'Children of war' sue Norwegian govt

A group of Norwegian “war children", born as part of a German plan to create a genetically pure race, are taking their case to Europe’s human rights court to demand financial compensation and recognition of their suffering at the hands of the Norwegian government.

Up to 12,000 children with a Norwegian mother and a German father were born in Norway during the Second World War under the Lebensborn, or Fountain of Life, scheme first introduced by German SS chief Heinrich Himmler in 1935 to propagate Aryan children.