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| German sources listed below estimate that at the end of World War II, ] soldiers raped more than 2,000,000 German females many of whom later died from injuries sustained, committed suicide, or were murdered outright. After June 1945 the Soviet high command imposed punishments for rape ranging from arrest to execution. Estimations of rape victims are distributed as follows: Eastern Provinces: 1,400,000; ]: 500,000; Berlin: 100,000. {{ref|war1}}{{ref|war2}}{{ref|war3}}{{ref|war4}}{{ref|war5}}{{ref|war6}} | |||
| Fleeing from the advancing Soviet forces, possibly more than two million people in the eastern provinces of ] (],],]) died, many of cold and starvation, but many were murdered by ] forces. | Fleeing from the advancing Soviet forces, possibly more than two million people in the eastern provinces of ] (],],]) died, many of cold and starvation, but many were murdered by ] forces. | ||
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| *{{note|war5}}Franz W. Seidler and Alfred M. de Zayas. ''Kriegsverbrechen in Europa und im Nahen Osten im 20. Jahrhundert'' Hamburg-Berlin-Bonn (2002), p.122, ISBN 3813207021 | *{{note|war5}}Franz W. Seidler and Alfred M. de Zayas. ''Kriegsverbrechen in Europa und im Nahen Osten im 20. Jahrhundert'' Hamburg-Berlin-Bonn (2002), p.122, ISBN 3813207021 | ||
| *{{note|war6}}Dokumentation der Vertreibung der Deutschen aus Ostmitteleuropa, 5 Bde, 3 Beihefte, Bonn 1953-1961 | *{{note|war6}}Dokumentation der Vertreibung der Deutschen aus Ostmitteleuropa, 5 Bde, 3 Beihefte, Bonn 1953-1961 | ||
| * Christopher Dobson, John Miller u. Ronald Payne: ''Die Versenkung der Wilhelm Gustloff'', Berlin 1995, ISBN 3548236863 | |||
| *], ''Barefoot in the Rubble'' ], ISBN 0965779300 | *], ''Barefoot in the Rubble'' ], ISBN 0965779300 | ||
Revision as of 08:22, 16 May 2006
German sources listed below estimate that at the end of World War II, Red Army soldiers raped more than 2,000,000 German females many of whom later died from injuries sustained, committed suicide, or were murdered outright. After June 1945 the Soviet high command imposed punishments for rape ranging from arrest to execution. Estimations of rape victims are distributed as follows: Eastern Provinces: 1,400,000; zone of Soviet occupation excluding Berlin: 500,000; Berlin: 100,000.
Fleeing from the advancing Soviet forces, possibly more than two million people in the eastern provinces of Germany (East Prussia,Silesia,Pomerania) died, many of cold and starvation, but many were murdered by Soviet forces.
See also
External Links
- German rape victims find a voice at last Guardian Newspapers article, 6/23/2002
References
- Bundesarchiv Koblenz , Ostdokumentensammlung , Ost-Dok. 2 Nr. 8,13,14; Ost-Dok.2/51, 2/77,2/96
- Bundesarchiv/Militärarchiv Freiburg , Akten Fremde Heere Ost, Bestand H3, Bd. 483, 657, 665, 667, 690
- Archiv der Charité and Landesarchiv Berlin
- Helke Sander and Barbara Johr. BeFreier und Befreite. Krieg, Vegewaltigung, Kinder Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag (2005), ISBN 3596163056
- Franz W. Seidler and Alfred M. de Zayas. Kriegsverbrechen in Europa und im Nahen Osten im 20. Jahrhundert Hamburg-Berlin-Bonn (2002), p.122, ISBN 3813207021
- Dokumentation der Vertreibung der Deutschen aus Ostmitteleuropa, 5 Bde, 3 Beihefte, Bonn 1953-1961
- Elizabeth B. Walter, Barefoot in the Rubble 1997, ISBN 0965779300
Further Reading
- anonymous "A Woman in Berlin" ISBN 1-844-08111-7
- A Beevor "The Fall of Berlin" ISBN 0-670-03041-4
- Max Hastings "Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945, Chapter 10: Blood and Ice: East Prussia" ISBN 0-375-41433-9
- John Toland "The Last 100 Days, Chapter Two: Five Minutes before Midnight" ISBN 0-8129-6859-X