Construction workers in Poland have reportedly disturbed a mass grave of German soldiers from World War II.
Polish police say human bones, scraps of military uniforms, belts, gas masks and bullets have been found scattered along a road under construction.
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Friday, January 21, 2011
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Daughter discovers a genealogy gold mine in father's letters
Oswald Holzer, a Jewish physician, deserted the Czechoslovakian Army in 1939 as Nazi Germany overtook the country and conscripted the army. He ended up in China where, eight days after they met, he married Ruth Alice Lequear on Sept. 20, 1940.
Nearly 60 years later, when Oswald and Ruth died within three days of each other, Schirm and her siblings discovered 534 documents dating back to 1885 and including 392 letters written to her father by 78 different people during World War II.
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Nearly 60 years later, when Oswald and Ruth died within three days of each other, Schirm and her siblings discovered 534 documents dating back to 1885 and including 392 letters written to her father by 78 different people during World War II.
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