[Central Location Index – Part 7] 131911619 Bitschika Gorgan

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Discussion Question

Bitschika GORGAN

#gypsy
#french POB: Lorient
#survivor

In spite the fact that he is supposed to have died on 14.04.1945, Bitschika Gorgan survived. He died in 2004 in Arles (France).
I think the date of death on the Tracing card refers to the DOD of his father Manoch Gorgan (see below)

https://geneafrance.com/france/deces/?deces=25642701
https://francearchives.gouv.fr/facomponent/245d51beedda69d40c352d5062afddfd2452ea0f

http://www.bddm.org/liv/details.php?id=I.223.#GORGAN

See also for his story:
https://agone.org/aujourlejour/la-montre-de-bitchika-gorgan-rescape-des-camps

His watch, taken from him at Neuengamme, was never returned to him:
https://digitalcollections.its-arolsen.org/01020903/name/pageview/192408/212796
https://collections.arolsen-archives.org/en/search/person/108005964?s=Gorgan&t=0&p=1

Father: Manoch Gorgan
http://www.bddm.org/liv/details.php?id=I.223.#GORGAN

„Son père meurt quelques jours avant la fin de la guerre et est sans doute l’une des victimes du massacre du 13 avril 1945 de Gardelegen, près de Hanovre. Des troupes SS en déroute incendièrent alors une grange où avait été enfermés un millier de détenus des camps déplacés lors des marches de la mort.“

#typo #geo [Maurs] Cantal France POR not POB

@fabischatz

dear @carola.b carola, thanks for the info and the tagging.

his watch was never reunited with him, but at least given back to his family in 2021, see:

https://digitalcollections.its-arolsen.org/01020903/name/view/192408?lang=de

(the effects and death march parts of the collection are a bit hard to navigate and to find info, I know)

Tant mieux!!