The Resurrection of the Romanovs

by Greg King

  62. Kurth, 282.

  63. Hamburg, Summary of Evidence in Frau Anna Anderson in Unterlengenhardt v. Barbara, Herzogin Christian Ludwig zu Mecklenburg, Ludwig, Prinz von Hesse und bei Rhein, May 18, 1967, 177–178; Gertrude Ellerik, née Schanzkowska, statement of May 23 1959, in Hamburg, VII, 1470–1475.

  64. Gertrude Ellerik, née Schanzkowska, statement of May 23, 1959, in Hamburg, VII, 1470–1475.

  65. Gertrude Ellerik, née Schanzkowska, statement of May 23, 1959, in Hamburg, VII, 1470–1475; Gertrude Ellerik, née Schanzkowska, statement in Hygendorf on September 8, 1937, in Hamburg, XXIV, 65–70; Felix Schanzkowsky, statement of November 10, 1937, in Hamburg, XXIV, 74–76; Valerian Schanzkowsky, statement of October 11, 1937, in Hamburg, XXV, 19–21; report from Criminal State Police, Hannover, July 10, 1938, in Hamburg, I, 44–52.

  66. Minutes of meeting of July 9, 1938, Hannover State Police Files, in Hamburg, Bln, II, 69–71; Hannover State Police, memorandum, July 10, 1938, in Hamburg, XIV, 2335–2338; statement of Criminal Police Commissioner A. W. Paar, July 10, 1938, in Hamburg, I, 71–74; letter of February 17, 1961, from Criminal Police Commissioner A. W. Paar in Hannover to Dr. Gunther von Berenberg-Gossler, in Hamburg, XXII, 4107–4111.

  67. Gertrude Ellerik, née Schanzkowska, statement of May 23, 1959, in Hamburg, VII, 1470–1475.

  68. Minutes of meeting of July 9, 1938, Hannover State Police Files, in Hamburg, Bln II, 69–71; Hannover State Police memorandum, July 10, 1938, in Hamburg, XIV, 2335–2338; statement of Criminal Police Commissioner A. W. Paar, July 10, 1938, in Hamburg, I, 71–74; letter of February 17, 1961, from Criminal Police Commissioner A. W. Paar in Hannover to Dr. Gunther von Berenberg-Gossler, in Hamburg, XXII, 4107–4111.

  69. Hannover State Police memorandum, July 10, 1938, in Hamburg, XIV, 2335–2338; statement of Criminal Police Commissioner A. W. Paar, July 10, 1938, in Hamburg, I, 71–74.

  70. Gertrude Ellerik, née Schanzkowska, statement of November 26, 1966, in Hamburg, XXXV, 6148.

  71. See letter of Emma Mueller Schanzkowsky to Dr. Hans Hermann Krampff, February 10, 1959, in Hamburg, XIV, 2340, and letter of Waltraut von Czenstkowski to Krampff, July 23, 1959, in Hamburg, XIV, 2388–2394.

  72. See Gilliard and Savitch, 175–176; Maurice Delamin study, 1957, Hamburg, 4a-h 8, 1–7.

  73. Report of Dr. Otto Reche, May 12, 1959, in Hamburg, IX, 1648–1724.

  74. Bruno Grandsitzki, testimony of November 24, 1958, in Hamburg, V, 939–942.

  75. Gerhard Mauz, “Eine Rettung, die Mutterchen Russland gelang?,” Der Spiegel, June 3, 1967.

  76. Auclères, 150.

  77. See testimonies of Charlotte Janus, Margarete Binner, and Emma Bezug, October 4, 1966, in Hamburg, XXXI, 5802–5814.

  78. Gerhard Mauz, “Eine Rettung, die Mutterchen Russland gelang?,” Der Spiegel, June 3, 1967.

  79. Verdict of the Hanseatic High Court (Landesgericht), Hamburg, May 16, 1961, appended to Hamburg, loose.

  80. Dr. Hans Hermann Krampff to Gertrude Ellerik, née Schanzkowska, letter of April 11, 1959, quoted in Auclères, 146–147.

  81. Margarete Ellerik to Felix Schanzkowsky, letter of May 16, 1959, quoted in Auclères, 147.

  Epilogue

  1. Botkin, Real Romanovs, 265.

  2. Charlottesville Daily Progress, October 6, 1994.

  3. Ibid., October 7, 1994.

  4. See Kurth, “Anna Anderson: Notes on Franziska Schanzkowska”; Rathlef-Keilmann, 175–176.

  5. See “Kriminalistik,” Der Spiegel, February 13, 1967.

  6. Summers and Mangold, 236; Kurth, 384–385.

  7. Associated Press report of February 25, 1977; Quick, Germany, February 24, 1977.

  8. Victoria, marchioness of Milford Haven, to Xenia Georgievna, letter of July 23, 1930, in Hamburg, XXXII, 3276.

  9. See Gilliard and Savitch, 78; Lord Mountbatten to Prince Ludwig of Hesse, letter of November 12, 1957, in Staatsarchiv, Darmstadt.

  10. Thornton, 32; London Daily Express, July 29, 1988.

  11. Kurth, 387.

  12. See In Search of . . . Anastasia.

  13. See “Kriminalistik,” Der Spiegel, February 13, 1967; see, for example, Popular Science, March 1951, 45; Dr. Andre Moenssens, professor emeritus, University of Richmond, University of Missouri at Kansas City, e-mail of January 8, 2010, to Greg King.

  14. Dr. Andre Moenssens, professor emeritus, University of Richmond, University of Missouri at Kansas City, e-mail of January 8, 2010, to Greg King.

  15. The Mystery of Anastasia, produced by Julian Nott for Peninsula Films, aired on Channel 4, U.K., October 5, 1994.

  16. Dr. Andre Moenssens, at http://www.forensic-evidence.com/site/ID/ID00004_4.html; Dr. Andre Moenssens, professor emeritus, University of Richmond, University of Missouri at Kansas City, e-mail of January 8, 2010, to Greg King.

  17. Dr. Geoffrey Oxlee, Dr. Peter French, and David Ellen in The Mystery of Anastasia, produced by Julian Nott for Peninsula Films, aired on Channel 4, U.K., October 5, 1994.

  18. Alexander Palace Time Machine discussion forum, at www.alexanderpalace.org, post by J. A. Hubert, July 9, 2005, quoting e-mail from Ginther of July 6, 2005; e-mail from Dietmar Wulff to Greg King, May 10, 2001; Dr. Stefan Sandkuhler to Greg King, May 22, 2000.

  19. Information from Maurice Philip Remy to the authors.

  20. Letter from Ginther to Remy, September 30, 1994, quoted in Ginther, e-mail to J. A. Hubert, July 6, 2005, on Alexander Palace Time Machine discussion forum, at www.alexanderpalace.org, July 9, 2005; Sunday Times, London, October 2, 1994.

  21. Dr. Stefan Sandkuhler to Greg King, May 22, 2000; Massie, 234; Ginther, e-mail to J. A. Hubert, July 6, 2005, on Alexander Palace Time Machine discussion forum, at www.alexanderpalace.org, July 9, 2005.

  22. See Kurth, “Anna Anderson: Notes on Franziska Schanzkowska.”

  23. Charlottesville Daily Progress, June 20, 1994; London Daily Mail, June 24, 1994.

  24. Susan Grindstaff Burkhart to Greg King, e-mail of June 14, 2009.

  25. Dr. Andre Moenssens, professor emeritus, University of Richmond, University of Missouri at Kansas City, e-mail of January 8, 2010, to Greg King.

  26. Dr. Terry Melton to Greg King, e-mail of June 1, 2009.

  27. Massie, 245.

  28. Susan Grindstaff Burkhart to Greg King, e-mail of June 14, 2009.

  29. “Analysis of Hair from Anna Anderson,” by Dr. Michael Coble, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Dr. Daniele Podini, George Washington University, September 9, 2010; reports compiled for the authors; Dr. Michael to Greg King, e-mails of September 3, 6, 9, 17, and 18, 2010.

  30. Yakov Yurovsky, “Memoirs,” 1922, in APRF, F. 3, Op. 58, D. 280.

  31. Yurovsky, 1920 note, in GARF, F. 601, Op. 2, D. 35; “Memoirs,” 1922, in APRF, F. 3, Op. 58, D. 280; statement of Alexander Strekotin, 1934, in TsDOOSO, F. 221, Op. 2, D. 849.

  32. Yurovsky, 1920 note, in GARF, F. 601, Op. 2, D. 35; “Memoirs,” 1922, in APRF, F. 3, Op. 58, D. 280; Yurovsky, notes on talk delivered February 1, 1934, in TsDOOSO, F. 41, Op. 1, D. 151; statement of Alexander Strekotin, 1934, in TsDOOSO, F. 221, Op. 2, D. 849; Viktor Netrebin, “Memoirs of the Destruction of the Imperial Family,” in TsDOOSO, F. 41, Op. 1, D. 149.

  33. Statement of Alexander Strekotin, 1934, in TsDOOSO, F. 221, Op. 2, D. 849.

  34. Yurovsky, 1920 note, in GARF, F. 601, Op. 2, D. 35; “Memoirs,” 1922, in APRF, F. 3, Op. 58, D. 280; Yurovsky, notes on talk delivered February 1, 1934, in TsDOOSO, F. 41, Op. 1, D. 151.

  35. “Remains Of Czar Heir May Have Been Found,” Associated Press report, August 23, 2007; Yuri Zarakhovich, “Playing Politics with the Romanovs,” Times, London, August 28, 2007; RIA Novosti report, August 24, 2007. The number of bones found was variously reported as forty-four or forty-eight: Dr. Michael Coble, who helped identify the remains, confirms that the latter number is correct, and confusion may have arisen as several small samples were grouped together under single designations. Dr. Michael Coble to Greg King, e-mail of August
16, 2010.

  36. Dr. Michael Coble to Greg King, e-mail of August 16, 2010.

  37. Coble, M. D., O. M. Loreille, M. J. Wadhams, S. M. Edson, K. Maynard, et al., at www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0004838; Dr. Michael Coble to Greg King, e-mail of August 17, 2010.

  38. AA to Alexei Miliukov, June 7, 1967, in Miliukov tapes.

  39. Martin Knopf, “Report on Franziska Schanzkowska,” 1927, in Staatsarchiv, Darmstadt.

  40. Summers and Mangold, 237.

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