[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Is it possible?

[Jerry Frank]

No it wasn't.  The border was about a third of the way between 
Zhitomir and Kiev.  See the map which I linked in the original reply.


Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca




At 02:22 PM 07/04/2006, Nelson Itterman wrote:
>Was Kiev not in Volhynia?
>Nelson
>
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>[mailto:ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at eclipse.sggee.org] On Behalf Of Jerry
>Frank
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>To: Genealdhh at aol.com; ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
>Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Is it possible?
>
>At 01:37 PM 07/04/2006, Genealdhh at aol.com wrote:
> >My grandmother said I could ask you a question for a school report.
> >
> >If someone traveling from Volhynia were to be asked where they were from
>and
> >they chose as an answer the nearest large city, what would their likely
> >answer be?
> >
> >Ty
>
>
>Hi Ty,
>
>In the area of Volhynia where the Germans lived, there were actually
>6 small cities or large towns - Kowel, Wladimir Wolhynsk, Luck,
>Rowno, Nowograd Wolhynsk, and Zhitomir.  All were used as regional
>points of reference.
>
>If I had to pick one, I would say Zhitomir, even though it is not in
>the centre.
>
>My grandparents lived a short distance NW of Rowno yet, on the
>passenger list for the ship they sailed on, they are noted as being
>from Zhitomir which was over 180 km (110 miles) away.
>
>You can see these cities on the map at
>http://www.sggee.org/VolGub10.pdf .  If you'd like to include it in
>your report, feel free to print it out and use it.  I don't know what
>grade you are in or what your report requires but, anytime you use
>such material in a report, you should always indicate where you got it from.
>
>
>
>Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
>FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca