1940s — Mikołaj Parfomuk

  • Mikolaj as a Young Man – Early 1940s
  • Mikolaj as a Young Man – Early 1940’s (back)
  • Velbert City Registration
  • Tiefenthal Brothers Foundry Postcard – 1920
  • Tiefenthal Brothers Foundry – c. 1956
  • Mikolaj’s German Railroad Card
  • Mikolaj (right) and Teodor “Tolek” Iwaniuk in Augsburg (?) #1
  • Mikolaj (right) and Teodor “Tolek” Iwaniuk in Augsburg (?) #2
  • Mikolaj (right) and Friend in Augsburg (?)
  • 1948 – Mikolaj
  • 1948 – Mikolaj (back)
  • 1948 – Mikolaj ID Photo
  • 1948(?) – Mikolaj (right) and Janina with friends
  • Mikołaj D.P. Registration – 1945
  • Mikołaj D.P. Registration – 1945 (back)
  • Mikołaj D.P. Registration – 1946
  • Mikołaj D.P. Registration – 1946 (back)
  • Mikołaj D.P. Registration Copy – 1946
  • Mikołaj D.P. Registration Copy – 1946 (back)
  • Mikołaj Assembly Ctr. Registration – 1947
  • Mikołaj Assembly Ctr. Registration – 1947 (back)
  • Mikołaj Hospital Record – May 26, 1946 (p. 1)
  • Mikołaj Hospital Record – May 26, 1946 (p. 2)
  • Mikolaj Emigration – 1949 (p. 1)
  • Mikolaj Emigration – 1949 (p. 2)
  • Mikolaj Parfomuk – early 1950’s
  • Mikolaj Parfomuk and Teodor Iwaniuk – late 1950’s?
  • Mikolaj in Cherry Valley, PA – 1959
Władysław was very close with his older brother, Mikołaj (Polish for Nicholas). For unknown reasons, Mikołaj was separated from the rest of the family upon entering Germany, and was sent to work in a foundry in Velbert, in the Rhineland near the Netherlands. The foundry was probably the Gebrüder Tiefenthal (Tiefenthal Brothers) steelworks, which manufactured locks and is known to have used forced laborers during World War II.

Although he was assigned to labor in Velbert, in March 1944, after four months working in Velbert, Mikołaj decided to rejoin the rest of the family. Without permission, he risked traveling by rail across Germany to Nordlingen, where he presented himself to the local officials. Although the Velbert authorities asked for him to be returned, the Nordlingen officials allowed him to remain at the rail yard (“Well, he is already here”). Mikołaj seems to have avoided punishment for his illegal travel and transfer.

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