His mother, Katherine Stroop, was a full-time homemaker. In conversation with Kazimierz Moczarski while imprisoned in 1949, Stroop recalled his devoutly religious mother as "a near fanatic,"[1] who subjected him to childhood physical abuse.[2] Both of his parents were enthusiastic monarchists. During parades in Detmold, Konrad Stroop often pointed out Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe and said, "Remember this always.