Lecture: The Resettlement of Germans from Estonia and Latvia to the “Warthegau” 85 years ago

In the autumn of 1939, following the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact (Hitler-Stalin Pact), the resettlement of the Baltic Germans from their homeland began. During 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 will examine the resettlement of the Baltic Germans from Estonia and Latvia to the German Reich, which took place in two waves between 1939 and 1941. The lecture will focus on the fates of the people who had to leave their homeland and those who remained in the Baltic states. Dr. Liivik will also shed light on the political background and framework of the resettlements, their planning and implementation, as well as the results and consequences.

PROGRAM

Greeting
Dr. Gundula Bavendamm, Director of the Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation

Babette Baronin v. Sass, Chairwoman of the German-Baltic-Estonian Association

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

FURTHER INFORMATION

Doors open: 5:30 p.m.

Language: The event will be held in German.

FREE ADMISSION

A cooperative event organized by the German-Baltic-Estonian Association e.V. in Berlin, the German-Baltic Society e.V. in Darmstadt, and the Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation.