[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Gustav Richter

[Richard Benert]

It might appear that Jerry's and my responses to the burning of Jalowice 
might contradict each other, but I don't think so.  Jerry is right--it 
wouldn't have been the Germans.  Their front line never got that far east 
(so far as I know) before 1918.  But in 1915 they got perilously close, and 
the retreating Russians got mighty nervous.  Individual commanders in charge 
of evacuating any given area might well have decided to burn a village, even 
if the front was miles away.  It's not impossible that the locals burned the 
village, as Jerry suggests, but that would have been unusual. They often 
looted to their heart's content, but burning would have deprived them of 
material to loot.  But then, of course, there's the possibility of spite....

Dick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Frank" <FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca>
To: <HeinrichRichter1 at aol.com>; <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 7:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Gustav Richter


> At 02:16 PM 15/04/2007, HeinrichRichter1 at aol.com wrote:
>>Jerry:
>>
>>Many thanks for such a great and complete response. You're probably
>>correct that my Grandfather, Gustav Richter was born in Tomaschew in
>>1872. Researching my family has been somewhat confusing as the
>>village names of Jalowica, Analivka, Anieluwka and Anielowice seem
>>to be used almost interchangeably throughout many of my extended
>>family's records. Many of them were born and died there.
>>Does anyone know the history of Jalowica? I was told that Jalowica
>>was burned as the Germans were being transported farther East at the
>>beginning of W.W.I.
>>
>>Thanks again.
>>Heinrich
>>
>>
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>
>
> Heinrich,
>
> For some reason your message does not seem to have appeared on our
> mailing list.  I hope it will appear with this copy back to it.
>
> We have very few histories of the numerous Germanic villages in
> Volhynia.  But perhaps one of the readers does know more about it.
>
> I doubt the village would have been burned by the Germans.  It is
> well off the beaten path for any troop movements.  I suppose it might
> be possible that locals burned the buildings down after the Germans
> were deported.
>
> Are you aware that you can zoom right in on this village using GOOGLE
> Earth?  Type the coordinates  50 55 42 N 26 03 51 E   in the box and
> it will take you right to the village.  It is but a clearing in a
> thickly wooded area and appears that there are only 2 buildings
> left.  My 1930s era map doesn't show many more buildngs than that.
>
>
>
>
> Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
> FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca
>
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