The Germans From Russia: Children of the Steppe, Children of the Prairie

Follow The Migration

1941

War breaks out between Germany and Russia - The already planned displacement of all Germans in Russia was executed without exception. Men between the ages of 16 and 60 were sent to "Trudarmija," a special prison camp, where they were treated as enemies of the state. Their possesions were seized and they were not permitted to return to their communities.

McMillan and Seaborg discover plutonium.
Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter.
The Japanese attack the U.S. base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Dmitri Shostakovich writes his 7th Symphony during the siege on Leningrad.

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Germans From Russia Heritage Collection
at the North Dakota State University Library

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