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Title: Grigorii Ogromenko papers
Date (inclusive): 1940s
Collection Number: 2020C40
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In German and Russian
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box
(0.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Grigorii Denisovich Ogromenko (also known by his pen name Khromenko) was a Russian émigré journalist and member of the Russian
Liberation Army (Russkai͡a osvoboditelʹnai͡a armii͡a) during World War II. Includes biographical materials, writings, and
photographs, many of which relate to Ogromenko's post-war life in the Schleissheim displaced persons camp (outside Munich,
Germany).
Creator:
Ogromenko, Grigorii, -1952
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2020.
[Identification of item], Grigorii Ogromenko papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Grigorii Denisovich Ogromenko (also known by his pen name Khromenko) was a Russian émigré journalist and member of the Russian
Liberation Army (Russkai͡a osvoboditelʹnai͡a armii͡a) during World War II. During the war, he edited the newspaper, Za rodinu
(1943-1944) in Pskov, Russia. While residing at the Schleissheim displaced persons camp (outside Munich, Germany), he edited
one of the camp periodicals, Vesti iz efira.
Scope and Content of Collection
Includes biographical materials, writings, and photographs, many of which relate to Ogromenko's post-war life in the Schleissheim
displaced persons camp (outside Munich, Germany). Ogromenko died at the camp in January 1952. Also includes a brochure on
the Ludwigsfeld displaced persons camp, which housed the remaining Schleissheim camp residents after its closure.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Germany
Russians -- Foreign countries -- Biography
Refugees
Refugee camps
Schleissheim (Displaced persons camp)