Shattered liberation: sexualized violence against Holocaust survivors, 1943–1946

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Sexualized violence against Holocaust survivors during the liberation period (1943-1946) was a significant phenomenon that fundamentally redefines the historical understanding of the end of World War II. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

Francesca Sanna

doi:10.1080/00085006.2026.2719349

September 14, 2026Canadian Slavonic Papers

Shattered liberation: sexualized violence against Holocaust survivors, 1943–1946

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Examine the prevalence, nature, and historical documentation of sexualized violence committed against Holocaust survivors between 1943 and 1946.
Historiographical analysis of archival materials, survivor testimonies, and scholarly essays covering the transitional period of European liberation from 1943 to 1946.
Documents pervasive instances of sexualized violence perpetrated against survivors during and in the immediate aftermath of camp liberations.
Demonstrates that liberation did not mark an abrupt end to trauma, recontextualizing conventional narratives surrounding the conclusion of World War II.

Implication

Historical review reveals widespread sexualized violence against Holocaust survivors during liberation, highlighting severe post-war trauma.

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Shattered Liberation is a pathbreaking and courageous collection of scholarship that fundamentally redefines our understanding of the end of World War II. The introduction, by Nina Paulovicova, set...

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Francesca Sanna (2026) studied this question.

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