Complex. Suddenly in the night, i heard terrible screams and cries by the end of the truck last night. Thats why what had gone there because i couldnt sleep. And they said yes, people had common rates. The women, young people on the screen might, were so her rendered by this law. So please the, this as soon as you and actually it was a nationwide catastrophe. One that effected an entire generation will forgive you. The ability, the scottish desk. How often did i hear that 70 years ago . Because i was award shows like this thoughts of the area that were conveyed all the hor, the gemini, is that we always said i was taken when we talked about it, then that would be useful. Choose yourself guilty. Mind you felt dirty game that i come on the help site in general. So you can see that not enough have to meet of the fact that all troops committed acts of sexual violent fix. And the guy talking all screwed tom, these are, we have to show the soviet army, the americans, the french and the british glover then via damage vibe. I think that if were focusing primarily on the violet august emitted by the red army, talking to holton, im meet so constantly and then what we mean stuck in a very simplistic explanatory model. Actually a long small, special the think about doing is i did right. Theres an old phone to pass in wartime psych with the vic to shows the enemy soldiers or the front on protect your women, mina, and its a way of diesel entering the mens military on of if you think the shop i was searching for my identity for 40 years that is crazy thing is that this rape is what led me to be in the live, leave the in europe. The 2nd world war had just come to an end gym and shes a in ruins. In 1945, the months between the end of fighting and the new beginning was sort of chaos, dispatch euphoria, guilt and head. But this was also a time that proved to be especially dangerous for women. The lineup, the need clicker said somebody conservative estimate to set the work close to 900000 rates victim all the rapes themselves, could be much higher because many victims were raped multiple times or to go for the body to support women were raped by allied soldiers in the 1st weeks and months of the surrender of nazi germany violated by those who came to europe as a neighbor rates, as american, british and french troops and soldiers from the soviet red. Tell me this highest best. This means theres likely no German Family or family that lived in germany at the time that wasnt effected in some way and advise it up front the coffee either completely to their own assault, or at least to the fear that it could happen to their own family members for this, i can then from in on googling pepsi and print the only when she was a 2 years old student maximilian. A haiku smelled the ma. Go speak of her childhood memories of soldiers and awful screens. In the spring of 1945 off to ad rates, the u. S. Army occupied the bavarian town of lands. Hoot. 4 year old ma go her mother and the female cousin, so shell, to bring the seller to fowling home to sell the women live together more or less without men. Im just on gig. And then in april 19, 45 and 50 shots to come back. When the bombardments of loans, who became too severe house, they fled to a house and fog off right. Connected to the church, the, id still need to kind of dont swear when the americans arrived, they forced their way into the house. On the other day, there were several of them and they were heavily armed. His house, they saw on the search and the house from top to bottom. And then in a cupboard in one of the bedrooms, they saw them locks uniform, hanging on a hanger on you and then they asked, where is this man home . Dung just talked with, where is this man, where is the soldier long voice. So thought on tongue st. Pete max and then they were more and more aggressive and true the women into the bedroom to show off to make you 3. The once done comments in so then so this in the bedroom thoughts um yeah, i know that one of the soldiers through my grandmother steps onto the bed of spit and tried to take her clothes off. Yes, its the mungo states, silent for decades. No family, no one ever spoke about the events that occurred at the end of april 1945. It was only her daughter maximilian, who upon learning of her grandmothers right decided to find out more about the time us troops entered bavaria. She began looking for witnesses to this history and especially in the villages was matched with the will of silence. As of this yesterday, faith, this sort of ours, i feel that i worked wasnt a small rural area on the border between Upper Bavaria and lower bavaria. Thing in the districts of altitude, english, to be very Catholic Community with a lot of social control, the backs in new incidents had occurred as yet. It took almost a year to find women and also men face. People were willing to tell me what happened there. Me not a team have done it. Said it almost the story. I my home. Yeah. So oh man, we were to so afraid of the soldiers. Those are the russians coming here. So wed heard terrible things about them, but hopefully americans would arrive before the russians use this shorter. Yes, it was a 1st and we were at the made of oceans to the virgin mary. You could hear the sounds of a chance and vehicles in the church. Suddenly the priest said so that the enemy has forced its way into work. Village is in doors and get to go home to read. No women and girls were to comport themselves with dignity, and the space of the enemy used to be cut off a fine they came upstairs to our place. 2 Young Americans looked like single measuring sticks, and of course they saw my mother and my sister. Talk to him right away when the type of items and x ray is a weapon of war. And as long as Army Commanders dont take strict actions against a total of the, of their tolerating it. And perhaps even exploiting it for their own military aims exceed by 6 because the actual violent sizes in a certain sense that so intimate, that it can rupture families structure as the 2 of them. That connection nines, the social cohesion of a society in the long term im supposed to get charged around. Come, nanny, be honest, has written down the traumatic experiences. She associates with february of 1945. But then she, with the red armies rested advance into breast. Now, the historical capital of science easier now known as the polish city of lots less feet. It was a shed implementing is a big cities were destroyed, but not for as low as any. Wherever we had air written warnings, you got the magazine and we always said, thats why were in for it. Now, the one thats funny and it was a disaster. The russian send a ring around personnel in circling the see breast slow was around it, and it was a fortress. Im the ones that fist on the city was supposed to serve as a bull wilks and stops the russians from advancing. So the odor to event to 8 came fall to lights, the new need, the alice was just 14 years old. At the time the divine in california were uncle reinhold center, and he was my fathers youngest brother. The say it was nothing regarding my mind. I can still see a sitting there in a circle like this. I sat here and my mother was next to me. A witness done on the moms other side set. My brother vince feed, my youngest brother, the interest of the stillman i stormed in. And we just sat like the dog is this size, the i dont know if he screened or cried. We trembled sitting there. How does this come . I know one soldier came in the sea, looked around me, saw me set and yanked me towards him. The look and mother cried out the spice didnt know exactly how he threw me on the floor in the drawer and stop it happened that its done. I see it like this the spring. Imagine what the planning land one another i am on solve issue of the land and 10 mazda were among around 1400000 women who were raped 12 fleeing east prussia or site easier. Often modem, ones nazi propaganda about the red menace meant fever. The soviet soldiers was especially great to me and felt like one more afraid of the slavic peoples, even in the because in the rid of this higher key of the time they were portrayed as monstrous months primitive. A thing as beast driven by physical urges as best jim conciseness warden vaughan. So accordingly they triggered more fears of colors. Angels hedge, the on his own to rush, calculated their opponents eventually or full revenge into that comes in his diary, minister of propaganda. Yoseph gathers quoted, hit nervous saying, not long of to not see germanys invasion of the soviet union in 1941. We have so much to answer for that we must win. Because otherwise, our entire nation with us, the tips head, will be eradicated along with old. We hold the. So lets get to work the direction for breaking in the nazi leadership. The heads of the van most and even individual soldiers was certainly conscious like the german crime was committed in the eastern territories and they ordered them knew about them, sold them more, even committed them, if they knew all too well that if the red army came to germany then, god have mercy on us all at once. Cool. Still active, 1945. The russian army stood 80 kilometer as outside but then and was preparing its attack on the german capital. Close to 3000000 people was still living that among the women, panic was growing. Many, so killing themselves as the only way to evade the enemy. In april, the number of suicides in berlin reached record levels at close to 4000. The on the 8th of may 1965, hitlers note c gemini surrendered. The last great best of the 2nd world war on european soil was now as the villages leading was one huge war trophy. The soldiers were given free reign to enjoy the victory, and even in the house can get the victims of this flesh of victory with the women. It said that a few Red Army Soldiers carried a leaflet with them, which said, crush the germanic womens racial pride. Takes and as your rightful spoils, the civic nbc as well. Revenge was certainly an important motivated on perhaps what most important whitening but other factors also came into play, especially the internal military culture. And i read amin, a band on vacations, its like casualties. One cool cohesion system, bad leadership by offices and sergeants who kept passing the pressure down from the upper ranks on monday and to relieve this pressure. Theyve left their own troops, run, wilds, kind of office the bus to do what i mean. What is this true for the red army asked for the us army, was that troops had certain images of the more of the probity of German Society and german women of deduction funds seemed to justify not applying any moral standards and their dealings with them on the document in the the as on the says that the us army from the west seem to worried the german population less. In march of 1945, the americans cross the rhine and by 8 pull, theyd already reached the range you inclined. But to know if the village priest wrote him release, the americans coming, theres excitement, but no frights and excitement between frightened joy. But leaning more towards joyce, the a quarter of again later the troops would withdrawal. The 9 months later, conrad was born right off to his bus, his mother pushed him in foster care. When he was age, his foster system told him the reason why news that mail to you. Its not until she told me in 1945, the americans were in eisenberg and your mother got involved with one of those americans. And hes your father to hospice, to ensure thats how you came to be with this part of me at 1st. That was actually more of a relief than a shot xt. I got it. I bought a car and truck as well. I mean, i know i know where i came from. Its full voice bullshit. Com. The shuttle holder. However, i had red hair and gaps between my teeth extracted from an early age. I had a kind of inferior already complex. I didnt belong. I didnt know where i was at, and i had no protection, no one to protect me. No one supported them. In my childhood, no one ever took me under their wing, need an on going to move. The comrade was a cheeky kid too soon became a thorn in the side of the east. German School System is 3rd grade report card states that he constantly interrupted. Lessons and was proud to be a farmer and his family was employed to take action before its too late. The harbor of options for me, my father was my anchor and guy, i had a secret that belonged only to me. Theres one that gave me strength and so it was like i was on a kind of mission or the dust destinies. There are you. Im in america, youre one day. Ill leave here enjoying my father and america. Im just a resume. Big of getting a hotmail. I got them, im far from the us soldiers, wenches, widely fee it and they were expected to abide by the military leadership strict code of conduct. Germany was conquered enemy territory. And they were supposed to keep the distance from the gym and pico training films were shown to prepare american soldiers the do a lot associated with german men, women, or children. Every german is a potential source of trouble. Therefore, there must be no freedom ization with any of the german people. Randomization means making friends with german people on line or friends, can advise you in general, armies forbid, rationalization i out of concern by informal contact is august. Soldiers have with the domestic population, men, the contacts delete to reconnect with the army, prefer oklahoma. Com. Thats the association with the on me. As soon vincy done as much as we can. So if they start to have personal contacts and for example, you have a beer to par, to give them the evenings to them, they could lose sight. All of the Occupying Powers goals often click but the us, so just advance didnt, to waste goes smoothly. The liberation of bavaria took several weeks well in some places, jim and surrendered without to fight just a few kilometers away. Fitness, last contingents would continue to protect us from resistance. That includes the the young people of would take up arms and try to fight the us soldiers less so dot. And so became from a see to also, it appears that the place is most resistant to being taken over with the ones most affected by sexualized war violence have dish reduced on killers, that water gain to run on that that gets most, for most folks near flies, english clicks, there was a big prisoner of war camp there and was with the us troops moving in could see how their comrades had been treated in germany. This in particular seems to have triggered a lot of anger in the us soldiers by then that led to an especially large number of sexual assaults which were carried out systematically. Apparently they made marks on houses, it presumably inhabited by women, essentially declaring them to be afraid to clear this report about the troops arrival, received by the priest of the town. As most book states on monday, the 1st news about rapes reach the rectory. Its not possible for this context that to provide any numbers here. Several goals jumped out the 1st floor window onto the street and laid that in just the, at the time rec, trees were among the few gem and institutions still functioning. Said that the very end, priests reports on the allies arrive, will remain an important source for historians and generalists like maximilian. The height of the home here in buddhist us. Here we have the report from the Saint Nicholas parish in bod. Right. And how, oh, sorry. I was on the one hand, it makes the blanket statements that a large number of women and girls with violates the 2 monks. But in parentheses, the tier is being added, but this tool gives them 200. 00. Thats what the one that can be kind from this formulation. So priest makes it clear that he has no personal knowledge of the method, but its just for laying what the townsfolk sayings fun home to be the room. And then comes the frequently confirmed information thats all off to the americans marched in there was relative peace could we stop with. But then the french troops were advancing ice cream and cut off. And the word was they were committing terrible crimes and sickly. Namely in moral terms, they committed terrible crimes against women and goals. So he is a Rhodes College americans use gun violates to force that way, unit 9. And this is, it was truly typical to mention the skin color of the soldiers or fine to is doing the plundering sort of what i can find. A comment good. The french regiments, which included soldiers of north african descent, made a particularly strong impression 50 cool trooper from the goals troops for barbara street. They sold and rob did. Chased after the women and the young girls locked themselves in the attic and the silver soldiers couldnt come in the fast differential me also kept tax of sexual violent secrets. But when challenges were pressed, the military court stole down particularly harsh sentences. Defrances colonial troops. Thats this most of the racism of societies back then, not just the german, but also the british, french and american ones. If she is reflected in the numbers of convicted and sentenced and perpetrators, him as a foot and on foot what it was clearly so that for instance, in the us army, the black culprits were charged more often with id also received much pressure sentences including the Death Penalty as possible, but since the to discover differential occupied the territory near the french gym and buddha here in southwest, in germany. It was mainly the french, occupies most of us retaliation thats burned into peoples collective memory. Funds will happen often the rate on the train had the 2nd with reputation, with the german people on that apply only to prove that folks also see it. That could be reprisal, included as revenge for the full year long term and occupation in front. And due to the facts, there were many sexual assaults when the french marched into south west in germany. If you look 50 in the french occupations and children fathered by french, so just have to be registered by orders of the military governor. So its on record that most of the rapes would not, in fact commit to, to by colonial troops. The goals, the item one in february 1946 was one of these frenchmans kids. She grew up with her grandmother in a village near concert. She knows nothing about the events surrounding her conception. Only that her father was a french soldier. At the age of 10, i know who it was. I was suddenly sent to from because she was deemed to be a child of the french state of the moment royce vic most from the moment i had to leave. I wasnt shocked as a deer, was this tama the own slow by was sent unprepared time, foreign country and was a Foreign Language by or live with nuns. Thats laws that wasnt dramatic change for me is most the funds i had to learn french, but i was there for 3 years then became a french womens punters. I was a forced frank, a file hockey, the unique, fucked. While i was never asked what i wanted, excuse me, and nothing was ever explained to me. To do some type, pulled me up to the point in time when i learned that there was an archive coma in clermont, in front of the french