I had written to
the German Red Cross some time ago inquiring about
information on my cousin, Anna Eisele of Batsch, who
was sent to a Russian work camp (coal mine in the
Ukraine) in December 1944 and never return.
Personal Note:
Documents supplied by the Deutsches Rotes Kreuz
(German Red Cross), Munich, Germany to Dennis J.
Bauer (cousin of Anna Eisele) of Levittown, PA,
USA, on 10 October 2011. Obtained from the
Russian State Military Archives, Moskau (RGWA).
Original in Russian, translation by Asya
Galperin on 2 November 2011. Previous
information from German Red Cross; Antrazit
(Camp Krassnyji#7256/1201 in Lutsch,
Woroschilowgradskaja) Ukraine. This Soviet work
camp was located in the anthracite coal region
of the Donet basin.
The packet arrived
11 Nov 2011 from the German Red Cross indicating
that some of the Russian Military Archive records
has been opened to the public. In the packet
was her interrogation record and death report (in
Russian). What a find. I am lucky that a co-worker
of mine is from the Ukraine and translated the
documents for me. Perhaps others can be as lucky as
me and find out this type information. She died of
Typhus in the camp on 14 November 1945. Here is the
info provided (translation):
Name: Izene, Anna
Josephna (sic, Eisele, Anna, father’s given name -
Josef)
Gender: Female
Born: 1918, Batsch,
Batschka, Yugoslavia
Father: Izene, Josef –
born 1890
Mother: Izene, Maria –
born 1892
Possessions: None
Nationality: German
Religion: Catholic
Member of any Party:
None
Language spoken:
German / Other languages spoken: Yugoslavian
Profession: ?
Education: General
Ever lived or been to
USSR: No
Relatives in USSR: No
Criminal record and in
what countries: None
Arrest date: 11
January 1945 in Yugoslavia
Height: 160 cm
Build: Average
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Other notes: Passed
away 14 November 1945
Details of
death/burial: Typhus - Buried: at camp - Signed:
Doctor Novachek, Soviet Red Army, 14 November
1945