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flag Claudine Spire, 78, seeks her German roots after being one of 1,500 post-war children adopted in France.

flag Claudine Spire, a 78-year-old Frenchwoman, is searching for her German roots after being one of about 1,500 post-war children taken from Germany and adopted in France between 1946 and 1951. flag French authorities pressured German mothers to give up their children, promising them a better future. flag Spire, whose father was a North African French soldier, found her German mother in her 50s, uncovering a dark chapter of post-war history.

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