The Forgotten Children of German-Occupied France
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Taboos remain more than 60 years after France was liberated from Nazi occupation Taboos remain more than 60 years after France was liberated from Nazi occupation
Some 200,000 children of French mothers and occupying German soldiers are still a taboo topic, despite years of reconciliation efforts between the two countries. With her new book, Josiane Kruger has broken the silence.
While growing up in a village in eastern France, Josiane Kruger always felt a bit different from the other children. She didn’t have a father at home, only a mother and grandmother. In her autobiography, which was released Thursday in France, Kruger recalls when her schoolmates called her a "boche" -- the French swear word for a German.
Finally Kruger's grandmother told her the truth: her father had been a German soldier. Before her birth, he was transferred from France to the Russian front and had not been heard from since....
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The Forgotten Children of German-Occupied France | Europe | Deutsche Welle | 27.08.2006
August 28th, 2006, 04:38 PM
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