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Originally Posted by NotAPretender
It was my understanding that Olga and her husband, during the Second World War, made welcome and entertained high-ranking members of the occupying German forces. That action made their continued presence in Denmark untenable after the war ended, hence their migration to Canada.
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Not quite!
The Kulikovskis had a farm in Ballerup NW of Copenhagen and
they settled well in the local community. The problem was that
during WW2 several Russian refugees, who had been forcibly drafted
to the German Wehrmacht contacted GD Olga for help. So she
did, and this is what got her into trouble. Her neighbours didn't know
the whole story for obvious reasons, they only noticed soldiers in
German uniform at the farm and the speculation went wild!
After the war the Russians accused GD Olga of hiding
Russians refugees and they demanded her extradited.
The situation became very precarious; Denmark was too
close to Russia for comfort and the Danish government
couldn't guarantee for the safety of the Kulikovskis.
Viv
And I hasten to add that I am
I call it as I see it. I think the Windsors must still find any mention of the Romanovs quite hard to take, especially now we know so much more about the nature of their deaths. Its kind of been decided that Prince Michael will deal with that side of Royal relations. I often wondered why the Danes wouldn't accept the Romanovs though.
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