Why Were Nazis Obsessed With Birth Rate?
Summary
Host Kate Lister and historian Lisa Pine explore the Nazi Lebensborn program, a secret SS initiative designed to boost birth rates among "racially valuable" women. The episode details how the regime forcibly sterilized those deemed undesirable while operating rural homes to care for unwed mothers and SS wives. Pine also reveals the horrific practice of abducting children from occupied territories, such as Poland and Norway, to erase their identities and Germanize them. The discussion highlights the post-war silence surrounding these crimes and the lasting trauma faced by survivors trying to…
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