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  2. Evacuations of children in Germany during World War II

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    A large number of children were sent to stay with relatives in safer areas. These arrangements were made privately but the NSV arranged for transport by special trains. Staying with relatives became more popular later in the war, particularly with those who rejected the ideology of KLV camps or who rejected state evacuation on principle. [22]

  3. San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    On January 1, 2008, the site was transferred from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Historical Commission, [5] which operates it as a state historic site open to the public. The site features a museum, interpretive trails, a statue of Stephen F. Austin, a replica log cabin, the 1847 Josey Store and relevant historical markers.

  4. Texas Germans - Wikipedia

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    Texas Germans (German: Texas-Deutsche) are descendants of Germans who settled in Texas since the 1830s. The arriving Germans tended to cluster in ethnic enclaves ; the majority settled in a broad, fragmented belt across the south-central part of the state, where many became farmers. [ 1 ]

  5. German childhood in World War II - Wikipedia

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    German childhood in World War II describes how the Second World War, as well as experiences related to it, [1] directly or indirectly impacted the life of children born in that era. In Germany, these children became known as Kriegskinder (war children), a term that came into use due to a large number of scientific and popular science ...

  6. Stephen F. Austin State Park - Wikipedia

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    The town was burned on March 2, 1836, to prevent it from falling into the hands of the advancing Mexican Army during the Texas Revolution. On January 1, 2008, the San Felipe State Historic Site was transferred from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Historical Commission.

  7. List of former Texas state parks - Wikipedia

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    Tres Palacios State Park: 1933? Matagorda: Unknown [3] Kerrville-Schreiner State Park: 1936: 2004: Kerr: Kerrville-Schreiner Park: Fort Stockton State Park?? Pecos: Unknown: Mackenzie State Park?? Lubbock: Mackenzie Park: Avalon State Park?? Bandera: Bandera County Medina Lake Park: Texas Park Road 37 still in commission even though state park ...

  8. German evacuation from Central and Eastern Europe - Wikipedia

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    The German evacuation from Central and Eastern Europe ahead of the Soviet Red Army advance during the Second World War was delayed until the last moment. Plans to evacuate people to present-day Germany from the territories controlled by Nazi Germany in Central and Eastern Europe, including from the former eastern territories of Germany as well as occupied territories, were prepared by the ...

  9. Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–1950) - Wikipedia

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    The West German government put the total at 14.6 million, [6] including a million ethnic Germans who had settled in territories conquered by Nazi Germany during World War II, ethnic German migrants to Germany after 1950, and the children born to expelled parents.