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
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.