Rape during the occupation of Germany
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rape-during-the-occupation-of-germany-176-8517925
title:
Rape during the occupation of Germany
text:
As Allied troops entered and occupied German territory during the later stages of World War II, mass rapes of women took place both in connection with combat operations and during the subsequent occupation of Germany by soldiers from all advancing Allied armies, although a majority of scholars agree that the records show that a majority of the rapes were committed by Soviet occupation troops. The wartime rapes were followed by decades of silence. According to historian Antony Beevor, whose books
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Human rights abuses during the Allied occupation of Germany
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_during_the_occupation_of_Germany
date created:
2010-01-18T20:36:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T16:25:43Z
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