Nottingham Post published Long lost relatives meet 70 years after daring wartime escape

Relatives from Nottinghamshire and Germany have met for the first time – 70 years after a daring wartime escape led to the family being divided.The English branch of the Schmelich family threw a welcome party for Steffi and Thomas Schmelich and their children, who made a special journey from their home in Schwaan, north Germany.It was towards the end of the Second World War that Robert Schmelich came to England. Born in Poland, he had been forced to fight for the Germans after they invaded