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Working at The German Post Office in Kraków During WWII
Aniela secured an appointment with the WWII German Post Office. She was formally engaged by the Head of the Deutsche Post Osten Krakau (German Post East Kraków).
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Leopold Amersin: A Treuhänder in Occupied Kraków
Leopold Amersin was the Treuhänder (trustee) appointed to run the Aryanised firm A. Nussbaum in Kraków. His name appears repeatedly in the documents relating to the Englard family, including those used in the reconstruction of Mala Englard’s story, published earlier on this site.
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Tracing A Name Through Occupied Kraków: Mala Englard
Navigating the oppressive and often deadly bureaucracy of occupied Kraków. This is the story of Mala Englard, a young Jewish woman. From residency denied to reversal. Post updated 25 September 2026.
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Wanda Delong: Resistance Fighter From Cieszyn
Biography of the Polish resistance fighter from Cieszyn who didn’t come home. In my mother’s photo album sits a photo of Wanda Delong ‘sarenka’, clearly in my mother’s heart.
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The Bernheim Petition
Find out how a Jewish employee, dismissed from his position in Germany, was able to take his grievance to the League of Nations and win his case for anti-Jewish discrimination. Post updated 23 May 2025.
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Leonhard Posner Betrayed by Britain’s Enemy Aliens Policy
Two people fleeing Nazi persecution could not have imagined that they would be so cruelly betrayed by the UK, a country they would have obviously regarded as a safe sanctuary.
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German Kriegslok War Locomotives: Still Working in Bosnia and Herzegovina
This post is about the last Kriegslok war locomotives in commercial, but not in heritage service. These locomotives still haul coal wagons at coal mines in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Updated 15 July 2025.
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ORP Błyskawica defended the towns of Cowes and East Cowes, Isle of Wight
The Polish destroyer ORP Błyskawica defended Cowes and East Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Captain Francki’s disobedience of a Royal Navy ruling saved many lives in Cowes.
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The Case of Charlotte Teichgräber from Beuthen Upper Silesia
Against the backdrop of increasing anti-Jewish persecution throughout Germany in the 1930s, this post relates what happened to two people from German Upper Silesia who became caught up in the turmoil.
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The Luxury Eilzug Trams of Upper Silesia
Find out about the luxury interurban Eilzug trams of Upper Silesia. These express trams served routes between the towns of Gleiwitz, Hindenburg and Beuthen.
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Tram Route 38 in Bytom Poland
Updated 29 February 2024. This daily scheduled tram route is one of the iconic historical visiting points of Bytom. Passengers and tourists can use the route at regular tramway prices.
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Transit Tram Journeys in Upper Silesia
This post is about the pre-World War II historical aspects of the Upper Silesian tramway network. Find out how these complex journeys affected the people of the region.
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