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Question: Did the people of Netherlands really shave the heads of women who had relationships with German Nazi Soldiers!?
I just finished watching Band of Brothers episode 4 and im really shocked at the way they portrayed some of the women in Eindhoven!. They shaved their heads and scribbled Nazi symbols on their forehead!. Its disgusting!. The reason was that these women had relationships with the Nazi German soldiers during the occupation!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Most documented of this kind of behavior had taken place in post-liberation France!. Hundreds of these girls were ostracized by their fellow citizens for supposedly having collaborated or consorted with the enemy during the years of occupation!. I was a young boy when I first saw a picture of this act of barbarism done in the name of patriotism and my feeling of disgust did not leave me for days!. I believe this act happened more in France than in other European countries because of the French people's almost proverbial feeling of pride in relationship to their nation!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes, as did the Belgians, Italians, French and Norwegians!.

The men usually faced execution!.

Interestingly the 'Dutch' provided the largest SS battalion outside of Germany!.
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Germaansche!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Life Magazine published pictures of some of these "head shavings!." It was deemed punishment for "collaborating" with the Nazi oppressors!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

That happened in many occupied countries!. The head-shaving was one of the milder things that was done to collaborators!.Www@QuestionHome@Com