Bruno Groening

2 BRUNO GRÖNING 30. 5. 1906 – 27. 1. 1959 Youth and commencement of healing activity Bruno Gröning was born on the 30 th of May 1906 in Danzig (Gdansk), he was the fourth of seven children of bricklayer foreman Günkowski and his wife Olivia. He already attracted attention as a child and one thought that he was an oddball. He caught dysentery in 1915 and was at death’s door for weeks, but eventually convalesced against expectations. He left school prematurely to begin a commercial apprenticeship, changed over to carpentry and many career changes saw him work as waiter, projectionist, watchmaker, pastry cook and telegram messenger at the Post Office. He got married to Gertrude in 1927 aged 21. He soon discovered his effect on ill people. His wife thought it was all a bit whimsical, she was afraid that it would draw people’s attention and that he would be ridiculed. Their first child was born in 1931 and the second child followed in 1939. The first child had a cardiac defect and suffered from the consequences of that. Bruno Gröning did indeed heal the ill in his neighbourhood, but his wife hated him doing so and therefore kept the child away from him out of jealousy. She took it to a hospital in Danzig where the child died. • Gröning already found out at that time that he was unable to help where patients did not desire his help. His healing ability was paired with a certain degree of clairvoyance. He predicted the start of WWII to the day amongst other things and provided some rough information about its course. He had to join the Wehrmacht in 1943, went to the eastern front and ended up being captured by the Russians in 1945. During his confinement he was able to ease his fellow prisoners’ discomforts and hunger edemas. Gröning was released from captivity on the 29 th of October 1945. With the help of