war children

Born during battles

War children are those born during wartime, especially to a foreign soldier and a local woman.

The term often carries connotations of illegitimacy, occupation, or displacement: Many war children never knew their fathers.

It may also refer more broadly to children whose early lives were shaped by conflict—evacuees, orphans, or those who witnessed combat.

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1946-1964 birth cohort

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