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-'''Joy Division''' were an [[England|English]] [[rock music|rock]] band that formed in 1976 in [[Salford]], [[Greater Manchester]]. Originally named ''Warsaw'', the band consisted of [[Ian Curtis]] ([[lead vocals|vocals]] and [[rhythm guitar|guitar]]), [[Bernard Sumner]] ([[lead guitar|guitar]] and [[keyboards]]), [[Peter Hook]] ([[bass guitar]] and [[backing vocals|vocals]]), and [[Stephen Morris]] ([[drumkit|drums]] and [[percussion]]), who replaced three previous short-tenured drummers in late 1977. 
-To avoid confusion with the London punk band [[Warsaw Pakt]], the band renamed themselves from "Warsaw" to Joy Division in early 1978, borrowing the name from the [[German military brothels in World War II|sexual slavery]] wing of a Nazi concentration camp mentioned in the 1955 novel ''[[House of Dolls]]''.+'''''House of Dolls''''' is a 1955 [[novella]] by [[Yehiel De-Nur|Ka-tzetnik 135633]]. The novella describes "Joy Divisions", which were groups of [[Jew]]ish women in the [[Nazi concentration camps|concentration camps]] during [[World War II]] who were kept for the sexual pleasure of [[Nazism|Nazi]] soldiers.
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 +==See also==
 +* [[Comfort women]]
 +* [[German camp brothels in World War II]]
 +* [[German military brothels in World War II]]
 +* [[German war crimes]]
 +* [[Japanese war crimes]]
 +* [[Rape during the occupation of Germany]]
 +* [[Recreation and Amusement Association]]
 +* [[Sexual slavery]]
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House of Dolls is a 1955 novella by Ka-tzetnik 135633. The novella describes "Joy Divisions", which were groups of Jewish women in the concentration camps during World War II who were kept for the sexual pleasure of Nazi soldiers.

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