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Picture on the left: The family mother with her youngest son Bernhard. Middle: Elisabeth Groß with her children after the war. Right: State secretary Dr. Hans Berger awards Elisabeth Groß the "Bundesverdienstkreuz" (Federal cross of honour)
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| 11st March 1901 |
Born in Niederwenigern
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| Easter 1907 till 31st March 1915 |
Attending school in Niederwenigern
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| 30th March 1913 |
Holy communion |
| 22st May 1914 |
Confirmation |
| 24th May 1923 |
Wedding in the parish church St. Mauritius
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| 1st February 1924 |
Moving to Zwickau
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| 2nd March 1924 |
Birth of her first son Nikolaus Heinrich (Klaus)
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| 1st February 1925 |
Moving to Bottrop
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| 16th February 1926 |
Birth of the second child, Bernhardine Elisabeth (Berny)
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| 1st January 1927 |
Moving to Mönchengladbach
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| 18th June 1927 |
Birth of the third child, Marianne
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| 5th August 1929 |
Birth of the fourth child, Liesel
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| January 1930 |
Moving to Cologne into the Kettelerhaus
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| 1st April 1931 |
Birth of the fifth child, Alexander (Alex)
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| 4th August 1934 |
Birth of the sixth child, Bernhard
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| 29th September 1939 |
Birth of the seventh child Helene (Leni)
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| 16th October 1942 |
The oldest son Klaus is called up to serve in the German army
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| Beginning of November 1943 |
Son Klaus is missing in Russia
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| Spring 1944 |
Air raids on Cologne
Evacuation of the children: Liesel and Leni to Essen-Kupferdreh, Bernhard to Herdorf/Sieg, Alexander to Weingarten, Marianne to Usedom.
Elisabeth Groß visits her children to keep contact. The table, the sign of community is destroyed in the war.
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| 2nd July 1944 |
Circular No. 1 to the children of the Family Groß
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| 17th July 1944 |
Letter to Marianne
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| 12nd August 1944 |
Arrest of Nikolaus Groß
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| 30th August 1944 |
Elisabeth Groß writes to the Gestapo to find out the whereabouts of her husband
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| Beginning of October 1944 |
Moving to Niederwenigern
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| 3rd December 1944 |
First visit in prison; further visits by Elisabeth Groß in prison on 6th January 1945, 13th January 1945 and on 18th January 1945
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| 20th January 1945 |
Plea for clemency to Minister of justice Thierack, Elisabeth Groß fails in her attempt to convey a copy of the plea of clemency to nuncio Archbishop Orsenigo
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| 23rd January 1945 |
Returning to Niederwenigern
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| February 1945 |
Funeral service for Nikolaus Groß in the St. Mauritius church in Niederwenigern on 12th February 1945 and in the St. Agnes church Cologne on 16th February 1945
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| 25th October 1966 |
Awarded the "Bundesverdienstkreuz" (Federal cross of honour) by State secretary Dr. Hans Berger representing Federal President Dr. Heinrich Lübke
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| 21st February 1972 |
Died in Cologne
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Chronologie Elisabeth Groß, nee Koch
