Re: [Cz-L] Re: czernowitz-l digest: May 18, 2009

I am always surprised how little I knew my city. These letters from all over
the world really constitute MY world lost and forgotten until I met you all.
Thanks for sharing,
anny

On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 11:54 PM, <GERHARDRODICA_at_aol.com> wrote:

> The wall between Hauptstrasse and Postgasse (on the Ringplatz) was erected
> after the Soviets retreated, in July 1941. I lived in a building on
> Hauptstrasse adjacent to the corner of Hauptstrasse and Ringplatz. The
> retreating
> Soviet troops firebombed the building, because there was a store for NKVD
> personnel (spetztorg) at street level . We, my parents and grandparents
> barely escaped alive, since we lived on the 3-rd floor, and for quite some
> time did not know that the building was on fire.
> Gerhard Schreiber
>
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