Around 15 people who were born inside Germany's parliament building, the Reichstag, during World War II are due to meet with Bundestag president Wolfgang Schaeuble.
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It is not clear how many babies were born in the Reichstag in war-torn Berlin between 1943 and 1945 - but it is understood that the nearby Charite hospital installed a maternity unit in the cellar of the building during that time, in order to ensure safe deliveries during bombings.
"The documents passed down don't say from when to when exactly the Charite used the Reichstag cellar ... for very pregnant women, new mothers and their newborns," according to the Bundestag, Germany's modern-day parliament.
Many documents that may have detailed the births were likely destroyed in the bombings.
Schaeuble invited the so-called Reichstag babies for a special tour of the building and a discussion round. Around 15 of them are expected to attend.
Australian Associated Press
