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the Mantel Family Story

the Mantel Family Story

by GAIC_Admin | Oct 14, 2015 | Colombia, Latin American Resident Internees

My father’s name was Herbert Erich Mantel. He was a diesel mechanic, born in Hamburg, Germany on August 17, 1898. He traveled to Barranquilla, Colombia in the 1920’s, I think. He was Chief Engineer on a riverboat on the Magdalena River at first, and later he...
the Welcker Family Story

the Welcker Family Story

by GAIC_Admin | Oct 13, 2015 | Colombia, Latin American Resident Internees

The Welcker Family Story by Rosita Welcker My name is Rosita Welcker. I am German citizen and live in Bogota, Colombia. My father’s name was Friedrich Paul Welcker. He was born in Moenchengladbach, Germany on April 4, 1902. He moved to South America in 1931 and first...

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