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Escape from Nazi Poland shapes Loni Bauer's bicentennial view
Loni Bauer recounts childhood in Breslau and Warsaw under Nazi occupation, her father in the underground, harrowing rail escapes, and life as refugees across Germany. She joins Americans after 1949, becomes citizen in 1956, and witnesses evolving U S freedoms amid bicentennial reflection. The noon whistle memory underscores lingering fears and resilience.
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Clifford (Loni) Bauer
Washington
Poland
Breslau
Wroclaw
Mrs. Bauer
Loni
Germany
Hitler
Loni Bauer