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Old 23rd April 2024, 17:49
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Re: Who was Horst Perez? 4/JG26

I think you're on to something with the origin of the name. People are under the mistaken preconception that Prussia was some sort of hyper-racist society, when in fact the opposite was true. Refugees from all over Europe settled in Prussia, such as the Hugenots and Jacobites, amongst other persecuted groups. My grandmother's neighbours in East Prussia had the old German surname of Douglas.
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