Significant Locations of the Rapp Family¶

There are several references that have been instrumental in locating the villages of my father, grandparents and great-grandparents. [14] [11] [9]

As Shown on Google Earth¶

This project on Google Earth highlights significant areas for the Rapp family. There are some general areas worth noting:

German Colonies in Volhynia Northwest of Zhytomyr, Ukraine : Area where Ewald and his parents were born

Area around Warsaw : Area where Ewald’s grandparents, George Rapp and Marianna Kälbert were born and married

Area around Königsberg (Present day Kalingrad) : Area where Ewald grew up and married prior to draft into the Bundeswehr

Baden-Württemberg : Area where the family originated. Ewald’s great-grandparents migrated to Warsaw from this area)