Schneidemühl Refugee Camp (c. 1920-25)
Abstract
The Treaty of Versailles (1919) stipulated that Germany cede parts of the provinces of Posen and Western Prussia to Poland. In 1922, the capital of the new boundary region West Prussia-Posen was moved west, to Schneidemühl (today: Piła). Many German refugees from the former German territories fled west and were sheltered in the Schneidemühl refugee camp. This photograph from the early 1920s shows an elderly man and his four grandchildren sharing a meal in their improvised accommodation.
Source
Source: Schneidemühl (Grenzmark Posen Westpreussen), refugee camp, German refugees, c. 1920-25. Photographer unknown. Bundesarchiv Bild 137-037540.
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Recommended Citation
Schneidemühl Refugee Camp (c. 1920-25),
published in: German History Intersections,
<https://germanhistory-intersections.org/en/migration/ghis:image-117>
[February 27, 2026].