Comments on: Gestapo Headquarters - Litzmannstadt Ghetto http://www.kozerawski.com/2009/06/03/gestapo-headquarters-litzmannstadt-ghetto/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:37:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Wilhelm Ernst Kother ( Bill ) http://www.kozerawski.com/2009/06/03/gestapo-headquarters-litzmannstadt-ghetto/comment-page-1/#comment-755 Wilhelm Ernst Kother ( Bill ) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:44:17 +0000 http://www.kozerawski.com/?p=246#comment-755 I was born in Lodz Dec. 1940. My parents were ethnic Germans ( Volksdeutsche ) also born in Poland. Both My parents are dead, but I remember where we lived, and how we fled Poland to West Germany, and in 1956 immigrated to the US. I spent 1 or 2 weeks in a Konzentrazionslager but have no horrific memories. I was 5 or 6. I did however for many years have unusual dreams of filthy toilets and urinals and showers, and had no idea where these dreams came from until I watched a show on PBS that mentioned the deliberate filth created by the Nazies to show how filthy Jews were. My fathers name was Otto and my mother's Frieda. I was never told that there was a Jewish Ghetto in Lodz. would love to hear from anyone who might have known my family. Regards, Bill Kother. I was born in Lodz Dec. 1940. My parents were ethnic Germans ( Volksdeutsche ) also born in Poland. Both My parents are dead, but I remember where we lived, and how we fled Poland to West Germany, and in 1956 immigrated to the US. I spent 1 or 2 weeks in a Konzentrazionslager but have no horrific memories. I was 5 or 6. I did however for many years have unusual dreams of filthy toilets and urinals and showers, and had no idea where these dreams came from until I watched a show on PBS that mentioned the deliberate filth created by the Nazies to show how filthy Jews were. My fathers name was Otto and my mother’s Frieda. I was never told that there was a Jewish Ghetto in Lodz. would love to hear from anyone who might have known my family. Regards, Bill Kother.

]]> By: Alan R. Elinger http://www.kozerawski.com/2009/06/03/gestapo-headquarters-litzmannstadt-ghetto/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Alan R. Elinger Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:18:35 +0000 http://www.kozerawski.com/?p=246#comment-741 Thank you for the photograph of my father´s childhood home. You saved me the trouble of visiting Poland just to satisfy my curiosity. It was my Grand Fathers home-factory. My grand mother and father bought it in 1923 and in 1927 my father was born there. His 2 sister's as well. The two floor´s upstair´s were originaly a shirt factory my Grand Father made. It was the first ¨pre made¨manufactured shirt company in all of Europe. My grand Father did very well financialy and employed many local residents. When the Nazi´s entered Lodz, they confiscated the property, relocated my Father´s family and later murdered all my father´s family. He was the only surviver. Thank you for the photograph of my father´s childhood home. You saved me the trouble of visiting Poland just to satisfy my curiosity.
It was my Grand Fathers home-factory. My grand mother and father bought it in 1923 and in 1927 my father was born there. His 2 sister’s as well. The two floor´s upstair´s were originaly a shirt factory my Grand Father made. It was the first ¨pre made¨manufactured shirt company in all of Europe.
My grand Father did very well financialy and employed many local residents. When the Nazi´s entered Lodz, they confiscated the property, relocated my Father´s family and later murdered all my father´s family. He was the only surviver.

]]> By: Home exchange http://www.kozerawski.com/2009/06/03/gestapo-headquarters-litzmannstadt-ghetto/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Home exchange Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:15:38 +0000 http://www.kozerawski.com/?p=246#comment-731 hey cool photo! The sky looks incredible. hey cool photo! The sky looks incredible.

]]> By: JD Merveldt http://www.kozerawski.com/2009/06/03/gestapo-headquarters-litzmannstadt-ghetto/comment-page-1/#comment-696 JD Merveldt Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:54:40 +0000 http://www.kozerawski.com/?p=246#comment-696 further to my last: One of these officers remained in Warsaw for nearly a year and was eventually recaptured and sent to Colditz where he survived the remainder of the War and rejoined the British Army to have a distinguished career. The other two officers where recaptured as they were crossing the border at the "neubulgarischen Stadt" Pirot. I would be interested in more information of the Staatspolizeistelle Litzmannstadt and SS-Sturmbannführer Reg.Rat Dr. Schefe if you know. The letter to Schefe from the Leitstelle in Posen was signed by a person by the name of Stossberg Once I know more I would be happy to let you have a copy of the origional and the translation Regards JD Merveldt further to my last:
One of these officers remained in Warsaw for nearly a year and was eventually recaptured and sent to Colditz where he survived the remainder of the War and rejoined the British Army to have a distinguished career.
The other two officers where recaptured as they were crossing the border at the “neubulgarischen Stadt” Pirot.
I would be interested in more information of the Staatspolizeistelle Litzmannstadt and SS-Sturmbannführer Reg.Rat Dr. Schefe if you know.

The letter to Schefe from the Leitstelle in Posen was signed by a person by the name of Stossberg

Once I know more I would be happy to let you have a copy of the origional and the translation
Regards
JD Merveldt

]]> By: JD Merveldt http://www.kozerawski.com/2009/06/03/gestapo-headquarters-litzmannstadt-ghetto/comment-page-1/#comment-695 JD Merveldt Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:43:27 +0000 http://www.kozerawski.com/?p=246#comment-695 I am currently translating a copy of a letter dated 19 Feb 1942 sent from Gestpo, Staatspolizeileitstelle - Posen to the Gestapo, Stadtpolizeistelle Litzmannstadt, Reg. Rat Dr. Schefs -o.V.i.A Litzmannstadt Gardestrasse 1-7 in connection with the escape of three English officers from STALAG XXI. D in Posen who escaped via Litzmannstadt, Warsaw, Krakau, Kaschau, Budapest, Belgrade, Jagodina to Pirot where they wanted to escape via Sofia and Svilangrad to Turkey I am currently translating a copy of a letter dated 19 Feb 1942 sent from
Gestpo, Staatspolizeileitstelle - Posen
to the
Gestapo,
Stadtpolizeistelle Litzmannstadt, Reg. Rat Dr. Schefs -o.V.i.A
Litzmannstadt
Gardestrasse 1-7

in connection with the escape of three English officers from STALAG XXI. D in Posen who escaped via Litzmannstadt, Warsaw, Krakau, Kaschau, Budapest, Belgrade, Jagodina to Pirot where they wanted to escape via Sofia and Svilangrad to Turkey

]]> By: admin http://www.kozerawski.com/2009/06/03/gestapo-headquarters-litzmannstadt-ghetto/comment-page-1/#comment-673 admin Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:09:34 +0000 http://www.kozerawski.com/?p=246#comment-673 Halo Siegfired, Thank you for your comment. I have heard about things that happened in the Krippo Office. I have a photo of the Rote Haus as well, it is here: http://www.kozerawski.com/2008/06/28/rote-haus/ Halo Siegfired,

Thank you for your comment. I have heard about things that happened in the Krippo Office. I have a photo of the Rote Haus as well, it is here: http://www.kozerawski.com/2008/06/28/rote-haus/

]]> By: siegfried buchwalter http://www.kozerawski.com/2009/06/03/gestapo-headquarters-litzmannstadt-ghetto/comment-page-1/#comment-672 siegfried buchwalter Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:33:45 +0000 http://www.kozerawski.com/?p=246#comment-672 no other comment except the Ghetto Lodz was Dante's inferno no other comment except the Ghetto Lodz was Dante’s inferno

]]> By: siegfried buchwalter http://www.kozerawski.com/2009/06/03/gestapo-headquarters-litzmannstadt-ghetto/comment-page-1/#comment-671 siegfried buchwalter Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:32:46 +0000 http://www.kozerawski.com/?p=246#comment-671 I was sent from Vienna to the Ghetto Litzmannstadt on10/23/1941 with my mother and father and deported from there to Czenstochau in 1943. The Kripo Office was feared and a Jew who walked in came out in shrouds or a bag I was sent from Vienna to the Ghetto Litzmannstadt on10/23/1941 with my mother and father and deported from there to Czenstochau in 1943. The Kripo Office was feared and a Jew who walked in came out in shrouds or a bag

]]> By: admin http://www.kozerawski.com/2009/06/03/gestapo-headquarters-litzmannstadt-ghetto/comment-page-1/#comment-666 admin Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:54:01 +0000 http://www.kozerawski.com/?p=246#comment-666 The ground floor used to be a chemist shop, before the 2nd World War, for the first couple of months of German occupation - until the area was turned into ghetto. The Chemist shop was closed down just a few years ago. Upper floors are apartments today, which is a bit creepy - especially that those rooms used to be places of brutal tortures and a headquarters of the war criminal - Hans Biebow (after the war he was sentenced to death and executed at the market square opposite to that building). Part of the ground floor host a tattoo salon. The ground floor used to be a chemist shop, before the 2nd World War, for the first couple of months of German occupation - until the area was turned into ghetto. The Chemist shop was closed down just a few years ago. Upper floors are apartments today, which is a bit creepy - especially that those rooms used to be places of brutal tortures and a headquarters of the war criminal - Hans Biebow (after the war he was sentenced to death and executed at the market square opposite to that building). Part of the ground floor host a tattoo salon.

]]> By: kitty http://www.kozerawski.com/2009/06/03/gestapo-headquarters-litzmannstadt-ghetto/comment-page-1/#comment-665 kitty Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:50:02 +0000 http://www.kozerawski.com/?p=246#comment-665 I can see why you chose to make it so dark. What is the building used for now? I can see why you chose to make it so dark. What is the building used for now?

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