Hans Benes

From Danzig to New York Hans Benes

The Benes family has an extended German history during World War II. With family roots extending to Russia, Czechoslovakia and East Prussia, political influences shaped this family's dynamic. Danzig was a strategic cog in Hitler's conquests as well as one of the central ports where refugees gathered to escape an advancing Red Army. Born shortly after the war ended, the author traces his German heritage from the depth of war until his family landed in New York as immigrants seeking a better future.