Research tips
Our website does not claim to give you the full historical context or an indepth analysis of the female role, the social and political standing of girls and women in the Third Reich - the background is far too complex.
We can not put in words what the females living in that time felt and feared, that can only be done by them alone.
For the reasons named above, we have included this section to recommend to you books, magazines, films and internet websites for further studying.
We also have a links section for recommended websites suitable for research, other re-enactment groups and recommended traders that sell reproduction items that can be used in female re-enactment.
If you would like to add to either of these lists, please visit the relevant section of our forum to make your suggestion to the group.
Recommended reading
World War II German Women´s Auxiliary Services by Gordon Williamson / "Men-at-Arms" Series,
Osprey Publishing/
ISBN 1-84176-407-8
The book shows German women in a range of uniforms as auxiliaries with the Army, Navy, Air Force and SS. It explains and illustrates these organisations and their uniforms and insignia, as well as Red Cross nurses and auxiliaries of the Labour Corps, Customs Service, National Socialist Women´s Organisation, and League of German Maidens (Bund Deutscher Mädel / BDM)
The German Home Front 1939 - 45
by Brian L. Davies / "Elite" Series, Osprey Publishing/
ISBN 978-1-84603-185-4
This book outlines and illustrates German civilian life in World War II: the structure of the Nazi state and the huge range of duties - from farm and factory labour to vital air-raid services.
Mothers in the Fatherland: Women, the Family and Nazi Politics by Claudia Koonz / Publisher St. Martin´s Griffin
ISBN 0312022565
This books presents the history of women´s role in Nazi politics, power and growth. It explores how women could support a movement that opposed women´s equality.
Frauen : German Women Recall the Third Reich by Alison Owings
I lived under Hitler by Sybil Bannister / Publisher Rockliff/
ISBN-10: 014024672X
ISBN-13: 978-014024672
A story about an English woman marrying a German doctor who leaves her at the outbreak of WW II. She stays in Germany, being accepted by the Germans to find herself living in the Eastern Territories (today Poland). On arrival of the Russians she manages to catch the last train to the West.
Fashion under the occupation Dominique Veillon
ISBN 1-859-73543-6
Recommended websites
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