Sex and the Nazi Soldier: violent, commercial and consensual encounters during the war in the Soviet Union, 1941-45

Examining the sexual crimes committed by German troops in the occupied territories of the Soviet Union during the Second World WarCovers all types of sexual encounters: from violent and coerced practices to commercial and consensual relationsReveals differences and complexities in the responses of t...

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1. Verfasser: Mühlhäuser, Regina 1971- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Spengler, Jessica (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2021]
Ausgabe:Revised and extended edition
Schriftenreihe:Advances in critical military studies
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Zusammenfassung:Examining the sexual crimes committed by German troops in the occupied territories of the Soviet Union during the Second World WarCovers all types of sexual encounters: from violent and coerced practices to commercial and consensual relationsReveals differences and complexities in the responses of the Wehrmacht and SS, ranging from tacit acceptance to regulation or institutionalisationHighlights contradictions between Nazi racial ideology and policies on different groups of eastern European women and 'occupation children'Sexual violence was a widespread reality during the war and the occupation in the Soviet Union: Wehrmacht soldiers and SS men made women and girls victims of sexual torture, committed rape and sexual enslavement. They also visited both 'secret' prostitutes and official military brothels, and had encounters with women who were forced to trade sex for protection or food. In some areas, they engaged in consensual relations, which sometimes led to applications for marriage permits.This book dispels the myth that military leaders, in adhering to the Nazi ideology of 'race defilement', strictly repressed soldiers' sexuality. Regina Mühlhäuser opens up new perspectives on the complexity of wartime sexual practices beyond the Nazi case by looking at the whole spectrum of heterosexual encounters-forced and consensual, violent and non-violent, commercial and non-commercial. In doing so, she develops a more nuanced understanding of soldiers' sexual behavior and the ways in which military commands assess soldierly sexuality and integrate it into their strategic thinking
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2022)
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 392 Seiten) Illustrationen, Karte
ISBN:9781474459099
DOI:10.1515/9781474459099

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