Orlyk DP camp

Orlyk Displaced Persons Camp
3/15/05 Dear Olga,
My mother and father were at Orlyk. Below I have sent a copy of a permit issued by the camp administrator. My mother's maiden name was Olga Lawriw and married Paul Wasylewski. Both were born in Ukraine and met at the camp. Their initial destination to re-settle was Canada, but were actually tranported to Australia. It would be interesting to hear from any others that were at the same camp. Regards Peter Wasylewski / Australia

10/3/04 Hello Olga. This photo is 55+ yrs old:
Insula DP camp is at the lower left, Orlyk is in right center part. Orlyk had 2,000 Ukrainians. Orlyk barracks were returned to German government. Sincerely, Ventis Plume / Anchorage, Alaska

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My father, Zenon Melnyk, spent time in DP camp Orlyk after the war. I have a camp permit that was my father's similar to the one above. I have a couple of other Orlyk-related documents too.

My father was Ukrainian but born in Poland, in 1925, and while at Orlyk, I think, studied in Munich at a Ukrainian Technical Institute (if that is geographically possible). But he never finished, and emigrated to England, where he met my mother. Sadly he died in 1977, without ever having discussed his wartime experiences with me. As a result, I have several documents and photos about which I know very little, though I'm guessing two or three date to the period at Orlyk.

By the way, one of my father's two brothers was a political prisoner at Sachsenhausen. He survived, however, and migrated first to Belgium and then to the US, where he still lives (in Ohio).

I'm copying Olga Kaczmar, whose site I was delighted to find, in case she's interested in this tiny sliver of history.
Sincerely yours,
Andrew Melnyk
Professor of Philosophy and Chair
Department of Philosophy
University of Missouri
Fax: (573) 884 8949
Email: MelnykA@missouri.edu

Dear Olga,
Here are a few photos of various places in and around Berchtesgaden. I hope these are of interest to others.
Regards, Peter Wasylewski / Australia