But not even Orion stayed afloat to see the peace, grounding itself on the
East Prussian coast just four days before Victory in Europe Day, after coming under attack from Russian bombers while it evacuated German troops across the Baltic.
This novel, now published in a crystalline translation by Anthea Bell, examines with melancholic detachment the members of a still-privileged household in a small
East Prussian town as they wrestle with a crucial decision: whether to stay or go.
Between January and May, 1945, Germany evacuated two million people from the advancing Soviet army in the Polish and
East Prussian corridors via Operation Hannibal, the largest sea evacuation in modern history.
The majority of the ancient
East Prussian place names were changed to banal Russian names; "German" architectural monuments were destroyed.
She sought refuge in her mother's home, in the
East Prussian town of Partsch, which is now known as Parcz, in Poland.
In addition to his work with the Foundation, which provides for “promotion of the Trakehner horse of
East Prussian origin, primarily through education and the fostering of national and international amateur equestrian sports competition,” Beattie also served two terms on the ATA Board of Trustees, was a member of the ATA's Finance and Risk Management Committee and was active in securing improved insurance coverage for the association and its activities.
One Last Summer, a novel I wrote based on my
East Prussian born mother's wartime diaries, joined it for 10 years until my present agent read the outline and sold it in a week.
Nightmares of an
East Prussian childhood; a memoir of the Russian occupation.
There was heavy fighting reported along the whole of the
East Prussian border.
"My mother, who's a goldsmith, is Chinese-Indonesian and my father, an electrical engineer and geologist, considers himself German with Scandinavian and
East Prussian heritage, as his mother was
East Prussian and Portuguese and his father was
East Prussian with Norwegian and French heritage.