#Women as spoils of #war at the end of #WWII #documentary.

In early 1945, at least 860,000 women & #girls in #Germany were #SexuallyAbused by #AlliedSoldiers. The #victims & children born after being raped, suffer #trauma to this day. Many stayed silent & took their stories to their graves.

This #film hears stories of some victims, talks to their children & grandchildren & #historians to reveal how the trauma has affected them.

https://youtu.be/FPksoZ1e6rw?si=rRUwXEczumQRe0nf

#SurvivorStories #PostWarHorrors

Women as spoils of war at the end of World War Two | DW Documentary

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Allied soldiers fire a 4.2-inch heavy mortar at retreating German forces from an orchard - Normandy, June 1944
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