Hitler's stolen children
During World War Two blonde blue-eyed children in Nazi-occupied Europe were taken from their families to build an Aryan master race.
During the Second World War Nazi officials searched for blonde blue-eyed children in the countries they had occupied. The children were removed from their families as part of a plan to build an Aryan master race. Ingrid Von Oelhafen grew up in Germany and only found out in her 50's that she had been born to Slovenian parents. At nine months old she was taken away and sent to a 'Lebensborn' children's home. She has been speaking to Kate Bissell about what happened during her childhood, and the effect it still has on her life.
Photo: Ingrid Von Oelhafen aged about two. Courtesy of Ingrid Von Oelhafen.
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