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life on the home front
evacutaion
As Allied bombing attacks became more common from 1942, mass evacuation began with children being sent to rural areas, such as Bavaria
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They stayed in one of 9,000 camps supervised by Hitler Youth leaders and teachers
rationing
rationing began in August 1939 including bread, meat, dairy products and soap
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In November 1944, clothing was rationed.
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Germans were encouraged to eat more unfamiliar foods such as aubergine, fennel and artichokes
Items such as cigarettes, soap, clothing and shoes were also restricted
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In the early part of the war, goods were shipped back from occupied territories
In May 1942, the government cut rations
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wartime employment
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In October 1941, Hitler announced that Russian prisoners of war could be transported to Germany for slave labour
By 1944, over 7 million prisoners were working for German industry
From January 1943, all men ages 16-65 and women 17-45 had to register as available for work
Small businesses that were not essential were closed and employees taken for the army or for war work
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In August 1944, a ban on holidays for workers was introduced and the working week was increased to 60 hours
the invation fo the USSR
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In June 1941, Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the USSR
In late November, temperatures dropped sharply
The Soviets, destroyed anything that might have been useful to the Germans so the Germans found themselves in a prolonged battle.
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In February 1943, Goebbels told the German people they were now involved in a ‘total war’ which meant that everything had to be used to winning the war
role of women
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Hitler’s opposition to women working meant that the number of women working in industry actually dropped between 1939 and 1941
In June 1941, Goering ordered for any women that had been in employment and had no children should register for work
In 1943, after the ‘total war’ policy, all women aged between 17-45 had to register and by mid-1943, an extra half a million women were working
In November 1943, Hitler turned down a request to raise the age limit to 50 but agreed in 1945
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As the war came to an end, women also had to cope with the fear of the Soviet army.
Many were killed in air raids, made homeless and forced to leave their homes for safer areas
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By the end of the war, women made up to 60% of Germany’s labour force. They also manned anti-aircraft guns and search lights.
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