Children of Occupation in Post War Germany: Experiences in Eduation and of Being Different

• Applicant: Professorin Dr. Elke Kleinau
• Subject Area: General Education and History of Education
• Term: from 2015 to 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 279094103

The research project focuses on the biographical memories of people born in Germany after the Second World War whose fathers were members of the allied forces. On the basis of biographical interviews, we will analyze the life stories of so-called occupation children during childhood and youth in particular. The project intends to show how these people experienced their upbringing and sociocultural environment in post-war Germany, focusing both on the different occupation zones, as well as the early Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR. Further, the project considers the place of these life stories within family memories.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants