Information about War Bride
War bride is a term used in reference to wartime marriages, especially - but not exclusively - during World War I and World War II.
Wartime marriages occur in all places where serviceman find themselves. For example, it is estimated that there are "... 15,000 Australian women who married American servicemen based Down Under during World War II and moved to the US to be with their husbands"[1].
During World War II, American servicemen were particularly popular with Australian and British women. They were often described by jealous Australian men as "overpaid, oversexed and over here".
Allied servicemen also married many women in other countries where they were stationed at the end of the war, including France, Germany, Philippines, and Japan.
Wartime marriages occur in all places where serviceman find themselves. For example, it is estimated that there are "... 15,000 Australian women who married American servicemen based Down Under during World War II and moved to the US to be with their husbands"[1].
During World War II, American servicemen were particularly popular with Australian and British women. They were often described by jealous Australian men as "overpaid, oversexed and over here".
Allied servicemen also married many women in other countries where they were stationed at the end of the war, including France, Germany, Philippines, and Japan.
External links
- CBC Digital Archives – Love and War: Canadian War Brides
- Eswyn Lyster's Canadian War Bride page
- [Carol Fallows, Love & war: stories of war brides from the Great War to Vietnam. ISBN: 1863252673]
- [Michi's memories : the story of a Japanese war bride / Keiko Tamura.ISBN: 1740760018]
- War brides of World War II reunion 2007
The term Down Under is a colloquialism referring to all things Australian and New Zealand, which is known as "the land Down Under" for its position in the southern hemisphere.
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