In the beginning, women in Nazi Germany were not involved in the Wehrmacht, as Hitler ideologically opposed conscription for women,[3] stating that Germany would "not form any section of women grenade throwers or any corps of women elite snipers."[4] However, with many men going to the front, women were placed in auxiliary positions within the Wehrmacht, called Wehrmachtshelferinnen (transl. Female Wehrmacht helpers),[5] participating in tasks such as:
operators of listening equipment, in anti-aircraft defense, operating projectors for anti-aircraft defense, employees within meteorology services, and auxiliary civil defense personnel
volunteer nurses in military health service (similar to the role of women working with the German Red Cross or other voluntary organizations).
They were placed under the same authority as Hiwis, auxiliary personnel of the army (German: Behelfspersonal) and they were assigned to duties within the Reich, and to a lesser extent, in the occupied territories, for example in the general government of occupied Poland, in France, and later in Yugoslavia, in Greece and in Romania.[6]
By 1945, 500,000 women were serving as Wehrmachtshelferinnen, half of whom were volunteers, while the other half performed obligatory services connected to the war effort (Kriegshilfsdienst).[5]
In the media
1958 Blitzmädels an die Front [de], directed by Werner Klingler.
^Williamson, Gordon (2003). World War II German Women's Auxiliary Services.
^Hagemann, Karen (2011). "Mobilizing Women for War: The History, Historiography, and Memory of German Women's War Service in the Two World Wars". Journal of Military History. 75 (4): 1055–1094.
^Kompisch 2008, p. 219. sfn error: no target: CITEREFKompisch2008 (help)
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wehrmachthelferin, name, girls, young, women, served, during, second, world, with, german, wehrmacht, auxiliaries, occupied, paris, 1940, contents, history, media, also, referenceshistory, editin, beginning, women, nazi, germany, were, involved, wehrmacht, hit. Wehrmachthelferin was the name for girls and young women who served during the Second World War with the German Wehrmacht as auxiliaries 1 2 Wehrmachthelferinnen in occupied Paris 1940 Contents 1 History 2 In the media 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory EditIn the beginning women in Nazi Germany were not involved in the Wehrmacht as Hitler ideologically opposed conscription for women 3 stating that Germany would not form any section of women grenade throwers or any corps of women elite snipers 4 However with many men going to the front women were placed in auxiliary positions within the Wehrmacht called Wehrmachtshelferinnen transl Female Wehrmacht helpers 5 participating in tasks such as telephone telegraph and transmission operators administrative clerks typists and messengers operators of listening equipment in anti aircraft defense operating projectors for anti aircraft defense employees within meteorology services and auxiliary civil defense personnel volunteer nurses in military health service similar to the role of women working with the German Red Cross or other voluntary organizations They were placed under the same authority as Hiwis auxiliary personnel of the army German Behelfspersonal and they were assigned to duties within the Reich and to a lesser extent in the occupied territories for example in the general government of occupied Poland in France and later in Yugoslavia in Greece and in Romania 6 By 1945 500 000 women were serving as Wehrmachtshelferinnen half of whom were volunteers while the other half performed obligatory services connected to the war effort Kriegshilfsdienst 5 In the media Edit1958 Blitzmadels an die Front de directed by Werner Klingler See also EditRanks and insignia of the German Women s Auxiliary ServicesReferences Edit Williamson Gordon 2003 World War II German Women s Auxiliary Services Hagemann Karen 2011 Mobilizing Women for War The History Historiography and Memory of German Women s War Service in the Two World Wars Journal of Military History 75 4 1055 1094 Greenwald 1981 p 125 sfn error no target CITEREFGreenwald1981 help Sigmund 2004 p 184 sfn error no target CITEREFSigmund2004 help a b United States Holocaust Memorial Museum n d sfn error no target CITEREFUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museumn d help Kompisch 2008 p 219 sfn error no target CITEREFKompisch2008 help Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wehrmachthelferin amp oldid 1129082965, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
