Determining Racial Value
When the children finally came to Germany, they were directed to pass-through camps called Kindererziehungslager. It was here that the children would undergo a detailed scrutiny of their physical features, which would then determine their fate.
Determining Racial Value
Here each child would fall into 1 of 11 different racial types, which was tested based on their eye color, hair color, skull shape and other body proportions. This was how they determined the children’s racial value.
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Aryan Children
From the abducted children, those who received the title of “Aryan” would be lucky enough to go to “special homes”. Children who were aged two to six were to be observed, checking if they could pass as true Germans. The authorities provided them with new German names as well as birth certificates.
Aryan Children
Their goal was to erase their history. After their assessment finished, the children became “German orphans” worthy of adoption into German families. For the others, it wasn’t as pretty.
