Protektorátní nevěstince pro Wehrmacht, SS a policii
Protectorate Brothels for the Wehrmacht, SS, and Police

Summary/Abstract: Amid the Nazi occupation of the Czech lands, the regulation of soldiers’ sexual lives became an important instrument of military discipline, public health policy, and racial control. The study examines the establishment and operation of brothels intended for Wehrmacht, SS, and police personnel in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, highlighting the interplay between ideological principles and practical wartime concerns. German authorities sought to reduce the spread of venereal diseases while simultaneously preventing intimate relationships between German men and women classified as racially undesirable. To achieve these goals, they combined police surveillance, medical inspections, restrictions on access to civilian venues, and the creation of strictly supervised military brothels. The article shows how Nazi racial doctrine shaped regulations concerning contacts between German personnel and Czech or Polish women, while health concerns prompted increasingly detailed preventive measures. Archival sources reveal continuing tensions between military, police, and occupation authorities over the management of prostitution and brothel systems. Despite extensive controls, sexually transmitted infections remained a persistent problem among German forces. The study also demonstrates that these institutions reflected broader Nazi attempts to regulate private life, sexuality, and social behavior in occupied territories. By placing the Protectorate within the wider framework of Nazi occupation policy, the article exposes the close connection between military needs, ideological objectives, and mechanisms of coercive control.

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