Blessed as a Survivor
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Blessed as a Survivor

Memories of a Childhood in War and Peace

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Blessed as a Survivor

Memories of a Childhood in War and Peace

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About this book

While Elizabeth Wilms was very young, during World War II, her father was a prisoner of war, and her mother was serving as a slave laborer in the Soviet Union. She and her brother were placed in liquidation camps in Yugoslavia. But her family was blessed; they survived to meet again and later immigrated to the United States. In Blessed as a Survivor, she recounts her life story before and after World War II.

Six-year-old Elizabeth was an ethnic German (Danube Swabian) living in the former Yugoslavia when, in the autumn of 1944, the victorious Russian army first arrived, followed by Titos communist partisans, who treated them to a horrific reign of terror. In spring of 1945, Elizabeth and her family were expelled from their home and placed in several different detention camps, where they were exposed to sickness, fear, terror, and starvation. They saw death everywhere. She and her brother experienced long years of separation from their parents and grandparents. They narrowly escaped being placed in a Serbian orphanage.

Despite her lost childhood and dealing with many hardships that forced her to grow up quickly, she did not dwell on the past but instead moved forward. After arriving in the United States, she attended college and became a teacherthe beginning of a new life. Blessed as a Survivor shares a story of hope and forgiveness that seeks to offer comfort and inspire other people who are struggling and who feel very alone.

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Information

Publisher
Inspiring Voices
Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9781462407125
Edition
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Table of contents

  1. Blessed as a Survivor
  2. Copyright © 2013 Elizabeth M. Wilms.
  3. Contents
  4. Illustrations
  5. Foreword
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter 1 The Journey of the Danube Swabians, 1692-1787
  9. Chapter 2 My Ancestors’ Settlement in Soltur, 1772-1884
  10. Chapter 3 A Wedding and a Honeymoon in Chicago, 1884-1925
  11. Chapter 4 World War I, 1914-18, The Treaty of Trianon, 1920
  12. Chapter 5 My Birth in Hettin, Yugoslavia, 1938-39
  13. Chapter 6 World War II, September 1939-May 1945
  14. Chapter 7 Early Childhood Memories, 1942-44
  15. Chapter 8 The Sweet Scent of the Acacia Trees, Summer 1944
  16. Chapter 9 A Driving Snowstorm, January 1944-Summer 1944
  17. Chapter 10 The Fate of the Danube Swabians by Late 1944
  18. Chapter 11 Aftermath of World War II in Soltur, Fall 1944
  19. Chapter 12 Trip to the Ukraine, December 31, 1944, to January 17, 1945
  20. Chapter 13 The Expulsion, Camp Charleville, April 1945-October 1945
  21. Chapter 14 Krivoj Rog, Ukraine, January 1945-August 1946
  22. Chapter 15 Starvation in Camp Molidorf, October 1945-April 1947
  23. Chapter 16 Internment in Rudolfsgnad, October 1945-March 1948
  24. Chapter 17 Going Home—Where Is Home? 1945-51
  25. Chapter 18 Gakowa near the Hungarian Border, May 1947-Summer 1947
  26. Chapter 19 Night Border Crossings, Summer 1947-October 1947
  27. Chapter 20 Reunited with Mama, October 1947-Summer 1948
  28. Chapter 21 Closing the Liquidation Camps, March 1948
  29. Chapter 22 Responsibilities at a Young Age, Summer 1948-December 1949
  30. Epilogue
  31. About the Author
  32. Bibliography
  33. Endnotes