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Allied Troops fathered 400,000 children in post-war Germany
Posted on 2/15/15 at 1:11 am
Posted on 2/15/15 at 1:11 am
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Hundreds of thousands of children were fathered by troops that occupied Germany after World War Two, according to a controversial new study to be published on Monday.
Around 400,000 "children of occupation" were fathered by rape or affairs between German women and occupying troops, Deutsche Welle reported on Friday.
Around two million German women are thought to have been raped by Soviet soldiers in the months after German forces in Europe surrendered in August 1945. The estimates that 300,000 of these sexual assaults led to at least 300,000 children being fathered members of the Soviet Red Army.
French, US and UK troops are also known to have raped German women living in the four occupation zones, which were controlled by Russia, France, the UK and US military forces. France was the only country granted these children citizenship.
The study appears in a German-language book called "Bastards!" The Children of Occupation in Germany after 1945 ("Bankerte!" Besatzungskinder in Deutschland nach 1945), by Professors Silke Satjukow of the University of Magdeburg and Rainer Gries of the University of Jena.
The professors said that "thousands" of children were also the result of love affairs.
Whatever their heritage, the occupation children were discriminated against and ostracised their entire lives. Many have spent decades fruitlessly searching for their fathers, or were abused for being bastards born out of wedlock or children of "the enemy."
As the Allied soldiers were not subject to German law, most young mothers did not receive any financial help, while others hid their children's paternity out of fear. After the occupation, many of the men returned to Russia, the US, UK or France, and could not be located.
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Posted on 2/15/15 at 1:18 am to Bench McElroy
To the victor goes the rewards!!!
Posted on 2/15/15 at 1:23 am to Bench McElroy
Raped them at the number 6 dance
Posted on 2/15/15 at 1:29 am to Bench McElroy
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The study appears in a German-language book called "Bastards!"
The German language really is a beautiful language.
Posted on 2/15/15 at 2:40 am to Bench McElroy
I'm sure the number of women raped in the East following Barbarossa till the end must be insane.
Posted on 2/15/15 at 4:07 am to Bench McElroy
Sorry for partying. Amirite?
Posted on 2/15/15 at 7:29 am to Bench McElroy
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estimates that 300,000 of these sexual assaults led to at least 300,000 children being fathered
That's some very efficient raping.
It was wrong but efficient.
Posted on 2/15/15 at 8:12 am to Bench McElroy
I'm sure the vast majority were simply the result of healthy young men and women having sex. You gotta figure there were a lot less German boys aged 18-25 immediately following the war than there was before. And then hundreds of thousands of foreign soldiers aged 18-25 in their place. People that age like to frick. No surprises here.
Posted on 2/15/15 at 8:55 am to Bench McElroy
Germany is not known for an abundance of attractive women.
But feel free to posts photos of ones who you think are.
But feel free to posts photos of ones who you think are.
Posted on 2/15/15 at 9:01 am to Bench McElroy
Russia did it for payback.
Posted on 2/15/15 at 9:11 am to Bench McElroy
I've always thought I probably had a distant cousin walking around Asia or Europe somewhere.
Posted on 2/15/15 at 9:35 am to Bench McElroy
and how many women were raped by the Germans?
Edit: On the American side, there are few young German men left. Most of the available young men are Americans and they also have what? PAYCHECKS!!!
Edit: On the American side, there are few young German men left. Most of the available young men are Americans and they also have what? PAYCHECKS!!!
This post was edited on 2/15/15 at 9:37 am
Posted on 2/15/15 at 9:57 am to Bench McElroy
And our national soccer team thanks them for their service
Posted on 2/15/15 at 10:15 am to Bench McElroy
It's pretty well known that when Germany was going through Russia, they did the same exact things the Russian soldiers did post world war 2, so Russia retaliated eye for an eye fashion. Was it right? Hell no, but in their eyes it was just getting back at Germans. I'd be highly shocked if US troops did any of the raping, outside of maybe a few rogues.
Posted on 2/15/15 at 10:42 am to Bench McElroy
My grandmother is war bride. Bayern Pride.
Posted on 2/15/15 at 11:10 am to Bench McElroy
My granddad fathered twins in Japan during the Korean War. He kept in touch with them until his death. I would love to find them.
Posted on 2/15/15 at 11:50 am to Bench McElroy
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Whatever their heritage, the occupation children were discriminated against and ostracised their entire lives.
Yeah, I bet those little black German babies didn't go over so well....
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