Women as spoils of war at the end of World War Two

In early 1945, at least 860,000 women and girls in Germany were sexually abused by Allied soldiers. The victims, and the children they bore after being raped, suffer trauma to this day. Many remained silent throughout their lives and took their stories to their graves. The German army rampaged...

42 min - War & Military - DW Documentary

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