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Hannelore Kohl and the silence that still surrounds wartime rape

How shame, guilt and politics buried the voices of victims for generations

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Katja Hoyer
Jul 09, 2026
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Hannelore and Helmut call on German Unity Day, 1990. Img: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1990-1003-010 / Grimm, Peer / CC-BY-SA 3.0

I remember the death of Hannelore Kohl with remarkable clarity. It was 5 Ju…

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