A small number of babies born in Ravensbruck concentration camp during World War II survived due to the bravery and resilience of their mothers. These women risked their lives to protect and feed their children in a horrific environment where most newborns faced extermination. Significant changes occurred in 1943 when births began to be tolerated if they were concealed from the guards. Among the survivors, stories of violence and hope emerged, exemplified by individuals who fought relentlessly for their children's survival against overwhelming odds and systemic brutality.
We are the children of all those women. Their collective will to protect us in Ravensbruck concentration camp is what allowed a few of us to survive.
Most newborns were smothered or subjected to lethal injections until 1943, but women cleverly hid their pregnancies to escape those horrific fates.
The guards tortured us daily, yet amidst the violence and despair, we fought to survive not just for ourselves, but for our future children.
Even in the darkest of times, hope existed in the form of solidarity among the mothers, who transformed a place of death into one of life.
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