[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Sonderzug XXVII and Soldau Lager Blücher

[Pernille Natascha Sidorenco]

Hi Vera,

 

That is very exciting indeed!

 

My father was 8 years old when he was in Soldau. How old were the son and
daughter? What a coincidence that they arrived 6 days apart. My father
stayed there for a couple of months.

Have you heard any stories about Soldau, or do you only have your
information from the EWZ records?

 

I have the EWZ records as well (although half of them is unreadable,
unfortunately), and my father has a few memories as well.

He remembers it as being an ok nice place.

One thing in particular that he remembers is that the Lager had a
hairdresser, and that he got his hair cut there.

 

I looked at your blog to see if you had written anything about their escape,
and that you wonder about when they did actually leave Kiev? Did you manage
to find any information? 

My next blog post will be about the escape, so perhaps that would be of
interest to you  <http://genealogyquest.wordpress.com/>
http://genealogyquest.wordpress.com/

In the meantime you might want to check out this blog
<http://svetlanakarlin.wordpress.com/albums/malakov/georgiy-malakov-wartime-
kiev-page-2/#comment-394>
http://svetlanakarlin.wordpress.com/albums/malakov/georgiy-malakov-wartime-k
iev-page-2/#comment-394 There you’ll find the most amazing drawings from
Kiev in the fall of 1943.

 

My father was touched by your reply, and that you were able to give an
address as well.

 

Natascha

 

From: Vera Miller [mailto:equalityforall at hotmail.com] 
Sent: 5. december 2013 18:08
To: Pernille Natascha Sidorenco; ger-poland-volhynia at sggee.org
Subject: RE: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Sonderzug XXVII and Soldau Lager Blücher

 

Hello Natascha!

 

This is very exciting. My mother's mother's family must have met your
family.

 

My two great-grandparents, son and a daughter were at Soldau-Lag. Bluecher,
Haus Koeln, Zim. 3. They came on December 12, 1943 by XXVII Sonderzug.

 

My mother's mother's family is half German and half Russian. My
great-grandmother was German who was born in Bialystok, Russia, (now
Poland). She met her Russian husband in Kiev, where my grandmother and her
siblings were born. They left Kiev during German occupation by using my
great-grandmother's German ancestry.

 

I have obtained my family's EWZ files that are filled with information.

 

Vera

my blog- http://lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com/

> From: n at tascha.dk
> To: ger-poland-volhynia at sggee.org
> Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 17:51:10 +0100
> Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Sonderzug XXVII and Soldau Lager Blücher
> 
> My father arrived at Soldau Lager Blücher 18.12 1943 by Sonderzug XXVII.
> 
> I am seeking any kind of information about Sonderzug XXVII;
> 
> 
> 
> -Was Sonderzug XXVII part of die Fliegende Kommission?
> 
> - Was die Fliegende Kommission still examining settlers “on the road” in
> 1943, or were the trains used merely for transportation of refugees?
> 
> - Was Sonderzug XXVII usually used for transportation to Soldau?
> 
> - Where did the train come from? Lodz/Litzmannstadt perhaps?
> 
> - Is it in any way possible the Sonderzug XXVII could have come from
Warsaw?
> 
> 
> 
> Does anybody know anything about the evacuationplans in Poland around dec
> 1943?
> 
> I was told they arrived at Krakow trainstation, and that the Germans had
two
> trains leaving; one for Posen and the other for Soldau. They chose Soldau.
> 
> 
> 
> Would it be possible to travel directly from Krakow to Soldau, or would
you
> have to switch trains in Lodz?
> 
> 
> 
> Any detail about the trains, routes, evacuation, the overall scene in
> Krakow/Lodz would be much appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
> My father’s escape route went from Kiev, Vinnytsia, Ternopil,
L’wow/Lemberg
> to Krakow. Between Krakow and Soldau something happened.
> 
> Knowing about Sonderzug XXVII that took my father to Soldau might be able
to
> tell me where this happened.
> 
> 
> 
> On a note – would anybody know specifics about Soldau Lager Blücher?
> 
> My father’s “address” was
> 
> Lg. Scharnhorst, Haus Berlin, Zimmer 20
> 
> 
> 
> Could this be something that still exists? Does pictures exist?
> 
> 
> 
> I would much appreciate any input, thank you
> 
> 
> 
> Natascha Sidorenco
> 
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