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Subject:
"Prisoners of War in Germany during World War I"
Category: Relationships and Society Asked by: tumbleweed61-ga List Price: $100.00 |
Posted:
02 May 2004 11:50 PDT
Expires: 01 Jun 2004 11:50 PDT Question ID: 339893 |
My grandparents owned a store in Bremen, Germany in 1914 when World War I broke out. We have been told that Grandpa Jan Broers, a citizen of the Netherlands, was arrested and placed in an internment camp somewhere in Germany. Where was he interned, when was he arrested, and when was he released? |
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Re: "Prisoners of War in Germany during World War I"
From: erkowit-ga on 06 May 2004 05:58 PDT |
A first port of call, even if they might not be able to help you directly, is the Red Cross, which maintains a world-wide network of tracing services in relation to people who have lost contact with their families during conflicts. I say the might not be able to help for the simple reason that they give priority to finding people who are - likely - still alive, and if your grandfather owned a store in Bremen in 1914 he must have been reasonably adult so without being to pessimistic about things I would guess he is no longer with us. Contact the Red Cross in the country where you live. A second possibility, depending on the size of your family and how much you know about it would be to consult some of the genealogical websites and services - not because you don't know about him but some one else may have listed him as a descendant of somebody else, and have information available for that reason. Best of luck! |
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Re: "Prisoners of War in Germany during World War I"
From: fp-ga on 21 May 2004 11:17 PDT |
As suggested by erkowit-ga you could ask a genealogical society. I would recommend "Die Maus" Gesellschaft für Familienforschung Bremen http://www.dbv-bremen.de/html/bibfu/diemaus.html and http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/maus/ You could also ask the "Staatsarchiv Bremen" http://www.bremen.de/info/staatsarchiv/kontakt.htm An overview of the holdings of the Staatsarchiv is searchable online: http://www.bremen.de/info/staatsarchiv/bestand/ubersich/starter.htm However, these webpages are written in German. |
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Re: "Prisoners of War in Germany during World War I"
From: fp-ga on 21 May 2004 11:36 PDT |
The Netherlands Institute for War Documentation (NIOD) was founded as "the centre in the Netherlands for information and research on the Netherlands (including the Dutch East Indies) during the Second World War." However, they could provide you with the information you are looking for as "a few years ago the scope of the Institute was widened and its research field was formulated as the history of the two world wars in their contemporary historical context, including their long-term effects on society." http://www.niod.nl./content/en/general.asp http://www.niod.nl./contact/start_en.asp |
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