Norway apologises to ‘German girls’

Norway

on Wednesday officially apologised for the “shameful treatment” of Norwegian women targeted for reprisals for their intimate relations with German soldiers during the country’s wartime occupation.

Between 30,000 to 50,000 Norwegians, commonly labelled the “German girls”, were involved with occupying troops during the Second World War. As well as public humiliation, many of the women were subject to reprisals by officials after the 1945 liberation from Nazi occupation.

(AFP)