Brisk

Near Augsburg, Germany, about 1947. My Dad visits his Goddaughter.

Another Image from Augsburg

Augsburg, Germany, 1947. Here's another image from my Dad's visit to the Augsburg DP camp, where he and friends celebrated the birthday of Dad's Goddaughter.

A Visit with Friends

Augsburg, Germany, 1947. I found another photo from Dad's visit to Augsburg. Everyone looks happy and relaxed.

A Weekend in Augsburg

Augsburg, Germany, 1947. My Dad visits the Augsburg Displaced Persons camp, where he reunites with a friend and her daughter.

A Visit to Augsburg

Augsburg, Germany, 1947. Here's another snapshot from my Dad's trip to the Augsburg Displaced Persons camp, where he visited his toddler Goddaughter. Dad's friend Casey stands on the far right.

Pocketbook

Augsburg, Germany, 1947. My Dad visits his goddaughter at the Displaced Persons camp.

At the "Palace"

Augsburg, Germany, 1946. My Mom (second from left) and fellow Displaced Persons visit the barracks of the Augsburg DP camp. Mom wrote on the back of this photo, "At the Augsburg palace."

Welcome to the DP Camp

After World War II ended, the Allied victors established Displaced Persons camps in their respective zones to house the millions of refugees. The Allies used whatever sites seemed appropriate, and often, the Displaced Persons camps cropped up in bombed out German military barracks, hospitals, summer camps, schools, and airports.

It must have been strange to live for four to six years amidst shelled buildings and general disrepair.

Seligenstadt, Germany, Autumn 1945 or 1946. This image—no larger than a postage stamp—of the entrance to the Seligenstadt DP camp sits in my Mom's "way back when" album. A Lithuanian flag flies from the roof, designating the area as a place for DPs from that country. Notice the condition of the roof and windows.

UPDATE: I posted photos of the conditions at the Schweinfurt camp, where my Dad and paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, lived here and here.

Some of my Mom's memories of conditions at the camp appear in this entry.

UPDATE 2: Commenter "Di"—who presently lives in Seligenstadt—noted that the image here appears to be a different location. This probably is the entrance to the Augsburg camp. Thanks to Di for making the correction.

Happy occasions are sweet even under somber circumstances.

Few occasions are happier than the welcoming of a child into a circle of friends.

Augsburg, Germany, 1947. My Dad, standing in the center with his hands folded, visits fellow Displaced Persons to celebrate a child's birthday. The wooden barracks in the background housed the Displaced Persons at the camp.