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Kriegsgefangenenlager Racaciuni (46.328, 26.9967)
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Wilhelm Möller (Birth: 29/10/1869, Rügen-Gingst - Death: 23/10/1917, Racaciuni)
Hans Möller (Birth: 29/09/1896, Rügen-Göhren - Death: 19/04/1965, Rügen-Sellin)
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Title
Landwehrmann Wilhelm Möller im Kriegsgefangenlager Racaciuni/Rumänien
Source
UGC
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europeana19141918:agent/6cb20f5fd5482c8daecc29566002a042
Date
1917-06-07
1918-09-10
Type
Story
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deu
Deutsch
Country
Europe
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Europeana 1914-1918
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Europeana 1914-1918
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http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/DatasetName
2020601_Ag_ErsterWeltkrieg_EU
Begin
1917-06-07
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1918-09-10
Language
mul
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Wilhelm Möller | europeana19141918:agent/0eec0a67d0e1e4fa445fb0c71d781d31
Winfried Baer | europeana19141918:agent/6cb20f5fd5482c8daecc29566002a042
Hans Möller | europeana19141918:agent/ac64e413b945cdec3b81b900b255bb72
Created
2019-09-11T08:41:04.264Z
2019-09-11T08:41:04.234Z
2014-08-21 10:36:56 UTC
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BE30
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(1) Postkarte von Walter aus Rügen-Binz an seinen Vater Wilhelm vom 18. Mai 1917 (2) Feldpostbriefe von Wilhelm Möller an seine Familie auf Rügen-Sellin zwischen Juni und Juli 1917 (3) Benachrichtigungskarten des Internationalen Roten Kreuzes über den Verbleib von Wilhelm Möller (4) Todesanzeige für Wilhelm Möller vom 15. September 1918 (5) Vermißtenmeldung vom Feldwebel des Landwehr Infanterie Regiments 5, 2. Bataillon, 8. Kompanie (6) Bewilligung der Kassenverwaltung des Landwehr Infanterie Regiments 5, 2. Bataillon über die Auszahlung der Löhne des Soldaten Wilhelm Möller an seine Familie in Höhe von 15,90 Mk monatlich (7) Antwortschreiben des Kriegsministeriums vom 10. Januar 1918 (8) Sterbemitteilung des Provinzial-Vereins vom Roten Kreuz in Stettin vom 7. Oktober 1918 (9) Sterbeurkunde von Wilhelm Möller vom 10. September 1918 (10) Brief von Wilhelmine Möller an ihren Mann vom 2. Juni 1918 (11) Bestimmungen über den Verkehr mit in Rumänien befindlichen Zivil- und Kriegsgefangenen März 1917.Wilhelm Ferdinand Carl Möller wurde am 29.10.1869 in Gingst auf Rügen geboren. Er war mit Wilhelmine Friederike Caroline Möller (geb. Päplow) verheiratet und hatte mit ihr mehrere Kinder. Bis zum Kriegsausbruch lebte und arbeitete er auf Rügen als Zimmermann. Obwohl er bei Kriegsbeginn schon 45 Jahre alt war, wurde er zum Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment 5, 2. Bataillon, 8. Kompanie eingezogen. Das Regiment kämpfte in den Karpaten Rumäniens. Während des Sommers 1917 schickte er mehrere Briefe an seine Familie nach Rügen. Darin berichtete er immer wieder davon, wie schlecht die Versorgung mit Essen sei und wie sehr er hungere. Zudem äußerte er die Hoffnung, dass er bald Urlaub bewilligt bekommt. Als er diese Briefe schrieb, befand er sich bereits in einem Feldlazarett, vermutlich wegen eines Lungenkatarrhs. Ab August erhielt die Familie auf Rügen keine Briefe mehr von ihm. Auch sein Sohn Hans Möller, der an der Westfront kämpfte, blieb ohne Nachricht von seinem Vater. Es begann für die Familie eine quälende Zeit der Ungewissheit. Am 14. August 1917 wird Wilhelmine Möller vom Feldwebel der Kompanie ihres Mannes darüber informiert, dass ihr Mann vermutlich in rumänische Kriegsgefangenschaft geraten sei. Vom Internationalen Roten Kreuz erhielt sie dann Ende 1917, Anfang 1918 die Bestätigung, dass sich Wilhelm Möller im Kriegsgefangenenlager Racaciuni befand. Noch im Juli 1918 glaubte Wilhelmine Möller, dass ihr Mann noch lebte und schrieb ihm einen Brief. Doch zu diesem Zeitpunkt war er bereits Tod. So erhielt die Familie im September 1918 die Sterbeurkunde von Wilhelm Möller, der - laut der Urkunde - im Königlich-Rumänischen Seuchenlazarett Nr. 1 gestorben war. Die Angabe des Todeszeitpunktes folgte noch der Rechnung des julianischen Kalenders. Demnach ist Wilhelm Möller am 10. Oktober 1917 bzw. am 23. Oktober 1917 nach gregorianischem Kalender gestorben. Sein Sohn Hans Möller überlebte den Krieg, kehrte nach Rügen zurück und starb dort 1965 (siehe Beitrag).
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(1) Postcard from Walter from Rügen-Binz to his father Wilhelm dated May 18, 1917 (2) Field post letters from Wilhelm Möller to his family on Rügen-Sellin between June and July 1917 (3) Notification cards from the International Red Cross about the whereabouts of Wilhelm Möller (4) Death notice for Wilhelm Möller dated September 15, 1918 (5) Missing person report from the sergeant of the 5th Landwehr Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 8th Company (6) Approval from the cash management of the 5th Landwehr Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion via the Payment of the wages of the soldier Wilhelm Möller to his family in the amount of 15.90 Marks per month (7) Response letter from the War Ministry dated January 10, 1918 (8) Death notification from the Provincial Red Cross Association in Stettin dated October 7, 1918 (9) Wilhelm Möller's death certificate dated September 10, 1918 (10) Letter from Wilhelmine Möller to her husband dated June 2, 1918 (11) Provisions on dealings with civilian prisoners and prisoners of war in Romania March 1917. || Wilhelm Ferdinand Carl Möller was born on October 29, 1869 in Gingst on the island of Rügen.
He was married to Wilhelmine Friederike Caroline Möller (née Päplow) and had several children with her.
He lived and worked on Rügen as a carpenter until the outbreak of war.
Although he was 45 when the war began, he was drafted into the 5th Landwehr Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 8th Company.
The regiment fought in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania.
During the summer of 1917 he sent several letters to his family in Rügen.
In it he repeatedly reported how bad the food supply was and how badly he was starving.
He also expressed the hope that he would soon be granted leave.
When he wrote these letters, he was already in a field hospital, probably because of pulmonary catarrh.
From August the family on Rügen received no more letters from him.
His son Hans Möller, who fought on the western front, also had no news of his father.
An agonizing time of uncertainty began for the family.
On August 14, 1917, Wilhelmine Möller was informed by the sergeant of her husband's company that her husband had probably been taken prisoner of war by Romania.
In late 1917 and early 1918 she received confirmation from the International Red Cross that Wilhelm Möller was in the Racaciuni prisoner of war camp.
In July 1918, Wilhelmine Möller still believed that her husband was still alive and wrote him a letter.
But by then he was already dead.
In September 1918, the family received the death certificate from Wilhelm Möller, who - according to the certificate - had died in the Royal Romanian Epidemic Hospital No. 1.
The indication of the time of death followed the calculation of the Julian calendar.
Accordingly, Wilhelm Möller died on October 10, 1917 or on October 23, 1917 according to the Gregorian calendar.
His son Hans Möller survived the war, returned to Rügen and died there in 1965 (see article).
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