ABSTRACT

To better understand the contradictions between regulations and reality on consensual relations between German soldiers and Latvian women, this article investigates the development of Nazi sexual policies and how restrictions were dealt with by the Wehrmacht (German Army). This regulatory analysis is then applied to an evaluation of life in occupied Latvia. Analysis shows how such intimate contact was a continuous concern for the Nazis, how the debate on the ‘racial value’ of Latvians and their relations with Germans changed with the war, how perceived military needs affected and even altered this ‘value,’ and how, despite policy, such relationships flourished in occupied Latvia.

摘要

为了更好地理解德国士兵与拉脱维亚妇女之间自愿关系的法规与现实之间的矛盾，本文调查了纳粹性政策的发展以及国防军（德国军队）如何处理限制。然后将这种监管分析应用于对被占领拉脱维亚的生活进行评估。分析显示了纳粹如何持续关注这种亲密接触，关于拉脱维亚人的“种族价值”及其与德国人的关系的辩论如何随着战争而改变，感知的军事需求如何影响甚至改变了这种“价值”，以及尽管有政策，但这种关系在被占领的拉脱维亚蓬勃发展。