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Zwangsarbeiterinnen aus der Sowjetunion bei der Trümmerbeseitigung, Berlin 1944 ©
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Das Foto zeigt zwei junge Mädchen vor dem Hintergrund von Trümmern. Das Mädchen links trägt ein dunkles Kleid und ein Kopftuch. Das Mädchen rechts trägt ein dunkleres Kleid, Strümpfe und einen gehäkelten Schal. Der Hintergrund deutet auf Zerstörung und Verfall hin, möglicherweise die Folgen eines Krieges oder einer Naturkatastrophe. Der allgemeine Eindruck ist einer von Nachkriegszeit oder einer Zeit der Armut und Not.

How did forced laborers in the German Reich experience the last months of the war before their liberation by the Allies?

In the final phase of the Second World War, the living and working conditions of the millions of forced laborers in the German Reich worsened. They were hit particularly hard by air raids and the collapse of supplies.

At the same time, the forced laborers were increasingly subjected to persecution by the police, SS and Wehrmacht. Many NSDAP members and other Nazi supporters also took part in excesses of violence against the foreigners.

Welcome:
Dr. Roland Borchers, Documentation Centre for Nazi Forced Labour

overview lecture:
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Herbert, University of Freiburg

Lecture on final phase crimes:
Dr. Andreas Heusler, Munich City Archives

Moderation: Dr. Janine Fubel, University of Hagen

Accompanying the exhibition "Forgotten Liberation. Forced laborers in Berlin 1945".

The curators will offer a guided tour of the exhibition at 6 pm.


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