"Sex in Third Reich" - a very unsual book

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  1. deadb_tch

    deadb_tch the deadliest b#tch ever

    YES, I've read a very unsual book written by russian historian Andrew Vasil'chenko in 2005 - it is called "Sex in Third Reich". And I want to share here some facts that made me suprised. Maybe they will suprise u too. Let's begin.

    First of all, returning to theme of "Gay Nazi?" - here is interesting statistics on gay soldiers that were convicted on 175 article of nazi criminal code.
    year: 1939, wehrmacht: 273
    year: 1940, wehrmacht: 1134
    year: 1941, wehrmacht: 1700
    year: 1942, wehrmacht: 1578
    year: 1943, wehrmacht: 1437
    year: 1944 (at 1.july.1944), wehrmacht: 830

    Another surpirse for me is "Lebensborn" - organization formed by SS Reichsfuhrer Himmler to aid the racial heredity of the Third Reich. U can read about that here: Lebensborn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

    At this post it's all, but there in book I have a bunch of interesting facts to post.
     
  2. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Finished it then, what did your girlfriend have to say about your choice of reading?
    Does it have statistics for Sexualty Transmitted Diseases?
    Were they treated as Self-Inflicted Wounds?
    Were soldiers punished for catching STDs?
     
  3. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    That's about 32 convictions a week on average for '41.
    You can't help thinking that someone was trying far too hard to find such 'criminals'.
     
  4. deadb_tch

    deadb_tch the deadliest b#tch ever

    Finished it then, what did your girlfriend have to say about your choice of reading?
    Does it have statistics for Sexualty Transmitted Diseases?
    Were they treated as Self-Inflicted Wounds?
    Were soldiers punished for catching STDs?

    U can call me coward but I didn't say to here ;) becase she's away on business and I decieded not to say to her by phone :D

    About STD the books says: "in years of WW2 almost each 10th german soldier has syphilis or gonorrhoea", no statistics because most reason to get STD (according to book) was relations with whores in occupied territories, mostly in Europe, because on Eastern front nazi were mostly just raped russian women. About Self-Inflicted Wounds book don't say anything but as I understand it STD were not treated like this.

    Another interesting fact that military office had special ministry that main job was to organize whorehouses at places where was nazi unit standing. And whores that was working there were like employees of that ministry.

    Book says a little about STD and as I understood soldiers were probably punished but how and by what - have no idea :)
     
  5. Christos

    Christos Discharged

    The German Army had field brothels in all sectors of the war....they kept records of the health of their clients fot German authorities....

    My suggestion is to start there for research......the figures are likely to be very accurate, the German authorities wanted nothing less in most cases when it came to their own records.
     
  6. Rich Payne

    Rich Payne Rivet Counter Patron 1940 Obsessive

    Many of the Wehrmacht motorcycles display the badge "N.S.U." and my dictionary says that stands for "Non-specific Urethritis" !

    On the other hand, many of the vehicles that the BEF took to France were just plain Clapped-out !
     
  7. deadb_tch

    deadb_tch the deadliest b#tch ever

    Many of the Wehrmacht motorcycles display the badge "N.S.U." and my dictionary says that stands for "Non-specific Urethritis" !

    On the other hand, many of the vehicles that the BEF took to France were just plain Clapped-out !

    N.S.U.:D look here: NSU Motorenwerke AG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
     
  8. deadb_tch

    deadb_tch the deadliest b#tch ever

    Want to mention interesting for me fact about Hitlers early years that is descrived in this book, i've already mentioned it in some threads, but at this time I'll do it better :D

    First of all, u may know that Hitler have good relations with Winifrid (?) Wagner (maiden name - Williams), wife of Wagner's son, Siegfried, such relations were till late 1940.
    When Hitler were brought to prison she begun to collect donations to Hitler ans NSDAP in Austria, but as there this party were forbidden by authorities after talk with chief of police of Bayreuth (where is located Wagner's home) such activities were cancelled by her.
    After Christmas of 1923 (actually at 28 january 1924) she went to USA with her husband and one of SA chiefs Kurt Ludeke. Official target of that trip were to collec donations for Wagner's festival. But by the way she wanted to collect donations for NSDAP.
    In NY Winifrid and Ludeke were arranged meeting with Henri Ford where Ludeke explained why Hitler needed money and how much. It was uknown how much gave Ford to Hitler but nazi gave him to his 75th anniversary this orden: Verdienstorden Deutscher Adier (Big cross of German eagle),
    [​IMG].

    This fact amused me a little :) Ford gave money to the killers of its country citizens and soldiers..
     

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