Why contact?
If you know descendants of the Kröker, Dreger, Schulz or Usachew lines — or if you have information about the biological grandfather (known only as “Wassili”) — please get in touch! Every piece of information is valuable.
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Who am I looking for?
I am looking for descendants or information about the following lines:
Kröker / Kroeker • Dreger • Schulz (from Wiktorowka, Kyiv) • Usachew •
Especially: Leo Dreger (* 08.06.1937, Knowrow) • Wassili (surname unknown) — Kazakhstan ~1949
Questions and Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
Which surnames does the archive cover?
Kröker (Kroeker, Крёкер), Schulz (Шульц), Dreger (Дрегер), Fröhlich (Frelich, Фрёлих), Usachew (Усачёв).
Where does the Kröker surname come from?
A connection to Mennonites from West Prussia (Danzig / Gdańsk) who resettled to Volhynia in the 1860s is presumed but not yet documented.
What happened to the relatives in 1941?
Deportation to Northern Kazakhstan, the village of Sennoje — together with other Volhynian Germans.
Where did the relatives live after Kazakhstan?
From 1955 — Schachty (Rostov region); from 2019 — Berlin.
What documents are in the archive?
Archival certificates from the Kazakhstan Prosecutor's Office, Kharkiv State Archive, MWD; EWZ50 Film B019 Bundesarchiv Berlin (frames 1340–1364).
I found my surname in your archive — what should I do?
Write through the contact page or Telegram. You can send a document or request an excerpt.
May I use the materials from this website?
All materials are copyrighted. For use — please contact the author.
Is this a commercial project?
No, a private non-commercial research project. All donations go solely to archive certificates and trips.
What is EWZ?
Einwandererzentralstelle — Nazi-era central card index of ethnic Germans, 1939–1945. Archive in Berlin, source of biographical data on the Krökers.
How do I search for relatives via DNA?
Tests with MyHeritage / Ancestry / 23andMe + uploading raw data to GEDmatch.com (free match search).