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"Moffenkinder": Kinder der Besatzung in den Niederlanden

"Moffenkinder": children of the occupation in the Netherlands
[journal article]

Diederichs, Monika

Abstract

'Schätzungsweise 12.000 bis 15.000 Kinder sind aus Beziehungen zwischen deutschen Besatzungssoldaten und einheimischen Frauen während der deutschen Besatzung der Niederlande nach 1940 hervorgegangen. Dieser Beitrag untersucht den historischen Kontext, in dem diese Beziehungen zu Stande kamen und bel... view more

'Schätzungsweise 12.000 bis 15.000 Kinder sind aus Beziehungen zwischen deutschen Besatzungssoldaten und einheimischen Frauen während der deutschen Besatzung der Niederlande nach 1940 hervorgegangen. Dieser Beitrag untersucht den historischen Kontext, in dem diese Beziehungen zu Stande kamen und beleuchtet das Schicksal der Kinder, deren Mütter einheimische Frauen und deren Väter deutsche Soldaten waren. Vor dem Hintergrund dieser historischen Analyse und auf der Grundlage von Interviews der betroffenen Besatzungskinder kommt die Autorin zu dem Schluss, dass sowohl Mütter als auch Kinder oft diskriminiert und stigmatisiert worden sind. Die negative Haltung gegenüber den Müttern als Verräterinnen, die sich mit dem Feind eingelassen hatten, wurde auf die Kinder übertragen. Viele Betroffene erfuhren erst im Erwachsenenalter von ihrer Herkunft. Dennoch zeigt die Forschung, dass die Art und Weise, die Befragten in Familie und Gesellschaft behandelt wurden, sie oftmals vermuten ließ, dass sie 'anders' waren. Dies und das Tabu ihrer biologischen Herkunft, führte bei vielen niederländischen Besatzungskindern zu Angststörungen und Identitätskrisen.' (Autorenreferat)... view less


'Between 12,000 and 15,000 children are estimated to have been born as a result of liaisons between German soldiers and Dutch women during the German wartime occupation of the Netherlands after 1940. This article investigates the historical context of the relationships, between local women and Germa... view more

'Between 12,000 and 15,000 children are estimated to have been born as a result of liaisons between German soldiers and Dutch women during the German wartime occupation of the Netherlands after 1940. This article investigates the historical context of the relationships, between local women and German soldiers and examines the fate of the children born of these relationships in post-war Netherlands. On the basis of historical research and interviews carried out among the children themselves, the author concludes that mothers often suffered discrimination and stigmatization. These adverse sentiments were transferred to the children who were perceived as children of the enemy. Although many children only learned about their real biological origin as adults, the research indicates that the treatment they received in family and society from early childhood had left them feeling somehow different. This and the taboo surrounding their origin has led to health problems related to fear and identity problems among many of the Dutch children of the occupation.' (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
Netherlands; discrimination; soldier; historical analysis; social relations; crisis; collaboration; war; illegitimate child; tabu; single parent; social background; occupying power; stigmatization; World War II; medical care; mother; identity; woman; institutional home; child; fatherhood

Classification
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Social History, Historical Social Research
Sociology of the Youth, Sociology of Childhood

Method
qualitative empirical; empirical; historical

Document language
German

Publication Year
2009

Page/Pages
p. 304-320

Journal
Historical Social Research, 34 (2009) 3

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.34.2009.3.304-320

ISSN
0172-6404

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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