In Nazi Germany, it was practiced to marry the pregnant fiancée of a fallen soldier to his dead body in order to legalize, otherwise out of wedlock, the child and provide a bride with benefits of being a soldier widow.
History
The possibility to marry a dead soldier was introduced by secret letter of Adolf Hitler from Nov 6, 1941.[1] The legality of such a marriages was recognized by the British Occupation Forces in Germany, especially in Hamburg, where they were legally practised until Feb 28, 1946 and outside Hamburg until March 31, 1946.
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