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During the atrocities of World War II, many parents and children were separated by the Nazi regime. Unfortunately, a few of them were able to find each other now that a lot Nazi-survivors have died. But one lucky woman achieved a miracle when she reconnected with her long-lost mother after 71 years.
A Tragic Story
Margot Bachmann was born in Heidelberg, Germany. Her Italian mother was living in a labor camp and her father was a German soldier. Her mother was forced to give her child up and Margot was raised by her father’s family. After the war ended, chaos ensued in the country. The young mother believed she had lost her daughter forever and returned to her native Italy. And Margot’s father tried to convince her that her mother was dead, but she never believed him. Once her father passed away, she decided to finally search for her birth mother.
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The Search Began
Margot approached an organization named the International Tracing Service. The organization works with the Restoring Family Links initiative, led by the International Committee of the Red Cross. Margot found her mother’s full name on her birth certificate and asked them to search their database of 30 million documents. Surprisingly, it was not too difficult to track her down. Margot’s mother had never moved away from her hometown, so she was easy to trace. Once she found her, Margot sent her mother a letter. “Dear Mum, my name is Margot Bachmann and I am your daughter, born on Oct 25 1944 in Heidelberg. All my life I asked my family about you, without being given any answers. I want to come and find you so that I can hug you once again. I’m immensely happy to be able to finally know you,” she said.
A Touching Reunion
Her mother, now 91, finally met her daughter in the Italian village of Novellara. Now they can make up for all the time they lost. I wanted to know who my mother was, whether we were similar; and I wanted to find photos or some information. I didn’t dare to hope that I would ever be able to hug her. Now, I am overtly happy that she is doing well and that we were able to get to know each other,” Bachmann said. They were overjoyed to see each other; they exchanged gifts and family pictures over a bottle of wine. Margot plans to visit her mother again as soon as possible. Looking at the daughter she never thought she would meet, her mother said: “I thought you were dead, otherwise I would have searched for you.”
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