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German childhood in World War II describes how the Second World War, as well as experiences related to it, [1] directly or indirectly impacted the life of children born in that era. In Germany, these children became known as Kriegskinder ( war children ), a term that came into use due to a large number of scientific and popular science ...
The lack of legal protection for children in times of war, which allows for their exploitation, can be linked to the lack of a universally recognised definition of a child during World War II. Prior to the creation of the United Nations during World War II, protection of child welfare was predominantly embodied in the laws of war, jus in bello ...
KLV children taking "special leave" from Berlin. At the outbreak of World War II, there were no large scale evacuation of civilians in Germany as there was in Britain.From early 1940, KLV was extended to children under the age of 10 but participation was voluntary.
A Norwegian army canteen with plastic cup Wooden canteen from Oberflacht, Germany (7th century) A canteen is a reusable drinking water bottle designed to be used by hikers, campers, soldiers, bush firefighters, and workers in the field. It is usually fitted with a shoulder strap or means for fastening it to a belt, and may be covered with a ...
The images were taken within 15–30 minutes of each other by an inmate inside Auschwitz-Birkenau, the extermination camp within the Auschwitz complex. Usually named only as Alex, a Jewish prisoner from Greece, the photographer was a member of the Sonderkommando , inmates forced to work in and around the gas chambers.
Velpke trial, two death sentences for the killing of Polish children. [16] Dresden, Dr.-Todt-Straße 120 (Radeburger Straße 12a), Auslandskinderpflegestätte, with 40 percent of children confirmed as killed. [17] Propagandaaufnahme (February 1944). Sanitized German Nazi propaganda photo (Children at an Ostarbeiterlager). Nazi Germany, location ...
They came out into the streets, the children with their little hands raised in imitation of their elders, for the supermen didn't mind killing children. [ 6 ] The photograph was not well known until the 1970s, [ 16 ] perhaps because most countries preferred to celebrate resistance to Nazism rather than the anonymous victims.
German field marshal Walter Model in October 1944 expresses his appreciation to a Hitler Youth leader for the entrenchment work carried out by the young men. Photo: Bundesarchiv. When boys reached age 18, they were required to enlist in the armed forces or into the Reich Labour Service [1] and "were put through three weeks of rigorous training ...