In a letter to Prime Minister Rutte, a foundation (‘Werkgroep Herkenning’) has asked the Dutch Government to apologize for the mistreatment of women after the Nazi occupation in May 1945. These women had been involved with German soldiers during the war.
Since 1981, the Foundation strives for ‘Herkenning’ (acknowledgement) of this ‘last taboo’. It states that, while angry mobs humiliated the women and shaved them bold, the government did not intervene.
In its letter, the Foundation refers to the recent apologies of Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg to the so-called ‘German Girls’. In the Netherlands, the plight of the ‘Moffenmeiden’ (‘Mof’ is a derogatory word for German) and of the offspring of ‘colaborators’ is still a controversial topic.