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    1. [BANAT-L] Gakova Monument
    2. Rosina T Schmidt
    3. >From Anita Pare: Thanks to John Michels efforts, here is a lovely tribute translation of the Gakowa/Gakovo Memorial. So many of the Molidorf residents died in Gakowa after the Molidorf camp was shut down. "Memorial for the survivors of the Death Camp Gakowo. We can forgive but not forget. May this symbol of the faith and peace dwell in our hearts, because the strength to bear our pain comes only from within. HERE REST OUR FELLOW DONAUSCHWABEN CITIZENS. THEY WILL FOREVER BE IN OUR HEARTS. WITH THE ERECTION OF THIS CROSS WE REMEMBER THEM WITH DIGNITY AND REVERENCE! THE DONAUSCHWABEN ARE DESCENDED FROM THE COLONISTS WHO WERE SETTLED IN THE PANNONIAN BASIN BY THE HABSBURGS IN THE 18TH CENTURY. THE GAKOWO DEATH CAMP EXISTED FROM MARCH 1945 UNTIL JANUARY 1948"

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