Remembered by people who were there · 1944
Survivors remember the forced removal of the Sõrve people from Mõntu in 1944
In October 1944 the German forces holding the Sõrve peninsula forcibly removed its people to Germany, shipping them out from Mõntu harbour. Sixty years later Linda Pikkani and the writer Ülo Tuulik, who wrote about the journey in his book 'Sõja jalus', tell Aare Laine about that 'long voyage'. The programme was made just after a memorial stone for those who died on the way had been placed at the harbour, and when Germany had begun paying compensation to the survivors.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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1944. aasta oktoobris viisid Sõrve poolsaart kaitsnud Saksa väed sealsed elanikud sunniviisiliselt Saksamaale, laevadele mindi Mõntu sadamas. Kuuskümmend aastat hiljem meenutavad seda "pikka reisi" Aare Lainele Linda Pikkani ja kirjanik Ülo Tuulik, kes on sellest kirjutanud raamatu "Sõja jalus". Saade valmis vahetult pärast seda, kui sadamasse oli pandud teel hukkunute mälestuskivi ja Saksamaa oli hakanud ellujäänutele valuraha maksma.
Source: ERR Arhiiv RMARH-11299 ↗