Schneidemühl, Refugee Camp, German Refugees (c. 1920-25)

Abstract

After the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, Germany ceded parts of the provinces of Posen and Western Prussia to Poland. In 1922, the capital of the new  boundary region Westpreußen-Posen was moved west, to Schneidemühl (today: Piła). Many German refugees from the former German territories fled west were sheltered in the Schneidemühl refugee camp.

Source

Source: Schneidemühl (Grenzmark Posen Westpreussen), refugee camp, German refugees, c. 1920-25. Photographer unknown. Bild 137: Fonds: Deutsches Ausland Institut. Bundesarchiv Bild 137-037540.

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Schneidemühl, Refugee Camp, German Refugees (c. 1920-25), published in: German History Intersections, <https://germanhistory-intersections.org/en/migration/ghis:image-117> [October 23, 2024].