Germany to England

Revocation of citizenship

From Deutscher Reichsanzeiger June 14, 1940

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Notice.

__ On the basis of F 2 of the law on the revocation of Naturalizations and the withdrawal of the German state membership from 14th July 1933 (Reichsgeseßbl. I p. 480) in Connection with § 1 of the Law on the withdrawal of Nationality and the revocation of the nationality under state authority in the East the 11th July 1939 (Reich Gesepbl. 1 S. 1235) I declare in agreement with the Reich Minister for Foreign Affairs the following persons are forfeited their German nationality:
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Silbermann, Eugen Israel, born on January 20, 1873 in Cosel O / S .;

Silbermann, Margarete Sara, née Berger, born on August 8, 1888 in Gliwice

UK Alien Internees Card

According to a BBC history file: "At the outbreak of war ... [a]ll Germans and Austrians over the age of 16 were called before special tribunals and were divided into one of three groups:

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'C' - 'no security risk', numbering around 64,000, who were left at liberty. More than 55,000 of category 'C' were recognised as refugees from Nazi oppression. The vast majority of these were Jewish."

Grandfather (and grandmother) were granted exemptions. Card shows address in England as 91 Kings Avenue, Bleham. The tribunal date was October 24, 1939. Interestingly, the card also has handwritten note that they had embarked (although date March 26, 1946).

According to the ship manifest when Dad landed in New York on May 16, 1940, they lived at 1 Oakfield Court, Kings Ave., London

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