Since the earliest days of humanity, where there has been war, there has been rape. This war is no different. As vast armies battle across Europe, the chaos in their wake breeds an epidemic of rape. In its action and its punishment the European rape wave is also highly racialised. It adds up to a storm of suffering.

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Hosted by: Spartacus Olsson
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński
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Written by: Spartacus Olsson
Research by: Spartacus Olsson
Map animations by: Daniel Weiss
Map research by: Sietse Kenter
Edited by: Karolina Dołęga
Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
Colorizations by:
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Source literature list: http://bit.ly/WW2sources

Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com

Image sources:
Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe
National Archives NARA
Bundesarchiv
Yad Vashem: 4359/55, 6191/60
RIA Nosti

Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
Disposal - Jon Bjork
Document This 1 - Peter Sandberg
Down the Alleyway - Damon Greene
First Responders - Skrya
Flight Path - Cobby Costa
Guilty Shadows 4 - Andreas Jamsheree
Inevitable - Cobby Costa
Leave It All Here - Fabien Tell
Never Forget - Fabien Tell
Not Safe Yet - Gunnar Johnsen
Potential Redemption - Max Anson
Rememberance - Fabien Tell

A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.