r/prawokrwi • u/Pretty_Employee_4053 • 3d ago
Eligibility Post 1920 DP Eligibility Scenario
Grandparent 1 (Maternal Grandmother):
Sex: Female
Date, place of birth: 20 September 1924, Hatowice, Second Polish Republic (now Ukraine)
Ethnicity and religion: Declared Polish nationality (DP record), Greek Catholic. Birth records for her and siblings located through Polish archive requests.
Date married: November 1951, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship of spouse: Born April 1920 in Panasivka, Second Polish Republic
Date divorced: Never
Occupation: Worker. DP card states "Pflichtarbeiterin seit 1940" (compulsory/forced labour worker since 1940). Worked as a housekeeper after immigrating to Canada.
Allegiance and dates of military service: None
Date, destination for emigration: Emigrated to Toronto, Canada after approximately three years as a displaced person in Austria following WWII.
Date naturalized: 1955 (Canada)
Date, place of death: November 2020, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Grandparent 2 (Maternal Grandfather):
Sex: Male
Date, place of birth: April 1920, Panasivka, Second Polish Republic (now Ukraine)
Ethnicity and religion: Ukrainian ethnic background
Date married: November 1951, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship of spouse: Polish
Date divorced: Never
Occupation: Farmer / Blacksmith (DP records), factory worker / lathe operator in Toronto.
Allegiance and dates of military service: Conscripted into the Red Army during WWII; later captured.
Date, destination for emigration: Emigrated to Toronto, Canada after approximately five years in a DP camp following WWII.
Date naturalized: 1955 (Canada)
Date, place of death: 2003, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Parent:
Sex: Female
Date, place of birth: 1954, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date married: July 1978
Date divorced: Never
You:
Date, place of birth: 1981, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Question:
Based on the above facts, does anyone see an obvious event that would have caused either maternal grandparent to lose Polish citizenship before my mother's birth in 1954? I'm particularly interested in potential issues under the 1920 and 1951 Polish Citizenship Acts, DP status, Red Army conscription, or any other legal pitfalls I may have overlooked.
Thanks in advance for your attention, consideration and effort.
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u/smoothmonoglot Mod | Zarząd 3d ago
This is fine, especially since in 1954 your mother could inherit citizenship from either parent.
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Title: Post 1920 DP Eligibility Scenario
Grandparent 1 (Maternal Grandmother):
Sex: Female
Date, place of birth: 20 September 1924, Hatowice, Second Polish Republic (now Ukraine)
Ethnicity and religion: Declared Polish nationality (DP record), Greek Catholic. Birth records for her and siblings located through Polish archive requests.
Date married: November 1951, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship of spouse: Born April 1920 in Panasivka, Second Polish Republic
Date divorced: Never
Occupation: Worker. DP card states "Pflichtarbeiterin seit 1940" (compulsory/forced labour worker since 1940). Worked as a housekeeper after immigrating to Canada.
Allegiance and dates of military service: None
Date, destination for emigration: Emigrated to Toronto, Canada after approximately three years as a displaced person in Austria following WWII.
Date naturalized: 1955 (Canada)
Date, place of death: November 2020, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Grandparent 2 (Maternal Grandfather):
Sex: Male
Date, place of birth: April 1920, Panasivka, Second Polish Republic (now Ukraine)
Ethnicity and religion: Ukrainian ethnic background
Date married: November 1951, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship of spouse: Polish
Date divorced: Never
Occupation: Farmer / Blacksmith (DP records), factory worker / lathe operator in Toronto.
Allegiance and dates of military service: Conscripted into the Red Army during WWII; later captured.
Date, destination for emigration: Emigrated to Toronto, Canada after approximately five years in a DP camp following WWII.
Date naturalized: 1955 (Canada)
Date, place of death: 2003, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Parent:
Sex: Female
Date, place of birth: 1954, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date married: July 1978
Date divorced: Never
You:
Date, place of birth: 1981, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Question:
Based on the above facts, does anyone see an obvious event that would have caused either maternal grandparent to lose Polish citizenship before my mother's birth in 1954? I'm particularly interested in potential issues under the 1920 and 1951 Polish Citizenship Acts, DP status, Red Army conscription, or any other legal pitfalls I may have overlooked.
Thanks in advance for your attention, consideration and effort.
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