find safe places to be away form the gung-ho Nazi's as well as the hard charging Russians as they tried to reach Berlin first so they could control it.Inge tells of her family, their villages and cities, the composit
ion of the large family, and the struggles to exist in a bombed out city where every victorious nation wanted a part of it, but was eventually divided up into East and West Berlin with the Communists controlling East Berlin. Anyone living in East Berlin was stuck there without the ability to visit anyone out of that area. The ones living in West Berlin could come and go into East Berlin but the Berlin Wall kept the division very tight.Inge love swimming and teaching it to anyone interested. She became a champion swimmer. She married Jerry. She and Jerry eventually moved to the United States through New York, then to Philadelphia. They had two daughters, Eileen and Jacqueline, who were also great swimmers from a very young age. Inge entered the Mrs. America Contest and won, but when it was learned that she was not a United States citizen, she was disqualified. Not a happy moment but the satisfaction that she could win such a contest made the family happy. Sometime, not disclo
sed in the book, Inge obtained a divorce from Jerry. She eventually met and married her present love, Jim Johnston. They have had a fantastic life. They moved to Colorado, Florida, and back to Colorado. They loved boats and had much fun with them as well as some problems that made life very interesting. In Fort Lauderdale, Florida they belonged to the Navy League, once again showing their love for boating and fellow humans.The entire book is loaded with fantastic tales from her life and her family. Their love for each other is very evident as is their love for others with their "Acts of Kindness" organization and the way they helped so many all their lives. Inge and Jim are still happily married and very active as this book was released. I can only pray that they can continue that way for many years to come. An excellent read.

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