Die Umsiedlung der Deutschen aus Estland und Lettland in den „Warthegau“ vor 85 Jahren

In the organizer's words:

In the fall of 1939, following the German-Soviet non-aggression pact (Hitler-Stalin Pact), the resettlement of the Baltic Germans from their homeland began. In the course of the Second World War, the Baltic states lost almost their entire German-speaking population, which had been deeply rooted there for centuries.

In his lecture, Estonian historian Dr. Olev Liivik sheds light on the resettlement of Baltic Germans from Estonia and Latvia to the German Reich, which took place in two waves from 1939 to 1941. The focus is on the fates of the people who had to give up their homeland and those who stayed behind in the Baltic countries. The speaker will also shed light on the political background and framework conditions of the resettlements, their preparation and implementation as well as the results and effects.

PROGRAMME

Welcome address
Dr. Gundula Bavendamm, Director of the Documentation Centre Flight, Expulsion, Reconciliation

Babette Baroness v. Sass, Chairwoman of the German-Baltic-Estonian Support Association e.V.

Lecture

Prof. Dr. Olev Liivik, Associate Professor at the Institute of History and Archaeology at the University of Tartu (Dorpat)

FURTHER INFORMATION

Admission time: from 17:30

Language: The event will be held in German.

FREE ADMISSION

A cooperation event of the German-Baltic-Estonian Support Association in Berlin, the German-Baltic Society in Darmstadt and the Documentation Center Flight, Expulsion, Reconciliation.