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May 24, 2016

in Passports, WWI

by Neil

RARE Memel territory passport

Part of Lithuania today known as Klaipėda. Up to WWI it was controlled by several old German states and this all changed following the Treaty of Versailles...

May 18, 2016

in Passports, WWII

by Neil

Fleeing Poland in 1939

Crossing the border on the last day! In previous articles, I wrote extensively about the special short period of time that existed, following the outbreak of war, a short-lived "window of opportunity" that enabled thousands of refugees and military personnel, to escape into neighboring Romania...