Transnistria - Moldova and Ukraine Border
I don't know anything about Transnistia except from this story. The Kutschurgan villages of Ukraine are on the East side of the river depicted in this news story; the river is the border between Ukraine and Moldova (at least before Transnistia became independent). Strassburg, one of the Catholic villages of the Kutschurgan area, is right on the river (East side). The Mercks lived in the village of Elsass, Eberles in Mannheim, both a few miles SE of Strassburg.
The story is on Euronews at http://www.euronews.net/create_html.php?page=europeans&lng=1:
"Beefing up border controls around troubled Transnistria
Tiny Transnistria is one of Europe's hot spots, even if, according to international law, it does not exist. This self-proclaimed republic broke away from Moldova in 1991. On the EU's doorstep, it is alleged to be a crossroads for all sorts of traffickers. Now a European border assistance mission is working to try to improve the situation."
It can be viewed in Windows Media Player or Real Player.
Searching on Google reveals numerous articles written about the atrocities related to the elimination of Jewish persons in Transnistria by Rumanian and Nazi occupying forces during World War II. It is likely that the borders of the territory of Transnistria were different at that time.
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The story is on Euronews at http://www.euronews.net/create_html.php?page=europeans&lng=1:
"Beefing up border controls around troubled Transnistria
Tiny Transnistria is one of Europe's hot spots, even if, according to international law, it does not exist. This self-proclaimed republic broke away from Moldova in 1991. On the EU's doorstep, it is alleged to be a crossroads for all sorts of traffickers. Now a European border assistance mission is working to try to improve the situation."
It can be viewed in Windows Media Player or Real Player.
Searching on Google reveals numerous articles written about the atrocities related to the elimination of Jewish persons in Transnistria by Rumanian and Nazi occupying forces during World War II. It is likely that the borders of the territory of Transnistria were different at that time.
posted by Ed Merck | 11:43 PM
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Transnistria did indeed have different borders during the World War II years. In fact, it included the area in which the German colonies of the Kutschurgan district had been established by our ancestors plus more territory around Odessa. A map showing the region is at http://sumy.net.ua/History/map/19!.php.
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