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Thank you for the links, i will visit my local Mennonite historical society. I have a good knowledge on the families movements and history. luckily my brother taped my grandmothers story from 1917 to 1937 approx. Unfortunately we never did get her story from 37 to 48 taped , so we have only her oral...

Hello, I am not familiar with the EWZ records, what sort of information is on file and how do i get access to it ? My grandmother was from Halbstadt in the Molotschna colony, Zagradovka colony was a offshoot colony from the Molotschna , established in 1871 approx. 100 km northeast of Kherson and 50 ...

Hello and welcome, read your post and found it interesting. I also came to this site for research on my family and to put some facts to the stories i heard growing up. I am sorry i cant give you specific answers to your questions, i am a little out of my depth on this forum and ww2 in general, but s...

Thank you for the reply and links , i will study them and have further questions later. I should fill out the story a little more. My grandfather did survive being wounded, after spending about three months in hospital he was released from hospital he made his way back to Poland. My grandmother mom ...

I made an error when i posted i had it formatted a little different but you get the idea.

It has been a long time since i last posted but i have an update. I had posted earlier looking for information on my grandfather, and as suggested me and my mom sent off a letter to Wast and it was returned this week We also had a nice trip to Germany in september Me my mom and my younger brother. I...

Thanks for the link, i cant seem to identify the collar tab, colour of tab is important but black and white picture does not help in this regard. Do you have an opinion on what rank or unit it could be, i need to study this link closer before i can come to a conclusion.

Thanks for the reply David and Albicht. Yes if you find any maps of either 41 or 43 in this area i would be interested. I probably should write a letter asking for info from the sources you provided, you never know what could be in the archives.

Sorry to dig up an old thread, but i found the topic interesting. German settlers had established many colonies and villages in the Ukraine during czarist times, lutheran,catholic and mennonites , self governing and maintaining language and culture including german maps, up to the revolution. In 191...

Thanks for the reply David, i knew it would be tough to find the kind of detailed info on this little village.From what you have supplied i can search for further details and perhaps a unit history might mention the area. From my trolling the net i have come to realize that info on russian units is ...

Thanks for the reply, and very nice map, much better than the modern version i found online. The village molochansk or Halbstadt as it was known in earlier times pre revolution, is my grandmothers {from my dads side of the family} home village. I recently found some old cassette tapes in which she t...

I am interested in getting some maps or aerial photos, of the area around the molochna river and the towns of tokmak and molochansk in the Ukraine, 1941. Can anyone recomend any books or sources that mention this area in 1941. Trying to get a better understanding of the battles in this area, units i...

Thanks for the reply Jorg, and the additional links, very interesting. In regards to the second photo, i think 39 40 prior to being sent to Norway.The single chevron on his collar indicates a private, early war cap and what i think is a rather large bayonet. I am no expert in uniforms, can anyone gi...

Hello, i have posted two photos of my grandfather Georg in the picture gallery. One picture looks like a prewar polish? uniform. The second shows him in a german uniform. Any help with i.d. the uniforms would be greatly appreciated. Regards Richard.

Hello , I first posted looking for info on my grandfather Georg, I have since found two pictures of him in uniform. The first is in his younger days in what I think is a polish uniform well before 1939. Can anyone tell me anything about it? The second picture is of my Oma and Georg on the family wag...