Genealogy / Barwina Father came from Tuchola [6]

Hi cant believe after 4 years of research and posts that there maybe a possible relation I can remember my parents saying that my fathers sister escaped from poland during the war and settled in germany and married a german her name Anita Barwina not 100% sure PS thats also my name could there be a link ? my fathers name was Antoni Barwina born 1920 many thanks for getting in touch Anita

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searching for family of Antoni Barwina

I would like to trace any family of my father Antoni Barwina born may 22 1920 Byslawek Tuchola Poland he was in the Polish army the 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division he fought in Monte Cassino . after the war he stayed in England he died 23. 01.1995 aged 73 . He lived in Flintshire North Wales . He had brothers Edmund, Alfons,Bernard,Jan,Bronislaw (Bruno),Zygfryd he died in France WW2 aged 22 and a sister Gertruda she married a German and lived in Germany after/during the war . His parents names were Joannes and Anna . Many thanks Anita

Genealogy / Barwina Father came from Tuchola [6]

Hi many thanks for getting back in touch with me does my fathers brothers names look familier to you ? did they come from Tuchola and Byslawek area? I have 2 sisters and 1 brother my eldest sister said I was named after my fathers neice could that be your mum? my sisters are called Lydia , Helen and brother Steven .my email address is a_jacobs49@yahoo.co.uk or you can send me a private message on this site . Hope you get back soon Anita .

Genealogy / Genealogy-Bryski(Polish)~Pelc(Austria) [7]

Hi I have the same problem Geneolgy as my mother was Austrian cannot find any trace of family tree on the web and my father Polish have had some luck from web on fathers side I am British as both my parents settled in UK after the war total brickwalls !!!!! Its the not knowing where your roots are is the headache .

Genealogy / my Polish Grandfather in Hitler Youth? HOW? [65]

My mother who is Austrian born 1929 was in the Hitler youth aged 14 the Germans invaded her village in Austria , She had to learn German in school forced into these I have a photo of my mum in her Hitler Youth uniform . After the war she moved to UK 1949 . My father is Polish he spoke perfect German as they lived in Northern Poland by the Gdansk Polish corridor where German families settled to live in Poland when war broke out in 1929 my father was 19 for what ever reason survival or conscription against theair will he and his brothers were enlisted into the German army he was a German soldier up un till 1944 where he was captured by the British forces and then swapped sides to fight for the British as a Polish Soldier at the end of the war because of the Communist occupation of Poland the Polish soldiers could not return home for persicution so my father came to the Uk to live . So my point being your story could be a number of factors survival being priority . My father never talked of the war even my mother did not know of my father being a German soldier I only found out because of the Web and applying for his war papers what a fascinating read they were . By the way both my parents are dead and I was born and raised in UK My mother also said her cousin in Austria became a Nazi SS Oficer . Also my Polish father had a German Army idetification card