Comments on: So what happened to the Prussians?

By: Miss Miegel

Miss Miegel — Fri, 23 May 2025 13:04:50 +0000

To Heidi Wahl and Senevir;
And others that may find this post and any records of Prussia.
My ancestors too changed their names to more English names; Wilhelm to William, Friedrich to Fredrick. Immigrated to Australia in early 1900s.
They may have changed their names to be accepted into society rather than outcast due to war or the opinion of Prussian born at the time.
There doesn’t appear to be much online to try and trace them back due to being survivors, many records were destroyed to save lives or erase wrong. If you find anything, please contact me by return message so others who search and land on this post may know too. X.

By: Senevir

Senevir — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:02:00 +0000

In reply to Regina Blume.

My ancestor was among those who came to Australia as well.
My great great grandfather was named Frederick Wilhelm Pischke. In later records he naturalised him name to “Frederic William”.

All I know is that his parents fled Prussia with him as a child so as to keep him out of the war. I’ve tried to find information on things that happened at that time, but finding much is hard. Maybe there is more information to be found in German.

By: farmalmta

farmalmta — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 02:26:00 +0000

In reply to Lynn. Many Prussian women were knockout gorgeous. And they needed to be in order to make up for their domineering ways which could quickly grow tiresome.

By: farmalmta

farmalmta — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 02:21:00 +0000

In reply to August von Manteuffel. Sort of stolen... the case could also be made that the Russians paid for East Prussia in blood. More blood might get it back.

By: Heidi Wahl

Heidi Wahl — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 08:35:00 +0000

In reply to Regina Blume. Hi , my Oma ( Gertud Knopke) and Mother( Brigitta) also fled from Prussia in world war 2. around 1945 ?. My mother was around 7 years old. She has spoken about being frozen in the ice and has suffered from illness her entire life as a result (she will turn 80 this year.) I know they became refugees in a village outside Bremen. My mother married and also came to Australia around 1957/58. The war, or in fact my Mothers past life in Germany was not talked about in our home and so I do not know much about her family history. If you have discovered anything more about resources for tracing the Prussian families history I would be interested to know. Thank you

By: josie

josie — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 00:31:00 +0000

In reply to marie scarth. were were all dumped in uk only to be conned and killed

By: josie

josie — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 00:30:00 +0000

In reply to Jordan Ray. good information who for the british cons or the russian cons

By: josie

josie — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 00:29:00 +0000

In reply to Wm Kosch. so why are the mormons refusing to help me gotha im related to the royals and there saying to me come here my pretty princess you shall live no longer to my gran my dad and his uncle

By: josie

josie — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 00:28:00 +0000

In reply to Andres Pope. robbed of our family and country

By: josie

josie — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 00:27:00 +0000

In reply to mduduzi fuyana. prussa should be given to the person that has its best interests like my ggg grans elizabeth of anholt who put up a memorial for her son karl and supported the locals