"German Women Help to Win!": Women and the German Military in the Age of World Wars
Title | "German Women Help to Win!": Women and the German Military in the Age of World Wars |
Publication Type | Book Chapter |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Authors | Hagemann, Karen |
Editor | Hacker, Barton C., and Margaret Vining |
Book Title | A Companion to Women's Military History |
Pagination | 485-511 |
Publisher | Brill |
City | Leiden; Boston |
Abstract | During World Wars I and II German women's service became increasingly important for the functioning of the home front as well as the battle front. In 1944-45, more than 500,000 women were auxiliaries in the German armed forces (Wehrmacht), the same number served in civil aerial defense, 400,000 volunteered as nurses, and many more replaced drafted men in the wartime economy. This book chapter takes a closer look at German women's wartime service in the age of the two world wars in history and historiography, and tries to explain the paradox that while women's wartime service was needed, it has long been overlooked in postwar memory and mainstream historiography. |
URL | https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004206823/B9789004206823-s017.xml |
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