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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Parents and Children in Second World War Germany: An Inter-generational Perspective on Wartime Separation
Beteiligte:
Vaizey, Hester
Erschienen:
Sage Publications, 2011
Erschienen in:Journal of Contemporary History
Sprache:
Englisch
ISSN:
0022-0094
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Beschreibung:
<p>This article discusses how the relationship between parents and their children were affected by the second world war in Germany. With fathers away from home for often as long as a decade, many children grew up without a father being physically present. The current historiography suggests that wartime separation caused a crisis in the family. But did the prolonged periods of time apart and the separate experiences of husbands at the Front and wives and children at home really destabilize family relationships? This article questions such a picture of families in ruin. It argues that family relationships were far more resilient in the face of wartime separation than has previously been credited. Indeed, it reveals the importance of children in keeping mothers and fathers focused on getting through the war. It further contends that, even from afar, fathers continued to play an important role in their children's lives. And this in turn revises our understanding of the situation facing reuniting families.</p>