The Numbers
The Polish government reported that less than 15% of the children that were taken were returned safely.
The Numbers
Numbers put forward by the Polish government on kidnapped children was as high as 10,000, but other sources claim as much as 200,000.
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The Questionable Trial
When the war ended, the heads of the Lebensborn campaign were brought to a court of justice. Nobody could believe their eyes or ears when they were all acquitted of their horrific crimes.
The Questionable Trial
The verdict was: “The prosecution has failed to prove with the requisite certainty the participation of Lebensborn, and the defendants connected therewith in the kidnapping program conducted by the Nazis.”
