● Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (state library of Bavaria), Munich, especially for the advise of its maps and pictures departement.

● Becker, Heinrich, who kindly gave me the permission to publish his map of  the former village of Kloestitz.

• Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (state library of Bavaria), Munich, especially for the advise of its maps and pictures departement.

• Becker, Heinrich, who kindly gave me the permission to publish his map of  the former village of Kloestitz.

• Bundesarchiv Koblenz (main federal archive of Germany) and its staff for the kind support.

• Dietterle, Frank for provided documents and pictures.

• German Historical Museum Berlin for the permission to publish a picture of the camp Semlin.

• Eisenbeiß, Albert, for all the genealogic information I got from him.

• Fode, Horst, for all the genealogic information I got from him.

• Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utha, USA, and its staff in Germany, who have kindly made available for me microfilms about Kloestitz church records.

• Handel, Theophiel, for all the genealogic information I got from him.

• Museum of the Germans from Bessarabia and its staff for the kind support, and for the permission to publish some pictures from their picture library.

• Podewski, Klaus Peter, who gave me a lot of information about the resettlement from the Prussian provinces, the later Duchy of Warsaw, to Bessarabia..

• Local History Society of Schwenningen, Schwenningen, Germany, who gave me information about the emigration of the family Schlenker to the Prussian provinces.

• Reule, Marion, our daughter, who has proof-read a lot of pages.

• Reule, Hartmut, our son, who has developed the design of this website and who has as well written/drawn much of its content.

• Wise, Elli, USA, who kindly gave me the permission to publish her pictures of Kloestitz.

● Bundesarchiv Koblenz (main federal archive of Germany) and its staff for the kind support.

● Dietterle, Frank for provided documents and pictures.

● German Historical Museum Berlin for the permission to publish a picture of the camp Semlin

● Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utha, USA, and its staff in Germany, who have kindly made available for me microfilms about Kloestitz church records.

● Handel, Theophiel, for all the genealogic information I got from him.

● Museum of the Germans from Bessarabia and its staff for the kind support, and for the permission to publish some pictures from their picture library.

● Podewski, Klaus Peter, who gave me a lot of information about the resettlement from the Prussian provinces, the later Duchy of Warsaw, to Bessarabia..

● Local History Society of Schwenningen, Schwenningen, Germany, who gave me information about the emigration of the family Schlenker to the Prussian provinces.

● Reule, Marion, our daughter, who has proof-read a lot of pages.

● Reule, Hartmut, our son, who has developed the design of this website and who has as well written/drawn much of i