Sleeping with the Enemy: WWII Collaborator Girls (Rare Photos)
A French woman, likely a collaborator, daringly wears a German uniform.
Another woman, identified as a collaborator, in France; her photo found on a captured German soldier, hinting at a hidden relationship.
A German soldier and his French girlfriend, a common sight that often led to accusations of collaboration.
German soldiers playfully exchanging uniforms with their girlfriends, blurring lines during the occupation.
Another view of a woman involved with German forces, reflecting the complex social dynamics of the occupation.
A further perspective on a woman fraternizing with German soldiers during the occupation.
A Parisian coffee house, a known haunt for German soldiers and a common meeting point for local women.
A night out at an iconic Parisian cabaret, where French women and German soldiers mingled, raising questions of collaboration.
German soldiers engaging in conversation with a French woman, illustrating everyday interactions during the occupation.
Soldatenkino in Paris: A German military cinema, where local women might also socialize with occupying forces.
German officers conversing with a blonde woman, a familiar scene in occupied territories.
French women, one conspicuously wearing a German hat, indicating a connection to the occupying forces.
A rare color photograph of a Wehrmacht soldier and his companion. His cane suggests recuperation, a time when soldiers often formed relationships with local women.
An off-duty Wehrmacht soldier enjoying a leisurely day at the pool with his local girlfriend, a sign of integrated social life.
Despite his injury, a soldier enjoys a moment of leisure with a local woman, highlighting the complexities of personal relationships during wartime.
A French woman, engaged to a German soldier, follows him into a prison compound after his capture by U.S. forces near Orleans in August 1944. Her choice likely offered safety from partisan retaliation.
A poignant scene: A French woman accompanies her captured German fiancé into a prison compound in August 1944, a desperate act for protection amidst post-liberation retribution.
A Dutch woman steadfastly follows her German husband into captivity, a stark image of loyalty and difficult choices.
A Frenchwoman, seemingly unperturbed by the occupation, stands with others in the background, challenging assumptions of universal suffering.
A friendly encounter in a snowdrift: A Wehrmacht Gebirgsjäger private and a woman, notably wearing nylons, a highly prized and fashionable item during the 1940s.
Amidst the occupation, a woman in a moment of carefree interaction, perhaps with German soldiers, a scene that often drew scrutiny.
A Dutch woman greets Wehrmacht soldiers as they enter Amsterdam on May 15, 1940, symbolizing the initial, often complex, reception of occupiers.
Unity Mitford (left) and her sister Lady Diana Mosley (right), née Mitford, pictured with SS troops at the September 1937 Nuremberg Party rally. The sisters were well-known figures in pre-war Germany, openly sympathetic to the Nazi regime.
