1926: Between party frenzy and economic crisis. Petra Dombrowski sheds light on a spectacular case of alcohol smuggling along the Pomeranian coast.
In 1926, a spectacular court case takes place in Berlin.
At the center of the case is a ring of alcohol smugglers whose network extends from the distilleries in Danzig via smuggling routes to Kolberg, the fishing village of Freest and Stettin to customers in illegal Berlin bars.
The graphic novel artist and exhibition organizer Petra Dombrowski became aware of this exciting criminal case through "scandal stories" in historical newspapers. The trail led her to the Geheime Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Berlin), the Landeshauptarchiv Potsdam and the Bauamt Köpenick, among others.
Petra Dombrowski will present the results of her research on November 6 at the Wolgast Museum. She will vividly describe the phenomenon of coastal smuggling between party frenzy and economic crisis and at the same time give an outlook on the upcoming exhibition, which will be on display in the Wolgast City History Museum in 2026, 100 years after the historical criminal case.
