Biography by Dorleen KRAUSE —
Wilhelm KRAUSE born on the 22 of December 1885 in Tarutino, Akkerman, Bessarabia, South Russia was the eldest son of Ferdinand KRAUSE and Justine BIERWAG.
Wilhelm and his wife Emilie, lived in Klöstitz on the Ost family farm. In 1941 they were sent to the Warthegau area of Poland to work. With them was their daughter-in-law Erna and her son Erich. Their son, Albert was in the German army. (Elvira, their youngest daughter had died in 1927 at age 8.)
Their daughter, Anna (Geigle), was in the same vicinity of the Warthegau area staying with her husband's family. Her husband, Emil, was also in the German army, later he was imprisoned.
At the time of their flight from Poland in 1945, with the Russians an ever-present threat, Wilhelm, Emilie, Erna and Albert and Erna's young son, Erich, were traveling together.
The KRAUSE's daughter Anna, with her three small children, the twins and Fritz, traveled with the GEIGLE family.
They all survived this most difficult trek, and eventually made their home in the Stuttgart area of Germany. Albert KRAUSE, and later Emil GEIGLE arrived home safely after the war.
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Wilhelm KRAUSE born on the 22 of December 1885 in Tarutino, Akkerman, Bessarabia, South Russia was the eldest son of Ferdinand KRAUSE and Justine BIERWAG.
Wilhelm and his wife Emilie, lived in Klöstitz on the Ost family farm. In 1941 they were sent to the Warthegau area of Poland to work. With them was their daughter-in-law Erna and her son Erich. Their son, Albert was in the German army. (Elvira, their youngest daughter had died in 1927 at age 8.)
Their daughter, Anna (Geigle), was in the same vicinity of the Warthegau area staying with her husband's family. Her husband, Emil, was also in the German army, later he was imprisoned.
At the time of their flight from Poland in 1945, with the Russians an ever-present threat, Wilhelm, Emilie, Erna and Albert and Erna's young son, Erich, were traveling together.
The KRAUSE's daughter Anna, with her three small children, the twins and Fritz, traveled with the GEIGLE family.
They all survived this most difficult trek, and eventually made their home in the Stuttgart area of Germany. Albert KRAUSE, and later Emil GEIGLE arrived home safely after the war.
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Biography by Dorleen KRAUSE —
Wilhelm KRAUSE born on the 22 of December 1885 in Tarutino, Akkerman, Bessarabia, South Russia was the eldest son of Ferdinand KRAUSE and Justine BIERWAG.
Wilhelm and his wife Emilie, lived in Klöstitz on the Ost family farm. In 1941 they were sent to the Warthegau area of Poland to work. With them was their daughter-in-law Erna and her son Erich. Their son, Albert was in the German army. (Elvira, their youngest daughter had died in 1927 at age 8.)
Their daughter, Anna (Geigle), was in the same vicinity of the Warthegau area staying with her husband's family. Her husband, Emil, was also in the German army, later he was imprisoned.
At the time of their flight from Poland in 1945, with the Russians an ever-present threat, Wilhelm, Emilie, Erna and Albert and Erna's young son, Erich, were traveling together.
The KRAUSE's daughter Anna, with her three small children, the twins and Fritz, traveled with the GEIGLE family.
They all survived this most difficult trek, and eventually made their home in the Stuttgart area of Germany. Albert KRAUSE, and later Emil GEIGLE arrived home safely after the war.
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Wilhelm KRAUSE born on the 22 of December 1885 in Tarutino, Akkerman, Bessarabia, South Russia was the eldest son of Ferdinand KRAUSE and Justine BIERWAG.
Wilhelm and his wife Emilie, lived in Klöstitz on the Ost family farm. In 1941 they were sent to the Warthegau area of Poland to work. With them was their daughter-in-law Erna and her son Erich. Their son, Albert was in the German army. (Elvira, their youngest daughter had died in 1927 at age 8.)
Their daughter, Anna (Geigle), was in the same vicinity of the Warthegau area staying with her husband's family. Her husband, Emil, was also in the German army, later he was imprisoned.
At the time of their flight from Poland in 1945, with the Russians an ever-present threat, Wilhelm, Emilie, Erna and Albert and Erna's young son, Erich, were traveling together.
The KRAUSE's daughter Anna, with her three small children, the twins and Fritz, traveled with the GEIGLE family.
They all survived this most difficult trek, and eventually made their home in the Stuttgart area of Germany. Albert KRAUSE, and later Emil GEIGLE arrived home safely after the war.
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