Report on the treatment of foreign workers and POWs involved in illegal sexual activities and pregnant foreign workers, including the punishment of the workers, the care of the children depending on their racial quality, and abortions; and three local reports

Nationalsocialist German Workers Party Gauleitung Baden/Alsace
The Gaustabsamtleiter Strassburg, 28 March 1944
No. 79/44 Secret
Subject: Employment of Foreign Nationals.
With reference to the discussion which took place on the above matter in the Gau Staff Office on the 3.3.44, I bring to your attention the following letter from the Higher SS and Police Chief, Stuttgart, to the Gauleiter:
"The uncertainty existing within the competent offices regarding the treatment of—
I. Foreign workers from the East and South-East, as well as POW's of various nationalities, in respect of illegal sexual intercourse,
as well as the treatment of
II. Pregnant foreign workers (female workers from the East and from Poland) and of children of foreign female workers born in the Reich
give cause to give a summary once again of the more important sections of the orders and directives on this subject that have so far been issued for my sphere, of authority, and to recommend strict compliance with them. The situation appears to call particularly for influencing the works m'anagers via the offices of the DAF (German Labor Front) and of the Reich food authorities, for making them familiar with the orders to the extent that these can he applied to the public, and for pointing out to them their duties of educating the foreign workers. In particular, these offices must be expected to remain in constant close touch with the works managers, so that detected cases of pregnancy in foreign workers can immediately be suitably recorded.
I
The following orders are in existence regarding the illegal sexual intercourse of foreign workers.
Any serious violations, such as rape or crimes against morality and sexual intercourse with German women and, girls are to be reported to the SD (Security Police) at once; on principle, the legal authorities will not be concerned with this to begin with. As a rule, both parties will be arrested. After checking nationality, the foreign partner will be subjected to an examination as to race by the competent SS chief for Matters of Race and Settlement; the possibility of Germanization will be checked.
Upon a case of sexual intercourse becoming known, an official medical officer has to ascertain immediately whether the German. woman concerned has become pregnant. It is to be stated what stage the pregnancy has already reached and whether another person—and what person—apart from the foreigner concerned, comes into consideration as sire of the child to be expected (this will be established by the Youth Office [Jugendamt]). If the foreigner is capable of being Germanized, and if both single persons are judged to be racially sound, marriage is possible under certain circumstances (see under a, b, and c) ; however, for the time being, marriages between workers from Serbia or workers from the East and German girls are not permitted (see under d and e).
The following principles exist with regard to sexual intercourse between German men and female foreign workers:
Should the foreign female worker have been induced to sexual intercourse by the German man (for instance by taking advantage of a condition of dependency),- she will be taken temporarily into protective custody and then sent to another place of work. In other cases, the foreign female worker will be sent to a concentration camp for women. Pregnant women are to be sent to a concentration camp only after delivery of the child and the period of nursing. The treatment of the German man concerned is also the subject of special directives; if he has seriously violated his supervisory or educational duties, female foreign workers will be taken away from him and no more sent to him in the future. Further measures depending on the circumstances of the case will be taken by the State Police.
The principles enumerated up to now apply particularly to the following groups of persons:
a. Workers of Polish race.
b. Foreign workers from the Government General and the incorporated Eastern territories who are not of Polish race (Ukrainian, White Ruthenians, Russians, Goralians).
c. Workers from Lithuania.
d. Workers from former Soviet territory (Eastern workers).
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e. Workers from the territory of the military commander Serbia.
II
Regarding the Treatment of Pregnant Foreign Workers and Children Given Birth to by the Same in the Reich
Particular attention is drawn to the directives for the treatment of such children in circular No. 186/43 and 10/44 of the NSDAP Reichsleitung Head Welfare Office (with enclosed extract from the decree of the Reichsfuehrer SS and Chief of the German Police—S—IVD—377/42 of"the 27th July 1943). The procedure for an application for abortion is once more explained below: -
1. The factories report all cases of pregnancy to the competent Labor Office.
2. The Labor Office reports the case to the Youth Office [Jugendamt] in order to establish paternity. If the sire is a German or of related (Germanic) race, the Youth Office reports the case to the Health Office [Gesundheitsamt].
3. The Health Office carries out an examination to determine health and hereditary health and submits a report (with photo). The Health Office passes the matter on to the "Commissioner of the Reich Commisar for the Consolidation of German Race."
4. The latter makes his findings according to the directives of the Reichsfuehrer SS. The Race and Settlement chief deals with the racial investigations.
5. If the investigations show that the progency will be racially satisfactory and hereditarily healthy, they will, after birth, go to homes for foreign children, ta be looked after by the National Socialist Welfare Organization (NSW), or will be looked after by families.
6. In negative cases, the children will be lodged in Foreign Children's Nurseries.
7. The Commissioner of the Commissar will inform the following authorities of the decisions:
The competent Youth Office
The Gau NSV Office
The Labor Bureau .
I request the Kreisleiters to record immediately through the usual channels, in conjunction with the Kreisobmann of the German Labor Front and the Kreis peasant leader, all cases of pregnancy which have already occurred and all children already born. An examination, in accordance with the new directives, of
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all children of foreign female workers who were taken under the care of the NSV before the issue of the new instructions is also necessary .
Time limit: ist May 1944.
Heil Hitler
[Rubber stamp] [Signed] SCHUPPEL
Hauptbereichsleiter of the NSDAP
Certified correct copy [signature illegible]
Gauhauptstellenleiter Distribution :
Gauobmann of the German Labor Front.
Gau propaganda chief.
Gau press office chief.
Gauamtsleiter of the Bureau for Racial Policy.
Gauamtsleiter of the Bureau for National Health.
Gauamtsleiter of the Bureau for the Peasantry.
Gauamtsleiter of the Bureau for National Welfare. Gauamtsleiter of the Bureau for Questions of Race.
Gau Women's Leadership.
Gau Labor Office, Baden/Alsace.
Kreisleiters, Baden/Alsace. -Kreisobmaenner of the German Labor Front.
Kreis Peasant Leaders. .
Commander of the Security Police and SD, Strassbourg.
Head of the Office of the Commissioner of the Reich Commissar for the. Consolidation of German Race, Strassbourg.
SECRET
District Births Abortions Pregnancies Agriculture Industry and Professions
Bruchsal 1 9 1 1 10
Buchen 33 18
Buehl 9 1
Donaueschingen 48 15 27 61 29
Emmendingen 46 9 30 33 52
Freiburg
Heidelberg 46 8 28 18
Karlsruhe.... 73 41
Kehl 9 3
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District Births Abortions Pregnancies Agriculture Industry and Professions
Konstanz 45 45
La.hr 3 4
T rVh 2
Mannheim
Mosha eh 34 2 17 17
Muellheim 1 2 1 2
Nph sf.ii fit 26 1
Offenburg 16
Pforzheim . 10 10
Rastatt .... 26 11 15
Saeckingen 13 4 9
Sinsheim 78 46
Stockach 43
Ueberlingen 36 25
Villingen 21 4
Waldshut
Wertheim 25 3 8
Wolfach
Altkirch 2
Gebweiler Nil return
Hagenau Nil return
Kolmar 2 2
Molsheim Nil return
Muelhausen... 20 15
Rappoltsweiler Nil return
Schlettstadt... 4 5 1 7
Strassburg 11 9
Tann.... Nil return
Weissenburg. Nil return
Zabern.— 5 1
NSDAP
Villigen, 21.5.1944
Gau Baden, Kreis Leadership Villingen, The Kreisleiter To the NSDAP Gauleitung Baden The leader of the Gau Staff Office Strassburg.
Re: Employment of Foreigners. Circular letter No. 79/44 secret
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An exact statement on the cases of pregnancy that have already occurred is no longer possible, as these cases have not been registered at any office: As far as I could find out up to now, there have been about 21 pregnancies, of these 4 abortions are said to have been carried out, during which 2 of the women died. Of the remaining 17 births, 5 were stillborn. Welfare by the NSV has not taken place anywhere.
Heil Hitler!
The leader of the Kreis of Villingen . (Signed) Arnold Haller
[Rubber stamp] District leader of the NSDAP
NSDAP Gau BADEN Kreisleiter
E./Gi. ' Donaueschingen, the 13th of May 1944
To the Gau Staff Office
Strassburg . '
Subject: Employment of foreign labor.
I send below the report due on the 1st May 1944 of the pregnancies of foreign female workers which have occurred up to now in the district area.
A. Industry and handicrafts
1. Pregnancies .... .... 13
2. Abortions .... 12
3. Children .... 4
In agriculture
1. Pregnancies .... 14
2. Abortions .... 3
3. Children .... 44
Gauleadership Baden of the NSDAP Staff office
received 19th May 1944
[Stamp] HEIL HITLER
Of Kreisleiter [signed] Eger