[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] (no subject)

[Richard Benert]

Verena,

If you want to see this on a larger "map", check out an old book by Joseph B.
Schechtman, "European Population Transfers, 1939-1945", New York, 1946.  This
provides a good amount of information relating to the Germans in Latvia and
their resettlement in the Warthegau.

Dick Benert
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From: "Kevin Santo" <ksanto at telus.net>
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> My name is Verena Sellmer and my parents were from Riga, Latvia. When Germany
> occupied Poland they were given someone's landholding in Poland. My three
> oldest brothers were born on this farm and my father became 'mayor' of the
> town. It was almost impossible to get my parents to talk about this time and
> the only clue I have about the village they were a part of during this time is
> that it's name sounds like Kwal-i-chev. I was born in Canada, after the war
> was over. I do remember that my parents said that the Polish servants helped
> them escape the Soviet advance...I like to think that this was an indication
> that they were not bad people under those horrible circumstances...
> If anyone can help me put their experiences on the map, I would appreciate
> it.
>
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