Staldzene steep bank, from which refugee boats to Sweden were transported in 1944 Takas
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In 1944, there was an active traffic of refugee boats to the shores of Sweden from Staldzene.
Panaudoti šaltiniai ir literatūra:
Ž. Leaflet. dr. Remembering E. Bakūzi // Meža Vēstis, 1978, no. 167, 5-6 p.
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The first refugee boat "Zeal" from Bambali
On 31 October 1944, the boat "Centība" left the Kurzeme coast. The departure of this boat was reconstructed by Valentīne Lasmane, the Convener of the Latvian Central Council, from the recollections of several fellow passengers
The place where the refugee boats moved from the coast of Courland to Sweden near the houses of "Paža".
One of the important places of relocation was near the "Pāž" houses, where the "Sail of Hope" monument is now installed. "Boats came regularly and the most people left from "Pāži"", says I. Freiberg's memories.
The secret and dangerous activity of Valdemar Günter
The name of Valdemārs Ęinter was the last hope of many Latvian refugees to escape to Sweden. Too much attention from the fugitives was dangerous, and therefore Günther maintained secrecy