"Better to have a Russian on your belly than an American over your head" This quote reminded everyone about the rapes committed by the Soviets on German women at the end of WWII. However are there any record of rapes being committed by Allied forces? if so how many? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

"Better to have a Russian on your belly than an American over your head" This quote reminded everyone about the rapes committed by the Soviets on German women at the end of WWII. However are there any record of rapes being committed by Allied forces? if so how many?

by Archiiii

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What types of war crimes were committed by invading allied soldiers in Europe in WWII?
Rape as a routine weapon of war by British/American soldiers?
To what extent is the narrative of the marauding Red Army raping and pillaging eastern Germany artificially constructed? Were there similar actions in Western Germany?
Rape of German women during and after WW2
During the occupation by US forces, Japan set up brothels to stem the flow of gang rapes. Was anything similar setup in Germany and if not, was there a greater incidence of sexual violence against German women by US troops?
How wide spread was rape by American soldiers of Japanese women during the American occupation of Japan?

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