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Twins separated nearly 70 years ago reunited

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Sept 14, 2015

They were born at the end of World War II, but never knew each other until recently.

George Skrzynecky and Lucian Poznanski were born to a Polish Catholic mother in Germany after she was sent to a forced labor camp and freed, the BBC reported.

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She became sick and was not able to take care of them.

They ended up being adopted separately, but last year they discovered each other, all thanks to the Red Cross Restoring Family Links Program.

The moment twins, separated at birth, are reunited after 68 years apart

Posted by BBC News on Monday, September 14, 2015

They even found out about their father.  He was an American soldier who left Poland before they were born, according to the BBC.

The reunion was caught on video:

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