“The sky exploded”: Germans occupy Novogrudek Paula Burger The partition of Poland lasts a little less than two years. On June 22, 1941 Germany breaks the terms of its non-aggression agreement with Soviet Russia, pouring over the border dividing Poland at the Bug...
War on the horizon Paula Burger In August 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression agreement, declaring that neither country will attack the other. An unpublished addendum to the agreement, however, lays out German and Soviet spheres of influence...
Paula’s life before the war Paula Burger Paula’s father, Wolf Koladicki, owns a shop, an occupation that brings him into contact with people throughout the region. Her mother, Sarah Koladicki, is a pharmacist who studied at the University of Vilna. The family lives on...
