BROWN BABIES: BORN IN GERMANY TO BLACK AMERICAN SOLDIERS & GERMAN WOMEN
BROWN BABIES: BORN IN GERMANY TO BLACK AMERICAN SOLDIERS & GERMAN WOMEN A “Negro Village” in Germany displaying a mother and her child A “Negro Village” in Germany displaying a mother and her child Brown Babies, was a term used for children born to black soldiers and white European women during and after World War II. Other names include “war orphans,”war babies,” and “occupation babies.” In Germany they were known as Mischlingskinder, a derogatory term first used under the Nazi regime for children of mixed Jewish-German marriages. Brown Babies, was a term used for children born to black soldiers and white European women during and after World War II. Other names include “war orphans,”war babies,” and “occupation babies.” In Germany they were known as Mischlingskinder, a derogatory term first used under the Nazi regime for children of mixed Jewish-German marriages. Brown babies born in Germany were shipped out of the country after World War II. As many as 5,000 children were sent t...