Refugee temporary accommodation "Vārve huts" Trail
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Vārves "huts", a place in Ventspils county, which served as a temporary accommodation for Latvian refugees who were waiting for boats from Gotland to arrive in 1944.
Used sources and references:
Memories of the boat mover V. Jurjak.
From: Over the sea 1944/45. The memories of 130 witnesses were arranged by V. Lasmane. Stockholm: Memento, 1990, 56-57. p.
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