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- 1941 Juni: Soldat an der Ostfront
1945 05.05.: Gefangenschaft im Ural, Rußland
1947 11.: Entlassung nach Ulm
1952 01.06.: Auswanderung nach Elkhart, c.s. Goshen, Indiana, USA
Was drafted into the Wehrmacht (German Army) in 1939 and fought first in the Eastern Front, then later on Western Front.
Captured in 1945 as POW in France. While being transported to prison in France, he and several companions escaped from France to Schwarzwald,
Baden-Württemberg Germany.
In 1 June 1952, left Germany on a cargo ship for USA and on 10 June 1952, arrived in New York.
Travelled to Elkhart, Indiana USA by car via our family sponsor, John Whitmer. [11. Mar 2005].
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