Culture Portrait

Absent Fathers

The post-war experiences not only continued to have an effect on the biographies of Hartmut Radebold’s patients, but also on his own family.

How war childhoods affect the next generation.

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Hildegard and Hartmut Radebold ©private

In September 2021, the gerontologist and psychiatrist Hartmut Radebold died. His life’s theme: the profound family changes caused by World War II, especially the absence of fathers. Eight years ago, Hartmut Radebold, his wife and his children talked openly about their own family dynamics. South West German Radio (SWR) has now repeated the feature.

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