The launch of the book ''We Children of Occupation – Stories of Occupation Soldiers' Daughters and Sons'' by author Ute Baur – Timmerbrink was organised in Bosniak Institute in Sarajevo on July 11, 2016. The book represents a unique sample of narrative testimonies about children born of occupation who were born in period between 1945 and 1955 in 20 th century. Author Ute Baur – Timmerbrink, Dr. Heide Glaesmer, professor at the University of Leipzig and a psychiatrist Amra Delić were speaking about this very book, while the launch was moderated by Monja Šuta – Hibert who is also the translator of this very title.
After the capitulation of the Nazi Germany in May 1945, Germany and Austria were occupied by military forces of the Allies and divided into four zones of occupation. The capitals, Vienna and Berlin were divided on four sectors. Despite the prohibition of fraternisation which was valid for all occupation soldiers from the very beginning, in all occupation zones intimate contacts between soldiers and local women occur. In the end of 1945 and at the beginning of 1946 the first children of occupation were born. There were children who were not born in love affairs and relationships. Many of them were children of raped mothers. It is assumed that around 20 000 children of occupation were born in Austria while in Germany the assumption is there are 200.000 and 250.000 children born of occupation. The real number is larger than the abovementioned ones.

Children born of occupation as well as their mothers were exposed to the multiple kinds of discrimination. Dark skinned children were mostly victims of racist, ideological and moral prejudices partially based on the Nazi propaganda. A vast majority of them has dealt with heavy spiritual burden. This book tells the story about the destiny of children born of occupation who have never made up with the unresolved issues concerning their descent. Twelve chosen portraits as well as two theoretical chapters have portrayed children born of occupation in Germany and Austria after WWII and presented their lives and enormous yearning for truth. This journey into the past brings pain, insecurity but also hope.
The book strives to encourage children born of occupation as well as readers to deal with the past in order to prevent transmission of unresolved issues or even traumas to the future generations.

The event was media covered and for more information please visit the following links:

http://balkans.aljazeera.net/vijesti/mi-djeca-okupacije

http://www.vecernjak.net/odrzana-promocija-knjige-mi-djeca-okupacije

http://www.tacno.net/kultura/promocija-knjige-mi-djeca-okupacije-pripovijesti-kcerki-i-sinova-saveznickih-vojnika