Erika SCHÖNE

1921 - 1944  (23 years)

• Name	Erika SCHÖNE
  Born	3 Apr 1921	Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
  Gender	Female
  Education	1927	Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
  	Started formal schooling at the Mädchen Volksschule, Wismar, Badstaven, now known as "Pestalozzi Schule".
  Education	1935	Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
  	Completed formal schooling after 8 grades at Mädchen Volksschule, Wismar, Badstaven, now known as "Pestalozzi Schule".
  Event-Misc	After 1935	Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
  	Worked as a helper in a stationery shop "Schreibwaren Meyer".
  Event-Misc	Abt 1938	Mirow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany
  	Worked as a helper in a Pension in Mirow.
  Event-Misc	1939	Neustadt-Glewe, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany
  	Sports outing.
  Event-Misc	Abt 1939	Rostock, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany
  	Worked as household help in the home of two teachers in Rostock.
  Residence	1939	Lindenweg 6, Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
  	Erika's Savings Account Pass Book (20)
  Event-Misc	After 1939	Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
  	For a longer period of time, worked as helper in two bakeries, Bäckerei Röhl and Bäckerei Krack.
  Milit-Beg	1942	Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
  	Entered the German Lufwaffe.
  Mil-Event	After 1942	Rimini, Italy
  	Erika was transferred to her first duty station in Rimini, Italy.
  Mil-Event	2 Apr 1943	Banak, Finnmark, Norway
  	Returned from assignment in Rimini, Italy and assigned to the Heavy Reserve Flak Regiment 60 in Wismar and subsequently transferred to the 5th Flakreserve Regiment, Luftflotte 5 in Banak later in 1943.
  	Erika - Letters from the arctic circle (24) A collection of poems, post cards and letters written by Erika to her sister Evi and niece Karin in Wismar, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany.
  Milit-End	11 Oct 1944	Lavangsfjorden, Narvik, Norway
  		FW Condor Crash Website detailing the crash. (The website that contains this page was created and is maintained by Mr. Kjell Sørensen - http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/index.html. Our sincere thanks go to Mr. Sørensen for allowing us to link to his site.)
  		Lavangsfjorden, Norway - Summer of 2013. (10) 70 years after the crash, the wreckage is still at the bottom of the fjord. Divers explored the crash site and took these amazing pictures of the wreckage of the plane. Photo credit: Frank Bang
  Died	11 Oct 1944	Lavangsfjorden, Narvik, Norway
  Buried	15 Oct 1944	Narvik, Norway, Kriegsgräberstätte
  	Erika is buried at the Kriegsgräberstätte Narvik. Her grave is located at: Block 12 - Row G - Grave 8.
  		SCHÖNE, Erika memorial. Created by CaseyC, on 22 Mar 2012, at Find A Grave. Memorial for Erika SCHÖNE created by Klaus Dieter Cook on 22 Mar 2012 and maintained by Klaus Dieter Cook @ FindAGrave.
  		SCHOENE Wilhelm and Ina (SCHMIDT) A special inscription on the headstone of her parents in her memory.
  Exhumation	Abt 4 Jun 1956	Narvik, Norway, Kriegsgräberstätte
  	Erika's remains were moved from her original resting place to a permanent grave site in this cemetery. The new location is Block VIII - Row OOA - Grave 19.
  Event-Misc	2012	Germany
  	Erika - Additional information (8) Copy of a letter from the WASt (Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) for notification of next of kin of casualties of the former German Wehrmacht) and information on the units that Erika served.
  Event-Misc	2013	Narvik, Norway, Kriegsgräberstätte
  	Pictures of the first headstone, which broke over time, and the replacement stone as it is now. The other two pictures show an approximate location of Erika's grave.
  Event-Misc	2013	Norway
  	Roger Albrigtsen, a norwegian author and war historian, wrote a book about the tragic incident at Narvik. With mine and Erika's family's permission, he has used information and pictures from this site in his work. The book title is "The last letter" and features a picture of Erika on its cover. Clicking on the first icon will display a larger copy of the cover pic. Clicking on the second icon will display a translation of Chapter 4 of the book which is the story of Erika.
  Event-Misc	7 Sep 2013	Narvik, Norway, Kriegsgräberstätte
  	Roger Albrigtsen visited the war cemetery in Narvik and placed a rose on Erika's grave.
  Event-Misc	Nov 2013	Banak, Finnmark, Norway
  	Newspaper articles. First detailing the author, Roger Albrigtsen and the others, reviewing Roger's book "The Last Letter".
  		Newspaper article - Roger Albrigsten book
  Person ID	I02481	Gedcom081
  Last Modified	4 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Wilhelm Adolf SCHÖNE,   b. 14 Jul 1893, Nordstemmen, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland ,   d. 5 Jun 1955, Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland  (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Ina Anna Frieda SCHMIDT,   b. 16 Jun 1897, Runow, Kreis Prestin, Mecklenburg, Bundesrepublik Deutschland ,   d. 5 Mar 1986, Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland  (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	25 Feb 1919	Hansestadt WISMAR, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
  		MARR- SCHOENE Wilhelm SCHMIDT Ina Copy of Marriage Certificate issued by the Standesamt Wismar.
  Family ID	F753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart