Sex and the Nazi Soldier : Violent, Commercial and Consensual Encounters during the War in the Soviet Union, 1941-45 (Advances in Critical Military Studies)

Mühlhäuser, Regina/ Spengler, Jessica (TRN)

Edinburgh University Press（2022/08発売）

Edinburgh University Press（2022/08発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 368 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781474459082
• DDC分類 940.5405

Full Description

Sexual violence was a widespread reality during the war and occupation in the Soviet Union: Wehrmacht soldiers and SS men made women and girls victims of sexual torture, and committed rape and sexual enslavement. They also visited 'secret' prostitutes and military brothels, and met women who were forced to trade sex for protection or food. In some areas, they engaged in consensual relations, which sometimes led to applications for marriage permits.This book dispels the myth that military leaders, in adhering to the Nazi ideology of 'race defilement', strictly repressed soldiers' sexuality. Regina Muhlhauser opens up new perspectives on the complexity of wartime sexual practices beyond the Nazi case by looking at the whole spectrum of heterosexual encounters forced and consensual, violent and non-violent, commercial and non-commercial. In doing so, she develops a more nuanced understanding of soldiers' sexual behaviour and the ways in which military commands assess soldierly sexuality and integrate it into their strategic thinking.

Contents

Map: Eastern Europe before World War II

1. Introduction: War, Violence, Sexuality Points of Departure Sources on Sexual Encounters

Private Photographs by Wehrmacht Soldiers, Part 1

2. Sexual Violence Forms and Functions of Sexual Violence Situations Negotiations in the Military

3. Sexual Transactions Occasional Sexual Bartering Professional Prostitution Persecution of Women 'Suspected of Prostitution' Disciplining Wehrmacht Soldiers Appeals to SS Men Wehrmacht Brothels

4. Consensual Relations The Men's Desire for NormalityThe Women's Desire for New Experiences Regulation by the Wehrmacht SS Directives Negotiations Regarding Marriage Applications Rhetoric of Defeat

Private Photographs by Wehrmacht Soldiers, Part 2

5. Occupation Children Population Policy Strategies Control Measures

6. Concluding Remarks: Gender, Sexuality and Violence in the War and Post-War Period

7. Epilogue: What Can We Learn from the Nazi Case? Racist 'Pollution Taboos' Conflicting Military Interests Sexual Violence and Sexuality Soldiers' Corporeality Sexual Violence as a Weapon

Bibliography Index