Reckenfeld is a suburb of Greven. #3158, #31/158, N. Rhine-Westphalia; (British zone), Poles, Ukrainians
Contact: Stadtarchiv Greven (Town archives of Greven)
Rathausstr. 6
D-48268 Greven, Germany
Email: archiv@stadt-greven.de
Archives are in Greven: http://www.archive.nrw.de/home.asp?stadta-greven
After World War II, Greven and Reckenfeld housed up to 10,000 displaced persons in two DP camps from 1945-1949/50. Known as the 'largest village in the region of Muenster'. Muenster website: http://www.muenster.de/buergernetz.html
7/17/07
My father, Aleksander Markus, and his mother, Janina Markus, both of Poland,
were registered in Reckenfeld in 1945. If anyone has any information about
this camp, please write Mark Norek events@lifesanadventure.com.au
9/2/07 Hello Olga Kaczmar,
Many thanks for your website. I would like also to find out at which farmers
my parents worked. They were in 129 DPACS Reckenfeld.
Would you please be kind enough to explain to me what this? - I
would also like to hear from anyone who else was at this place. Hoping
you can help me.
Regards, and many thanks, Anka Kowalczyk Ozzpol88@yahoo.com.au
Anka is sharing her photos with us. You can click on the photos to enlarge, and find yourself or your parents in these pictures. We welcome you to submit your archived photos to share.
Hallo again Olga,
Both my parents were in Labour Camps - my mother was taken off the streets of Poland and put into cattle truck and taken to Germany. My father apparently since 1940 was in labour camp.
The Reckenfeld page is absolutely super – My husband and I cannot wipe away our tears – we are just overwhelmed with emotion.
My husband and I can truly say that we are soul mates. His parents lost two children in Germany in 1948 - I have photo of his father at cemetary - I am not sure where they are taken could be main one you mention.
Hugs and Kisses from Anka Kowalczyk.
On 8/26/09
Olga:
I would like to post a picture of my grandfather (Josef ??) who was at the Reckenfeld camp sometime in 1945 along w/ my grandmother, Karolina Plesnar. Karolina was a cook at the camp. They are both of Polish decent. They were never married, but had a child named Kazimerz Joseph Plesnar, who is my father. He never knew his father as he was sent to a camp somewhere in Russia soon after my father was born. Kazimerz and Karolina came to the USA in 1951.
Here is the only photo I have of my grandfather. At this time his last name is unknown. I do believe it starts with an S. However, my (babjci) Karolina was reluctant to provide the information I need to research my ancestry. She has since passed.
Tammy Marie Lowell (Plesnar) lowell4@hughes.net----------------------
Sep 30, 2015 Hello Ms. Kaczmar,
On behalf of a friend, I am trying to locate information about the Reckenfeld displaced persons camp. My friend believes that her father was administrator of the camp for a time, and she had a brother and sister who died there.
Can you help me find information about the camp? Specifically, do records still exist for it? Was there a cemetery for the camp? If so, is it still possible to find/visit the cemetery?
I look forward to hearing from you.
John W. Flora jwf@rocketmail.com
You are welcomed to submit photos of Reckenfeld camp to this page.